Kim Kardashian responds to accusations of stealing perfume design from Jean Paul Gaultier
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE PHOTO: Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. (Reuters)
It’s only been a little over a day since Kim Kardashian revealed the look of her new KKW Body perfume, but fragrance fans ‒ and Jean Paul Gaultier ‒ are already calling her out for copying its design.
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Each container of Kardashian’s perfume, which becomes available April 30, was made to resemble the reality star’s naked body, which was reportedly accomplished by actually making a mold of Kardashian’s naked body.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Upon its reveal on Wednesday, however, the bottle started drawing comparisons to Jean Paul Gaultier’s Classique, released in 1993, which is also sold in a bottle resembling a busty, headless woman’s torso. Some on Twitter joked that Gaultier "wants his perfume bottle back," while another said it was "literally a knock off."
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The official Instagram account of Jean Paul Gaultier appeared to agree as well, sharing a photo of its Classique bottle shortly after Kardashian’s design was revealed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Keeping up with the fragrance news!” the fashion house captioned the photo, in an apparent reference to Kardashian’s E! series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”
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Kardashian herself has since responded to the accusations, claiming she was merely inspired by sculpture and statues.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Sculptures were my inspiration, but I love that bottle," Kim told Cosmopolitan. "It's iconic and celebrates the woman’s body, but my inspiration was a statue. I wanted [mine] to be really personal with my exact mold, but I’ve always loved the Gaultier bottles."