Kanye West accused of stealing design blueprint

Rapper and stylish dresser Kanye West has been accused of stealing fashion sketches from a former designer of the top sportswear brand Nike.

West, 40, has been accused of stealing a design blueprint and calling it his own when, in actuality, it appeared to be an original sketch by designer Tony Spackman, who now serves as design director of the fashion house Givenchy, reports people.com.

It all started when West tweeted the sketch on April 30 with the caption: “This is where a YEEZY study for base layer starts. I’m so excited about our new design team. Yeezy is no longer a fashion company we should be referred to as apparel or clothing or simply YEEZY.”

West’s tweet caught the attention of Spackman, who posted on his Instagram Stories a comparison of his sketches and West’s; they appeared to be identical.

“When Kanye rips your 10year-old Nike sketch and claims it,” he posted, adding that West had Photoshopped out the title and the date.

Spackman later clarified that the image, which remains on his website, was actually 13 years old, which was “unlucky for some”.

Spackman’s design was from 2005, made for a Nike running collection that was grounded in freedom of movement and human comfort, according to Diet Prada, an Instagram account that keeps track of brands “knocking each other off”.

THE SKETCH THAT RAPPER KANYE WEST RECENTLY TWEETED AS HIS OWN WAS ALLEGEDLY TAKEN FROM A DESIGNER WHO DREW IT MANY YEARS AGO FOR A TOP SPORTSWEAR BRAND

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