Miss Universe slams famous designer Quiteria Atelier for fat shaming Lesego Tlhabi
Lesego Tlhabi has finally found the perfect dress for her shoot after Quiteria Atelier goes on a fat shaming joy ride on the actress. Mzansi is left in awe after a renowned designer goes on a body shaming rant on several artists and masses are enraged. Taking to Twitter, Lesego exposes the designer in a series of tweets which sets the social media platform in a frenzy.
So today I went to a famous designer who was told my sizes way beforehand because it’s for TV. Does he not then declare very loudly in the store after a failed try-on that he has nothing for me & then uses words like “fatty boom boom” to describe how I’d look in the designs. Yoh
To the convo this week, this is why fatphobia is so different than other shaming. I was made to feel like less than nothing today because of my body. My body is not good enough for his dresses & he let that shit be known. He really could’ve said that to the stylist ON THE PHONE.
Miss Universe slams famous designer Quiteria Atelier for fat shaming Lesego Tlhabi
Heyi I’m hurt af. And of course I have to shake it off because it’s for work. Your day really can get ruined on account of you being a big girl in a way that no one else will understand. THE INDUSTRY LITERALLY DOESN’T WANT US. It’s wild.
When I’m off contract, I will name him. For now, I don’t know what the job requires.
Actually nah. It’s Quiteria and George. What happens from there is above me. It was shit shit shit. If I lose this opportunity, I lose it. I will never ever wear something from there. And it was “Q” himself.
From people’s responses to Lesego’s tweets, it seems the designer has a knack for fat shaming clients and Miss World jumps in to call him out. Zozibini Tunzi has defied all norms and redefined beauty in a bid to thwart misconceptions on its definition.
It’s disgusting what you went through, there’s no other words for it. I’m so sorry beautiful, she posts.
The designer goes as far as naming celebrities like Boity Thulo who is perplexed by these comments towards her.