Kylie Jenner rung in her 23rd birthday this week, and expectedly, she was met with tons of love and celebratory messages from her fans and family online. There was one person, however, who didn’t have such nice things to say to the bday girl: Fashion designer Michael Costello.
The drama all started when the makeup mogul shared shots from her special day wearing an extravagant mini dress designed by Olivier Rousteing for Balmain. Kylie was sure to tag the Balmain Instagram account, as well as to write in her caption, “thank you my love @olivier_rousteing for the most perfect bday dress.”
While Ky’s comments section blew up with compliments, designer Michael Costello came in hot with criticism. According to US Weekly, the Project Runway alum wrote:
"Thank you Oliver for the perfect bday dress. And thank you to the no name designers who work tirelessly around the clock on custom looks who she won’t tag , mention or @ . . . Unless it’s paid."
Ouch! And Michael was not done there. He continued:
"And thank you to the glam team who always gets tagged no matter what. (this post has nothing to do with me as Kylie only wears something from me once a year and I’m lucky if I get a decent pic to post. No shade to any of her team who styles her and no shame to the glam team . Even though we know you can not wait to unfollow me and drag me for filth!"
See Kylie’s post below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDzqvZMnFwc/
Michael was quick to clarify that Kylie‘s post had “nothing to do” with him, and wanted to make sure he was clear he meant “no shade” or “no shame” to her glam team. But guess what, everyone? He still was not done.
Michael Costello added:
"But it’s sad that designers work so so so so hard on these opportunities to dress these gorgeous popular women and they only tag the major high end designers like Oliver but forget about the other ones. ( this has nothing to do with my brand ) but it definitely has a lot to do with the la designers why not tag at least one ? Not all the time but maybe once in a while."
Yikes! Totally called out. Kylie has yet to respond to the backlash, and we’re not sure she will. In the past, she’s weighed in on public criticism, such as when Forbes alleged she lied about being a billionaire, however less serious topics are usually ignored by the mom-of-one.
Clearly, Michael has a bone to pick with the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star. We’ll keep our eyes peeled to see if these shady comments lead to anything more or not.