Nigerian fashion blogger/Instagram celebrity, Laura Ikeji has apologised to her followers for saying it was not appropriate to repeat clothes.
One of her followers had asked Laura, a younger sibling to popular blogger Linda Ikeji what she does with her worn clothes and she replied: “I give them out.”
The social media influencer stated further that she does not repeat clothes
However, her response sparked outrage among her followers who viewed her comment boastful and insensitive for people who may not be able to afford her kind of lifestyle.
The outrage prompted the mother of one to make a viral video apologising to young girls, saying that it’s okay to repeat clothes.
She wrote: “This is me apologising for making young girls think it isn’t ok to repeat clothes on the gram, u can and its very cool.
“U CAN and its very cool In fact u can wear one shirt 5 times a week if u style it differently.
“It wasn’t my intention to make you question how u look on the gram. I should have said off the gram I repeat my clothes a lot.
“To those who love me, you’re the reason I’m doing this video, the heat yesterday was enough to change ur minds so, I say pls don’t listen to them, love u and remain blessed.”
“No Fashion entrepreneur will ever repeat clothes on the gram as it will scare away customers”, she explained.
Laura further revealed that own some jeans clothing which has lasted more than eight years.
