Dua Lipa Under Fire for “Accessible” Fashion Line That Isn’t Really

It was announced last week that pop star Dua Lipa (“New Rules”) will be working on four different fashion lines with the brand /Nyden, which is owned by H&M, the first of which will launch in the fall. She made the announcement on Twitter, saying

“My loves, I have some news for you. I’ve started designing a capsule collection with @WeAreNyden and I’m bringing four drops with the first one coming out this fall. I’m so excited for you to see these, can’t wait!”

My loves, I have some news for you. I’ve started designing a capsule collection with @WeAreNyden and i’m bringing 4 drops with the first one coming out this fall. I’m so excited for you to see these CANT WAIT! Love you xxx pic.twitter.com/dOuzsVXpZh

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) May 24, 2018

My first love is music, but fashion also plays an important role in my life because I believe it’s so vital to self-expression. I look for clothes that reflect strength and fearlessness, but also match up to today’s fast pace. So I’m excited to be co-creating with /Nyden on my designs – it’s going to be a collection that’s completely suited to me, both onstage and off, and for my fans. First drop this fall. Hold tight xx @wearenyden sign up on Nyden.com for updates

A post shared by DUA LIPA (@dualipa) on May 24, 2018 at 12:31am PDT

She followed up her announcement with an Instagram post saying:

“My first love is music, but fashion also plays an important role in my life because I believe it’s so vital to self-expression,” Lipa wrote on Instagram. “I look for clothes that reflect strength and fearlessness, but also match up to today’s fast pace.”

“Would the collection be unisex?” one fan asked.

Lipa responded: “Yes what I’ve wanted to do with this collection is so that its universal and accessible for everyone.”

Yes what ive wanted to do with this collection is so that its universal and accessible for everyone. https://t.co/2CUqVLCqHS

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) May 24, 2018

However, when asked if the collection included plus sizes, she responded in a now-deleted tweet with: “It goes up to a size 16 U.K..”

That’s a US 14, which fans had trouble considering “universal” and “accessible.”

Yikes girl. You’ve only been famous for less than a year, are you that out of touch with reality already? You’re line is not universal or accessible to the majority of people in the world.

— Marissa Baker (@shewantstodance) May 24, 2018

having no plus size clothing is not accessible lol

— caity (@ca1tys) May 24, 2018

only going to size 16 does not equal universal and accessible to everyone

— cereal (@mcgonagalI) May 24, 2018

Of course, there’s still time between now and the Fall launch to include some plus sized clothes, so lets hope she figures this thing out. (Photos: Pacific Coast News)