Designer Donna Karan started a Twitter storm Monday with her comments defending disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein — comments that suggested women and the way they dressed were partially to blame for his alleged abhorrent behavior.
The UK's Daily Mail published Karan's red carpet interview and video from Sunday's CinéFashion Film Awards, which found the designer speaking of poor treatment towards women in the world, but distanced that conversation from the Weinstein allegations.
"I also think, 'How do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women?" she said. "What are we asking? Are we asking for it, by presenting all the sensuality and all the sexuality?' "
"And what are we throwing out to our children today about how to dance and how to perform and what to wear? How much should they show?" Karan added. "I don't think it's only Harvey Weinstein.
"We have to look at our world...and how women are dressing and what they're asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble."
She called Weinstein and his wife "wonderful people."
The UK's Daily Mail published Karan's red carpet interview and video from Sunday's CinéFashion Film Awards, which found the designer speaking of poor treatment towards women in the world, but distanced that conversation from the Weinstein allegations.
"I also think, 'How do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women?" she said. "What are we asking? Are we asking for it, by presenting all the sensuality and all the sexuality?' "
"And what are we throwing out to our children today about how to dance and how to perform and what to wear? How much should they show?" Karan added. "I don't think it's only Harvey Weinstein.
"We have to look at our world...and how women are dressing and what they're asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble."
She called Weinstein and his wife "wonderful people."