Kanye West insulted a Vogue editor after she criticized his 'White Lives Matter' T-shirts — and Gigi Hadid got involved

• On Monday, Kanye West debuted "White Lives Matter" T-shirts as part of his latest fashion show.
• Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson called the shirts "pure violence" and "hugely irresponsible."

Kanye West took to Instagram to ridicule a fashion editor who criticized his most recent design collection, which included shirts emblazoned with the slogan "White Lives Matter."

In a since-deleted Instagram, West attempted to discredit Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who attended West's controversial show on Monday.

West debuted the shirts, which he and conservative Black commentator Candace Owens modeled, during his YZYSZN9 fashion show at Paris Fashion Week on Monday.

West followed up the stunt with a now-deleted comment on his Instagram: "EVERYONE KNOWS BLACK LIVES MATTER WAS A SCAM. NOW ITS OVER. YOU'RE WELCOME."

But many, including Karefa-Johnson, weren't amused by West's statement.

Jayden Smith walked out of the show after the shirts were debuted.

—Jaden (@jaden) October 3, 2022

And following the show, Karefa-Johnson took to her Instagram Stories to criticize the tees.

"The t-shirts this man conceived, produced, and shared with the world are pure violence," she wrote. "There is no excuse. There is no art here."

Karefa-Johnson also posted a screenshot of thoughts she'd shared with a friend immediately after the show.

"The danger is that, this very premise, the idea that white supremacy is in danger of extinction is what justifies mass incarceration, murder en mass, indeed even the advent of slavery," she wrote. 'The idea that blackness must be snuffed out for it will surely supersede whiteness in power and influence if given the chance...and it's so hugely irresponsible to furnish the most dangerous extremists with this kind of fictional narrative."

West responded to her criticisms by posting a now-deleted image of Karefa-Johnson with the comment: "This is not a fashion person. You speak on Ye imma speak on you."

In a second image, he specifically ridiculed Karefa-Johnson's shoes. "I KNOOOOOOOW ANNNNA HATES THESE BOOTS," he wrote, referencing Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue.

Model Gigi Hadid was among dozens who came to Karefa-Johnson's defense in West's comments.

"You wish u had a percentage of her intellect. You have no idea haha…If there's actually a point to any of your shit she might be the only person that could save u. As if the 'honor' of being invited to your show should keep someone from giving their opinion? Lol. You're a bully and a joke," she wrote, according to now-deleted screenshots taken by Popcrave.

Other fashion folks also took to Instagram to show their support for Karefa-Johnson, including "Queer Eye" star Tan France and fashion photographer Phil Oh.

Following the backlash, West removed most of his posts from Instagram, but left up one criticizing him for attacking Karefa-Johnson.

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The post read in part: "You are so broken…keep @Gabrielak_j name out of your mouth. Your not a victim your just an insecure narcissist that's dying for validation from the fashion world."

Insider has reached out to Karefa-Johnson and West for comment.