Banksy says fashion retailer Guess ‘helped themselves’ to his work
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Renowned graffiti artist Banksy on Friday criticised fashion retailer Guess
Banksy, whose true identity is a closely guarded secret, posted a photo of Guess’ Regent StreetInstagram
“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regent Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?” the post told Banksy’s 11.6 million followers.
The store window display featured Banksy’s Flower Thrower graffiti, and showcased a new capsule collection from Guess, which its website says was “created in partnership with Brandalised, an urban graffiti license whose mission is to offer Banksy fans affordable graffiti collectibles.”
After the Banksy post, store staff covered the window display.
Guess could not be immediately reached for comment.
