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Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Fashion influencer slammed for 'tacky' outfit... would YOU wear it?
A New York City influencer is being slammed by her followers for wearing an outfit that made her 'look like a pirate' during a recent trip to Paris. Brigette Pheloung, 28, gives fashion and beauty advice to her millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok. However, an outfit she wore on recent trip to Paris with her twin sister has many accusing her of committing a fashion faux pas. Pheloung - who goes by Acquired Style - took the controversial selfie while staying at the Ritz Carlton Paris, where rooms cost as much as $2,383 per night. She wore a white ruffled blouse, black Capris and strappy black heels while getting cocktails at the hotel's Bar Hemingway. Her outfit immediately drew comparisons to Captain Jack Sparrow and Jerry Seinfeld's 'Puffy Shirt' episode. 'Captain Jack Sparrow dupe,' one person said. 'Come on.. it was right there,' said another along with a picture of the Seinfeld episode. 'This brought back memories of the time I wore an oversized burgundy wrap headband and my sister called me Captain Jack for years after that,' said another. Others slammed her trying to bring back Capri pants. The bottoms (also known as pedal pushers) are longer than shorts but shorter than trousers with a hemline that typically ends at the midcalf. 'This would look better with a maxi skirt instead of f*****g capris,' one person said. 'Please tell me capris are not making a comeback,' said another. 'Last time I wore 'petal [sic] pushers' was in 5th grade,' said a third. Pheloung recently made headlines for weighing in after New York City influencers were dubbed 'boring.' In March, one candid TikToker slammed New York City social media influencers - setting their world aflame. 'I'm just gonna say it - I hate all of the New York influencers,' began Bridget, who goes by the username @martinifeeny on TikTok, in a video that has since received nearly two million views. 'I think they're boring as f*** and they're all carbon copies of one another,' she continued. 'They all look like they shop at Revolve. They're all just basic – but they're skinny and pretty so stuff looks cute on them – but boring. 'No hate. They just bore the f*** of me. Does anyone else agree?' Instantly, influencers seemed to take her unfiltered opinion to heart, with some commenting under her video and posting responses on their own TikTok pages to their millions of followers. Pheloung, along with her twin sister and fellow influencer Danielle, weighed in - even though Bridget hadn't named any particular influencers as 'boring.' She did a 'duet' with the TikTok issuing her response, gesturing to the camera with a sarcastic wave and a kiss at the 'boring' barb and jumping for joy when Bridget described NYC influencers as 'skinny and pretty.' The 28-year-old New Jersey native has grown an online following for showcasing her trendy outfits, filming GRWM ('get ready with me') videos in her sleek high-rise apartment, and posting content about being an identical twin. Most famously, she's gone viral for her yearly tradition of wearing extravagant fashion ensembles to her family's Thanksgiving dinner. But this time, the internet wasn't overwhelmingly on her side.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
A Woman's Viral Rant About 'Boring' N.Y.C. Influencers Is Sparking a Huge Debate Online
TikTok is locked in a debate about which online creators are worth watching, and shade is clouding around New York City in particular. One user started it all when she took to the app to let out some frustration over the types of influencers she's encountered on her own feed. The original rant — posted by @MartiniFeeny — singled out those based in the concrete jungle, calling them "carbon copies of one another" and referencing their similar jewelry and clothing choices as evidence. Bridgette Pheloung, the creator known as Acquired Style, posted — then soon deleted — a video implying that the rant was directed at her, which ultimately made the original post go viral and opened a discourse about its validity. Over a week later, social media is still abuzz with questions of who should be considered a "boring" N.Y.C. influencer — and is it fair to call them out for creating such similar content? Here's what to know about the TikTok drama brewing online. It all started with a TikTok by user @MartiniFeeny, whose real name is Bridget, per a recent interview with Vulture. On March 7, she uploaded a rant explaining her frustrations with some of the most popular New Yorkers on social media. "Im SOOO bored by all these influencers lol," she captioned the video. "All right, guys, I'm just gonna say it, I hate all of the New York influencers, I think they're all boring as f--- and they're all carbon copies of one another. They all wear the same exact f------ bracelet. They all have the same exact f------ hand chain that someone else influenced them to get," she said in the video. Though she added a disclaimer of "no hate," Bridget proceeded to call out the influencers for being "basic" and buying clothes from the same places. "I feel like they should be the influencees, not the influencers," she added. "I don't know, not even the New York ones. Just like all … these girls. They all get panic attacks. They all shop at Revolve," the clip concluded. "Yeah, boring. Let me know if anyone agrees." Related: Sophia La Corte, Halley Kate and Reed Williams Are Going Viral for Their Love Triangle Drama: Here's What to Know Though Bridget's rant didn't single out any specific influencers by name, the N.Y.C. ilk apparently took offense, and some even responded directly. Seemingly implying that she took the jabs personally, Bridgette Pheloung stitched the rant in a since-deleted video that saw her silently mocking the original. The 27-year-old creator runs the account Acquired Style, which has over 1.5 million followers on TikTok and upwards of 798,000 Instagram followers. Bridgette is also known for having an identical twin Danielle, who quit her position at Goldman Sachs to pursue social media full-time as well. Though they can't help their genetic resemblance, both sisters post a similar mix of day-in-the-life videos and style-centered content. Related: Identical Twins Brigette and Danielle Pheloung Defend Why They 'Share Underwear' and 'Only Have One Bra' Between Them The Pheloungs also made headlines when they revealed that their shared life runs a layer lower than their fashionable 'fits — literally. In September, they admitted they share underwear and only have one bra between the two of them. Beyond their family, Bridgette and Danielle have been spotted out and about at events and on brand trips with other influencers in their "niche," which can be distilled to diary-style vlogging. Halley Kate, 24, styles her hair in the same bouncy, blonde way as the Pheloungs and also offers glimpses into her day-to-day living in N.Y.C. (On the not-so-glamorous side, Halley went viral last year when she was randomly punched by a stranger on the street, one of several such cases.) The TikTok community has also added The Bachelor alumna Kit Keenan — the daughter of esteemed fashion designer Cynthia Rowley — to the New York City influencer category. Like the others, she's known online for posting about her workout routines, hair care and favorite recipes, as well as the classic "get ready with me" video before an exclusive event. Speaking to Vulture, Bridget claimed she didn't think her video would rock the boat considering she only had "like 90 followers." (She now has a TikTok following of over 3,800, and the original video boasts 2.2 million views.) However, her comments section is now brimming with users agreeing, disagreeing and even naming their own least favorite N.Y.C. influencers. Sarah Torkornoo, who posts with the username @SarahFromNewYork, posted her input, feeling compelled to contribute "as a native New Yorker." She started by plainly stating her opinion that these types of influencers are boring. "This is primarily because none of the mainstream N.Y.C. influencers are native New Yorkers. It's very rare that I meet a boring native New Yorker. I'm biased, but it's true," she said in her TikTok posted on March 12. Torkornoo continued, "And with peace and love ... what do you expect when you consistently platform a bunch of upper middle class and wealthy suburban white women?" More TikTokers followed Bridget's lead, taking the opportunity to enter their own hot takes into the conversation. Some N.Y.C. creators differentiated themselves from the narrative by noting what sets them apart, while others debated who bullied who — Bridget or Bridgette? Related: TikToker Who Went Viral for Wearing $9K Sweater Dress on Thanksgiving Teases Extravagant Christmas Look (Exclusive) New York-based creator Olivia Joan, who has around 292,000 followers, put her "two cents" into the discourse, as she captioned her video recounting a horror story encounter with an unnamed influencer. She began by admitting, "I kind of like the conversation that's being had about influencers, especially the New York City influencers, and how people are kind of waking up and realizing that they're kind of all frauds." According to the TikTok-famous photographer, she once met "a very famous New York City influencer that you guys all know and love" at a brand dinner. Instead of engaging in friendly conversation, she said the creator didn't bother asking her name and demanded to know what earned Olivia a seat at that table. After hearing about her content and fashion-focused backstory, the unspecified influencer looked up Olivia on Instagram and TikTok. Related: Tarte Cosmetics Faces Backlash Again for Lavish Influencer Gifts, Though Brand Says 'This Is a Misunderstanding' "She looks me dead in my eyes and was like, 'That can't be true. You don't have enough followers for that,'" Olivia claimed in her recent post. "I remember after that, I went to the bathroom [and] cried to my best friend ... At that moment, I wanted to quit, and I was like, 'I don't ever want to be in these spaces again with these type of people.'" She continued, "When you see them online, they are the kindest and sweetest people in the world, and maybe they're nice to people that follow them, but to the smaller creators like myself, they are awful." Olivia added that it wasn't even "the first time that that's happened," and she claims the unnamed influencer now pretends that they've never met, despite attending the same events and having multiple interactions with each other. Read the original article on People
