Doja Cat releases her own clothing line, It’s Giving
The singer faced criticism after she was accused of ‘stealing’ the name
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Doja Cat is latest celebrity to take on a side venture as she announces the release of her own clothing line, It’s Giving.
The Planet Her singer announced the launch on Instagram on Sunday (21 August) and shared a series of photographs of herself modelling pieces from the collection.
The unisex range includes colourful full length and cropped T-shirts, shorts, a tracksuit, underwear and trucker hats.
Doja Cat modelled a white cropped t-shirt from the line with the word “yes” written in bold red and orange lettering. She paired it with matching “yes” printed underwear.
The items, which range from £22 to £61, are currently available for pre-order and will ship to customers at the end of September.
An accompanying look book also showcases other accessories in the line, including white socks decorated with a purple star and the name “it’s giving” written in a pink font.
The launch comes days after Doja Cat faced criticism online after social media users accused her of “stealing” the name from internet personality Rolling Ray.
Ray, who appeared on MTV’s Catfish: Trolls went viral in 2019 after he filmed a video of himself reviewing Popeyes famous chicken sandwich.
“It’s not even giving what y’all said it was supposed to gave, no, I wasted my money,” he said in the video, marking the beginning of the “it’s giving” catchphrase.
Ahead of the launch, Doja Cat shared a voice note promoting the collection to Twitter saying: “It was supposed to give but it did not give what needed to be gave to the highest of giving.”
The voicenote sparked backlash from Ray’s supporters, who urged the singer to credit him for the phrase. Ray also responded in a now-deleted tweet and accused Doja Cat of “stealing” the saying.
The pair have since settled the disagreement after Doja Cat asked Ray to check his direct messages.
Responding to her tweet, Ray wrote: “Purr Now this giving what’s supposed to be gave.”
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments