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If you lived a lifestyle of luxury, having owned a fashion label that was worn by the likes of Kate Moss and collaborated with Kanye West, using crowdfunding to sort out personal bills might just make you ripe for lampoonery. 。
Dan Single, the Australian fashion designer behind denim label Ksubi, shattered his legs after falling off a balcony on the third floor of Parisian hotel Grand Hotel Amour in March, as reported by the 。 Daily Telegraph。Daily Telegraph。
. 。SEE ALSO:Facebook's fundraisers now help you raise money for yourself and friends 。 Single set up a GoFundMe page -- titled "Shit Got Real" -- asking the public to donate toward his A$250,000 goal to help with medical bills as he is "in a rehab centre in Paris recovering," according to the page as per 。Pedestrian.TV。
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"I am sorry you are hurt, it could happen to anyone, and I do not wish you ill. You should realise however that you project the image of a very immature man. You won't be 'given' 250K: it's [sic] seems self-delusional, greedy and grasping," reads one anonymous donor, who pledged five dollars.。
"Fund your own recovery. You're a disgrace," reads another comment. "How come you can fund partying, drinking and overseas trips but not your own recovery?" asks another.。" asks another.。
"I'll give you $5 with the sole intent of telling you what an idiot everyone thinks you are," wrote an anonymous commenter. Ouch.。
View this post on Instagram 。 Single is married to model Bambi Northwood-Blyth, 25, and they both own rosé label Pour Les Amour and sleepwear label P.Jamé.。On their website they've spruiked their love for "exploring the globe, one island and one runway at a time," which they've covered on their Instagram accounts.。
The GoFundMe campaign raised A$405 (US$306) in a day, according to the 。
The GoFundMe campaign raised A$405 (US$306) in a day, according to the。
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But not long after the less-than-nice wave of comments started rolling in, the page was taken down. 。View this post on Instagram 。Featured Video For You。While the United fiasco unfolded, a travel writer made $11,000 off overbooked flights。