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Enfants Riches Déprimés: The Reckoning
When extremist imagery enters fashion, accountability cannot stop at the runway.
Jean-Claude Kalí — Creator
Henri Alexander Levy — Founder
Jean-Claude Kalí has publicly challenged conduct and imagery he considers antisemitic, and has shared his account of the early creative history of Enfants Riches Déprimés. This campaign documents the evidence, supports his immediate needs, and calls for accountability across the fashion industry.
The Creator and the Founder
Jean-Claude Kalí, the creator, and Henri Alexander Levy, the founder, began as close friends with a shared vision. Kalí says he shaped the artistic foundation of the brand. In Kalí's account, Levy took his creative work and set up the business behind his back, without his knowledge or consent, then filled the brand with products bearing swastikas and imagery Kalí views as degrading to Black, Jewish, and Muslim communities. Kalí says he never received fair credit or compensation. These are his allegations; Levy has not been found liable for them, and he is entitled to respond.
This campaign stands for artistic ownership, the dignity of every community, and compassion for families touched by violence and addiction. The mission is not revenge. It is accountability, restitution, and the belief that integrity should never be the price of creative success.
Artists, families, and communities: help restore what was lost.
Donate Now● Urgent — first priority
Jean-Claude Kalí reports receiving death threats amid the dispute over the brand’s history and his opposition to antisemitism. He also alleges that Henri Alexander Levy leaked his home address online to fans on Reddit, increasing his concerns for his safety.
The campaign proposes $500,000 for security within its $2,500,000 total goal, including protection and measures to safeguard his home, travel and privacy. Any round-the-clock coverage depends on professional quotes and the funded duration. Speaking out should not mean facing threats without support.
Proposed security allocation Protection, secure housing, transport and privacy measures; allocations and duration pending professional quotes | $500,000 |
| Security funding target | $500,000 |
Proposed allocation, not a verified vendor quote. A detailed staffing plan, duration and cost breakdown are pending. The death-threat and address-disclosure allegations have not been independently verified; Levy has a right of reply. We will not publish Kalí’s address or links exposing it.
● Security funding
Donations are received through GoFundMe and administered by Jean-Claude Kalí. Spending reports will be published here.
Second priority
Jean-Claude Kalí alleges that Levy took over the brand, stole funds from him and began spreading hate. As the brand’s Creator, Kalí says his early concepts, designs, materials and creative direction generated value for which he was never properly credited or compensated.
His account encompasses lost participation in the brand’s profits, unpaid creative work, contributed materials and money he says he provided.
Kalí says he previously never asked for a dime back because he did not want money from someone he considers antisemitic. This campaign now seeks to help restore the funds he says he lost.
This is Kalí's account. A brand's commercial success is not the same as money legally owed. The campaign separates what Kalí says he lost, what he believes he was entitled to, and what may be established through evidence or the courts. Levy has a right of reply.
Original concept and early designs
Creative work Kalí says formed the basis of the first collection
Samples, materials and the original berets
Physical materials Kalí says he contributed
Styling and visual identity
Unpaid creative direction, in Kalí's account
Money and resources provided
Funds Kalí says he put into the early brand
Largest funding allocation — legal fees
Jean-Claude Kalí already has a lawyer. The campaign proposes $1,750,000 for ongoing legal expenses — the largest share of its $2,500,000 total goal. This is support for an existing legal fight, not a campaign to find representation. According to Kalí, Levy has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $7.5 million from him. The claims, filing date and current status will be published once confirmed against the court record.
Proposed legal expenses allocation Largest share of the fundraiser, supporting Kalí’s existing lawyer and ongoing legal expenses; itemized budget pending | $1,750,000 |
| Legal expenses funding target | $1,750,000 |
Proposed allocation prioritizing legal fees. An itemized written budget from his existing legal team is pending.
● Legal support
● Public court record
Artists, photographers and trademark owners have repeatedly taken Enfants Riches Déprimés to federal court, alleging their work or names were used without permission. 9 cases since 2015: 6 copyright, 3 trademark.
U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. · No. 1:24-cv-09872 · Filed December 20, 2024
Defendants: the LLC and Henri Alexander Levy (under name variations).
Status: Jury trial was scheduled for February 23, 2026. Outcome not yet verified.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · No. 2:23-cv-07910 · Filed September 21, 2023
Plaintiffs: Richard Kern and Lydia Anne Koch. Co-defendant: Grailed, Inc.
Status: Case terminated. Exact terms not stated in the docket summary.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. · No. 1:23-cv-05530 · Filed June 28, 2023
Plaintiff: Nicholas John Blinko. Co-defendant: Atallah Group US Inc. (SSENSE). Concerns an original illustration.
Status: Court order of March 4, 2024 states claims were settled in principle; dismissed and closed.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · No. 2:22-cv-09078 · Filed December 15, 2022
Defendants: the LLC and Levy (under name variations).
Status: Voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiff, March 31, 2023. No finding either way.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · No. 2:22-cv-03506 · Filed May 23, 2022
Plaintiff: Vincent Gallo.
Status: Reported settled after mediation; joint stipulation to dismiss filed April 2023.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · No. 2:21-cv-08696 · Filed November 3, 2021
Plaintiffs: Lydia Anne Koch and Julia Gorton. Co-defendants: Webster USA, Atallah Group US (SSENSE), Modesens.
Status: Final outcome not yet verified.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · No. 2:20-cv-02172 · Filed March 5, 2020
Plaintiff: Mick Rock. Co-defendant: Maxfield Enterprises. Related to his 2017 New York case.
Status: Final outcome not yet verified.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y. · No. 1:17-cv-02618 · Filed April 11, 2017
Plaintiff: Mick Rock. Co-defendants: Barneys New York, The RealReal.
Status: Case terminated 2019; May 29, 2020 order denied the plaintiff's request for reconsideration.
View court docket →U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal. · No. 2:15-cv-06284 · Filed August 18, 2015
Defendants: Levy (under name variations), the LLC and others.
Status: Dismissed with prejudice by stipulation, December 15, 2016, under a settlement agreement.
View court docket →Sourced from public federal dockets. A lawsuit is an allegation, not a finding of liability; several cases were settled or dismissed without any ruling on the merits. Outcomes marked “not yet verified” will be updated from the record. Levy and the company have a right of reply.
| Campaign priority | Funding target |
|---|---|
| Ongoing legal expenses — lawyer already retained | $1,750,000 |
| Immediate security, accommodation & relocation | $500,000 |
| Restitution and remaining campaign needs | $250,000 |
| Total campaign target | $2,500,000 |
Proposed allocations within the total fundraiser goal, with legal fees receiving the largest share. These are not verified expenses, debts or a court award. Itemized budgets are pending.
The overall campaign target is $2,500,000. The proposed split puts legal fees first: $1,750,000 for ongoing legal expenses, $500,000 for security, and $250,000 toward restitution and other campaign needs. These allocations are not verified expenses or a court determination of money owed.
Founder versus creator
Kalí identifies himself as the brand’s Creator: the originator of its early concepts, designs, samples and visual identity — including his great-grandmother’s berets.
Levy is publicly described as the brand’s Founder. Establishing a company is a distinct role from originating its creative ideas; the titles are not interchangeable.
This campaign presents Kalí as Creator and Levy as Founder. The disputed scope of Kalí’s contributions remains his attributed account, pending supporting records and a response.
Dated original materials and Levy's own statements about the brand's origins will be added to the evidence room. Where no statement exists, we will say so.
Jean-Claude Kalí's creative background, personal style and early influences — including, in his account, his great-grandmother's berets that shaped the first collection.
Date to be confirmed
White T-shirt printed with the title “MY NAZI PARENTS” above a multi-panel comic strip, with Enfants Riches Déprimés branding.
Why it matters: Uses Nazism — a regime responsible for the murder of six million Jews — as a novelty print and title for a fashion product.
Brand statement: No public statement located yet.
Date to be confirmed
Distressed white T-shirt with Enfants Riches Déprimés label, showing a Donald Duck–style character saluting in a green military uniform.
Why it matters: Places a Nazi-style armband on a beloved children's cartoon character, turning the regime's insignia into a playful graphic.
Brand statement: No public statement located yet.
Date to be confirmed · $7,000
Listed on the brand's web store as “CASHMERE NOOSE — 100% cashmere noose. Hand knit in LA.” One size, $7,000.
Why it matters: The noose is a symbol of lynching and of suicide. Selling it as a $7,000 luxury object has been widely criticized as trivializing both.
Brand statement: No public statement located yet.
Spring/Summer 2023
Knit sweater with a graphic portrait of convicted serial killer Aileen Wuornos and her name across the chest; striped sleeves.
Why it matters: Part of a pattern of commercializing real violence and its victims' suffering as provocation.
Brand statement: No public statement located yet.
Date to be confirmed
Distressed white T-shirt with Enfants Riches Déprimés label printed with a black-and-white Mickey and Minnie–style image.
Why it matters: Included for completeness alongside the brand's other appropriated cartoon graphics. Analysis pending.
Brand statement: No public statement located yet.
Date to be confirmed · $1,850
Listed on the brand's web store as “RACIST UNCLE LOAFER — BLACK”: a black leather tassel loafer with woven stitch detailing, sizes 41–44, $1,850.
Why it matters: Uses racism as a joke product name, presenting bigotry as a fashionable, familiar personality trait for a $1,850 shoe.
Brand statement: No public statement located yet.
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Help support an evidence-based campaign against antisemitism in fashion.
Retailers that stock these products and public figures who promote the brand shape its reach. Wearing a garment is not endorsing antisemitism — but every party is invited to explain where they stand.
Industry accountability →Nazi symbolism and antisemitic imagery should never be sold as style. Jean-Claude is proud to count Boy George among his friends — one of the many artists who have stood with the Jewish community and refused to treat hatred as an aesthetic.
Fashion criticism · attributed commentary
Sol Thompson’s One Size Fits All essay, “How Incels Won Fashion,” argues that Nazi imagery in fashion can normalize extremist symbols rather than challenge power. It connects shock-driven branding with online communities that reward cruelty, nihilism and escalating provocation.
Drawing on Dick Hebdige’s discussion of punk, the essay distinguishes a symbol used merely to shock from a meaningful critique. It also acknowledges that the Iron Cross is not inherently a hate-group symbol: context matters, and it should not be conflated automatically with a swastika.
In the supplied follow-up, the writer says two allegedly deleted stories from Levy’s account were shared with them: a website link to a song with swastika cover art, and a photograph of a Nazi knife. The writer says the knife story disappeared within minutes.
“Two deleted story posts don’t mean that Henri is a fascist.”
The writer’s criticism concerns the use of extremist imagery as an aesthetic, not proof of Levy’s political beliefs. The follow-up also describes receiving both thoughtful discussion and abusive responses after publication.
Sources: One Size Fits All essay and follow-up, with text supplied by Jean-Claude Kalí. These are the writer’s interpretations and reports, not independently verified findings. The screenshot in this campaign does not establish when it was posted or deleted, nor is it by itself evidence of a threat against Kalí. Levy and the brand have a right of reply.
Platform accountability
If you encounter content you believe violates Instagram’s rules on hateful conduct or threats, submit a truthful report for Instagram to review. Disagreement with a brand or person is not, by itself, a policy violation.
Brand account
@enfantsrichesdeprimes
Open Instagram profileFounder’s account
@henrialexanderlevy
Open Instagram profileOpen the specific post or story, select its three-dot menu, choose Report and select the reason that accurately describes the content. The available wording may vary. Preserve the public link and date if possible; deleted stories may no longer be reportable directly.
From the profile’s three-dot menu, choose Report and follow the account-report options if you believe the account itself violates a rule. Do not fabricate evidence, submit duplicate reports or contact people with abuse.
Instagram decides the outcome. This campaign cannot file reports on your behalf.