The campaign
$2.5 million goal. Legal fees come first.
Prioritize expenses with Jean-Claude’s existing lawyer, support his security, and help restore the losses he alleges. The budget split is proposed; itemized budgets and financial records are pending.
Raised
$0
Goal
$2,500,000
Fundraiser launching — link coming soon
Where the money goes
| 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.
● Urgent — first priority
Urgent: help protect Jean-Claude Kalí
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
- Funding target
- $500,000
- Raised
- $0
- Remaining need
- $500,000
- Status
- Launching soon
Donations are received through GoFundMe and administered by Jean-Claude Kalí. Spending reports will be published here.
Second priority
Help restore the funds Kalí says Levy stole.
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
The right to speak out should not depend on who can afford the legal fight.
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
- Funding target
- $1,750,000
- Raised
- $0
- Remaining need
- $1,750,000
- Status
- Launching soon