Bandage dress not for ‘voluptuous’ women or ‘lesbians’, claims former Herve Leger boss

THE iconic bandage dress is not for “committed lesbians”, “voluptuous” women or those with “very prominent hips,” says one man.

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Miranda Kerr attends the grand opening celebration for the new Victoria's Secret Lexington Avenue flagship store on December 2, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

ATTENTION ladies.

This dress is not for “committed lesbians”, “voluptuous” women or those with “very prominent hips and a very flat chest.” According to one man.

Patrick Couderc, the UK managing director of Herve Leger, believes that not all women should wear the brand’s iconic, skin-tight bodycon dresses.

Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Couderc outlined his ridiculous rules surrounding who should probably steer clear of the unforgiving frock.

“If you’re a committed lesbian and you are wearing trousers all your life, you won’t want to buy a Leger dress. Lesbians would want to be rather butch and leisurely,” he declared.

Couderc went on to say that older women who insisted on “displaying everything like you’re 23” shouldn’t be seen in any of the expensive creations.

“You women have a lot of problems. You will lose the plot. You will come and you will put a dress on and you’ll be in front of the mirror, like, ‘Argh, I’m so fat,’” he said, referring to women trying on the dress in stores.

“What you’re not noticing is that your cleavage is about two inches too low because you are 55 and it’s time that you should not display everything like you’re 23.”

In one final blow, Couderc added that he now “refuses to give free dresses to celebrities if they are judged to lack sufficient class.”

Caitlyn Jenner is a fan of the bodycon.

Kim Kardashian probably has one in every colour.

The signature dress was first created by the French fashion house in the 1980s, and since being relaunched in 2007 it has been seen hugging the famous figures of Kim Kardashian, Miranda Kerr, Elle Macpherson, Caitlyn Jenner and more.

Rip-offs of the garment, which retails for up to $2500, are still popping up on red carpets and runways today.

Unsurprisingly, Couderc’s inflammatory remarks — which pretty much offend all women — sparked plenty of outrage on social media and a call to boycott the famous dress has been doing the rounds.

As a voluptuous lesbian, this dress most definitely isn't for me, because @herveleger is a lesbophobic body fascist https://t.co/EDKxMNmp0I

— amy lamé (@amylame) August 17, 2015

@margaretcho @HerveLeger Is anyone still wearing these dresses? They're as tired as this man's generalizations. Boycott the #bandagedress

— Grae Drake (@graedrake) August 18, 2015

@HerveLeger gutted to hear I can't wear your dresses,as a voluptuous "committed lesbian"-was really looking fwd to dropping a grand on cloth

— Jamais jamais (@_jamaisjamais_) August 17, 2015

Yrs ago, I borrowed this #HerveLeger dress for a shoot and split the sides due to my "prominent hips". So glad I did! pic.twitter.com/RktLGlGDdj

— Kathy Lloyd (@REALKathyLloyd) August 17, 2015

#herveleger Let's hope you can't even sell one dress after your outrageous homophobic, body shaming outburst.

— Wendy Richardson (@Fattyowl) August 18, 2015

Hoping to put out the fire somewhat, a spokesman for BCBG Max Azria Group, which acquired Herve Leger in 1998, released a statement: “The Herve Leger by Max Azria brand and its parent company, BCBGMAXAZRIA Group, are shocked and appalled by Patrick Couderc’s comments made in the Mail on Sunday.

“BCBGMAXAZRIA Group is working in concert with MJH Fashion, the London-based licensee of the Herve Leger brand, to investigate and establish appropriate next steps.”

The spokesman added that Couderc was “no longer associated with the company.”

Model Chrissy Teigen wearing a Herve Leger number back in 2011.

Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio seen donning a Herve Leger bandage dress.

Originally published as Bandage dress not for ‘voluptuous’ women or ‘lesbians’, claims former Herve Leger boss