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Kevin Wills, Jason Wu For Target 'Vulture', Says He Planned To Donate The Clothes To Charity All Along

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 02/23/2012 10:33 am Updated: 02/23/2012 10:54 am

Jason Wu Target Couple

Remember the couple who pissed off shoppers (and then the Internet) when they bought up all the Jason Wu for Target stock at a Miami store?

Well, they're back... with an explanation.

Kevin Wills, a musician and DJ who goes by DJ Midas, claims in an interview with the Miami New Times that he and his girlfriend decided to buy all the clothes and give them away for charity.

The couple hatched the plan prior to the launch, Wills says. Then they headed to Target to purchase all the goods for charity with the intent of selling them for a good cause.

Regardless of motive, they were efficient: the 40-second cart loading added up to just under $5,300 worth of Jason Wu merch.

On March 4, Wills will indeed host an event for the charity Dress For Success Miami, called -- wait for it -- "Wu There It Is," where he'll sell the goods and donate the proceeds to the local branch of the clothing charity. He says he was planning this act of altruism the whole time:

"I like doing charity stuff," he says. "I like going to the ghetto and passing stuff out of my car."

Wills' DJ act is apparently quite popular in Miami; his Myspace page features clips of several of his remixes, including "Pimpin Freak" and "I Touch Myself."

Click over to the New Times to read more of Wills' interview, including the physical harassment he says he received from other shoppers as he and his girlfriend poached Target of all its Jason Wu goods.

(Also, check out the flier for Wills' charity event below!)

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Remember the couple who pissed off shoppers (and then the Internet) when they bought up all the Jason Wu for Target stock at a Miami store? Well, they're back... with an explanation. Kevin Wills...
Remember the couple who pissed off shoppers (and then the Internet) when they bought up all the Jason Wu for Target stock at a Miami store? Well, they're back... with an explanation. Kevin Wills...
 
 
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04:01 AM on 02/26/2012
Selling it after? Weird. Hope the money they earn from charging double goes to "charity" too.
02:44 PM on 02/25/2012
I thought "charity" meant giving things away, not buying new and re-charging people for the stuff---that is so e-Bay!
10:41 PM on 02/24/2012
Yeah. Most people who are into charity do really unfair crap and take everything for themselves. It makes total sense. I LOVE miamense logic.
06:54 PM on 02/24/2012
Ghetto?!
01:14 PM on 02/24/2012
I really don't understand all the commotion is about. Anyone can view the lookbook for Jason Wu's Target collection, then head to a charity or cosignment shop to find near identical prints and clothing. Then again, society is label driven.
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KIVPossum
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01:35 AM on 02/24/2012
Who cares. The clothes were for sale. He bought them.
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ctwhite
11:04 PM on 02/23/2012
What a load of crap!
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07:16 PM on 02/23/2012
BS!
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fredimessina
05:17 PM on 02/23/2012
Bull. They have the clothes for sale on eBay. Plus they're making money off this "charity" club event. I can't stand hustlers like this.
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GibbsSlap
04:53 PM on 02/23/2012
Was this not the couple who said if you want to buy some Wu see outside? Charity was never mentioned. Unless, of course, they are their favorite charity.
03:12 PM on 02/23/2012
http://www.ebay.com/csc/j*swillis/m.html?rt=nc&LH_Complete=1&_fln=1&_ipg=&_trksid=p3911.c0.m283
So are you donating the proceeds of these sales to charity?? Oh wait, you didn't really even sell anything!!
03:02 PM on 02/23/2012
Want to bet he only donates his profits?

I just cleaned out my closet and donated my nicer stuff to my local Dress for Success. This is an organization that provides nice outfits to women so they can go on job interviews and have professional clothes for jobs. They take direct clothes donations. Those Target/Wu outfits would have been great for that.
02:57 PM on 02/23/2012
Yeah I don't buy it.. I think they were planning on selling the items for 2x the retail price. Otherwise why wouldn't he just donate money?
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02:51 PM on 02/23/2012
I don't buy it. He made up the charity bit after he got busted.
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01:52 PM on 02/23/2012
A "CYA" statement for sure because their selfishness (and it was selfish) backfired ala Kardashian..
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02:52 PM on 02/23/2012
yup. clearly.