NBA 星／主役にする Patty Mills' white girlfriend is （刑事）被告 of culturally appropriating his Torres 海峡 遺産 with new swimwear line

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The girlfriend of NBA 星／主役にする Patty Mills has been （刑事）被告 of appropriating his culture by designing a swimwear line 奮起させるd by his native Torres 海峡 Islands.

American Alyssa Levesque - who is dating 28-year-old point guard for the San Antonio 刺激（する）s - recently 発表するd her new swimwear line, 海峡 Swim.?

She 述べるd her brand as a 'chic, sophisticated swimwear line 影響（力）d by tradition'.?

Her partner Mr Mills told Daily Mail Australia Ms Levesque spent years planning 'from a design point and culture point' to make sure she was respectful and didn't 'step on other people's toes'.

Levesque (above, in a piece from her 範囲) recently 発表するd her new swimwear line '海峡 Swim' on Instagram

?Alyssa Levesque also told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday her new line was designed to celebrate the Torres 海峡 community not disrespect it

'She really 尊敬（する）・点s the indigenous Aboriginal and Torres 海峡 culture, and I'm really proud of her,' he said.?

Alyssa Levesque also told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday her new line was designed to celebrate the Torres 海峡 community not disrespect it.?

But her 決定／判定勝ち（する） to sell swimwear 奮起させるd by her longtime boyfriend's cultural 遺産 誘発するd 論争 online.

Janis Ah Chee wrote on Facebook: 'So I'm wondering who in the Torres 海峡 Islands gave Patty Mill's kohleh woman 許可 to 引き裂く off our Torres 海峡 Culture and art and language with her new "Torres 海峡-奮起させるd" swim wea r line, "海峡 Swim".

'Check out her page and tell me how it's not misappropriation of our culture?

NBA 星／主役にする Patty Mills' Caucasian girlfriend is （刑事）被告 of culturally appropriating his Torres 海峡 遺産 with new swimwear line

Ms Levesque's inspiration fro m her boyfriend's cultural 遺産 誘発するd 論争

Ms Levesque 述べるd her brand as a 'chic, sophisticated swimwear line 影響（力）d by tradition.' Above, models wearing 海峡 Swim pieces

'She is a white American woman, taking 面s of our Torres 海峡 Islander Culture and making a 利益（をあげる） off it.'?

'Give me a break. Is anyone else 感情を害する／違反するd by this as much as I am?'?

'What would you know about Patty. Do you know for 確かな she is selling it for 利益（をあげる）?' another woman said defending the designer.

Alyssa Levesque told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday she had the 最大の 尊敬（する）・点 for the Torres 海峡 community.?

Ms Levesque said her new swimwear line was designed to celebrate the indigenous Australian culture and educate people around the world about its rich history.?

'Its vibrant colours, vibrant lifestyle means a lot to me,' she told Daily Mail Australia.?

'I've been there to experience it with Patty plenty of times, and love it every time.?

'We could not be happier to draw inspiration from such a beautiful, 伝統的な and cultural place.' ?

Ms Levesque is the longtime girlfriend of Mills, the point guard for the San Antonio 刺激（する）s?

Alyssa Levesque told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday she had the 最大の 尊敬（する）・点 for the Torres 海峡 community and 手配中の，お尋ね者 to celebrate it with her designs?

Since her pre-開始する，打ち上げる of the line at the 週末, Ms Levesque said she already had a 抱擁する 量 of 利益／興味 in the designs and the meaning behind them.?

With 海峡 Swim 利益（をあげる）s, Ms Levesque said she was committed to the community and 約束d to 'help out how I can'.?

'The main thing I want people to know is how much I 尊敬（する）・点 them and want to educate the world on the indigenous culture,' she said.?

Ms Levesque said her inspiration and passion for the 事業／計画（する） （機の）カム from her partner Patty Mills' family.?

Mr Mills said he was a 'very proud indigenous Australian' and was thrilled to see Ms Levesque celebrate the culture too.?

Alyssa Levesque, the girlfriend of NBA 星／主役にする Patty Mills (together, above) has been （刑事）被告 of appropriating his culture by designing a swimwear line 奮起させるd by the Torres 海峡 Islands

'She sees how I 代表する myself as a Torres 海峡 Islander and is very much a part of it,' he told Daily Mail Australia.?

'She 手配中の，お尋ね者 to have the chance to do the same thing and educate people about the culture.?

'She 明白に can't do it through the NBA like I do, so she does it with her own passion - design.' ??

Ms Levesque will 開始する，打ち上げる 海峡 Swim in March.?

Mr Mills said Ms Levesque spent years planning 'from a design point and culture point' to make sure she didn't 'step on other people's toes'