Tinder match tells woman dress is ‘awful’, so brand makes her the model

Who had the last laugh?

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An online clothing empire has helped a woman wreak revenge on a man who gave her cruel and unsolicited fashion advice on the dating app Tinder.

Thea Chippendale, 20, from the UK matched with a man who told her the outfit in her pictures was "not doing any favours."

He wrote: "Not gonna lie you're a bit of a joke but that dress in the last photo is not doing any favours. Hope that helps."
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Thea responded: "Why did you feel like you needed to comment on it? Is your head that far up your own arse that you thought your opinion mattered?"

He then explained: "Literally had to tell you else I wouldn't of slept. It's awful, you not reckon? Charity shop job! I tell you what... GROW UP! And show somewhere decent! Thanks. Hope this helps."

It's hard to tell why this man felt entitled to put down Thea AND charity shops. But the 20-year-old posted the exchange on Twitter with the appropriate caption "men are trash".
It went viral and ASOS promptly responded, uploading a video to their own Twitter page with the caption: “theachippendale Swipe right to see who had the last laugh.”

That’s right, ASOS added Thea’s picture to their website to sell the dress. Genius. 

"I'm absolutely gobsmacked that they've actually done it,” Thea told Radio 1 Newsbeat.

"I've had to pinch myself quite a few times to believe it's real. I'm still so shocked and amazed that they've put a picture of me on their website.”

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