Philipp Plein lost the cause to Ferrari The designer will have to pay €300,000 in damages and €25,000 in legal fees

UPDATE 20/10/20: After years of legal battles, Ferrari finally won the lawsuit filed against Philipp Plein over the 2017 episode in which Plein used Ferraris as part of his SS18 show. The ruling obliges Plein to remove from his social media and website any image and reference to Ferrari as well as to pay 300,000€ in damages and 25,000€ in legal fees - plus 10,000€ to be paid for each time Plein improperly uses ferrari's image again.

A judgment that is easy to get around since, just a week ago, Plein posted a photo on Instagram that portrays him leaning against a car whose logo is not seen: his green Ferrari. 

One of the fashion designers who seems to often be involved in a manner of drama on social media is German designer Philipp Plein. In his most recent conflict, that took place earlier this week on Instagram, the designer has landed himself in a potential legal battle with Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari.

In response to the letter, Philipp Plein has chosen to not remove the images or videos, and on Monday he published the letter via Instagram expressing his disappointment and disgust as a loyal 10-year client of the sports car manufacturer. He then continued in another post where he accused the brand of blackmail of threatening to take legal action and says he will consider to take legal action himself unless he receives an apology from Ferrari’s CEO Louis C. Camilleri.