showing off her outfit<\/a> for her Sports Illustrated Social Club appearance Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cI sent her a pair of shoes from Nou almost a year ago because I look up to her. She\u2019s an entrepreneur, [in the] Bravo universe like me, and she\u2019s been on \u2018Shark Tank.’\u201d<\/p>\nDina Manzo\u2019s daughter, Alexia Iannou, called out \u201cweirdo\u201d Bethenny Frankel after the reality star neglected to credit her shoe brand in a recent Instagram Reel. (Pictured above is Iannou in a screenshot from her Instagram video). Lexi Ioannou\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cBethenny Frankel is a weirdo,\u201d Iannou said in the clip responding to Frankel\u2019s post. Lexi Ioannou\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/aside>\n\u201cShe didn\u2019t tag us after wearing the shoes multiple times online \u2014 which, okay, that happens. But then, today she posted a video that\u2019s going viral and a bunch of people are asking where the shoes are,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd instead of linking them, she linked a dupe and with an affiliate link. I guess she\u2019s got to get that bag in some sort of way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Via her Instagram Story, Frankel posted a link to a pair of similar heels from Black Suede Studio available at Bloomingdales for $345.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, she got the shoes for free from a woman-founded brand \u2014 mine \u2014 and then she made money sending her followers somewhere else,\u201d Iannou recapped for her followers. <\/p>\nFrankel wore the black mule shoes for her recent appearance at the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Social Club on Friday, as pictured here. GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe showed off the shoes in a Reel where she lipsynced along to Jessie J\u2019s \u201cPrice Tag,\u201d as seen here. bethenny frankel\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe closed the video, calling Frankel a \u201cweirdo\u201d once more and reiterating that the reality star\u2019s shoes were Nou. <\/p>\n
Even Iannou\u2019s mom called out the fellow \u201cReal Housewives\u201d star with her own post blasting Frankel for promoting the dupe shoes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWOW BETHENNY WOW!!\u201d she wrote over a screenshot from Frankel\u2019s Instagram Story. \u201cSo odd of you to post a dupe of your GIFTED shopnou shoes instead of giving a young woman entrepreneur the credit. You wear them often so we know you like them???\u201d<\/p>\n
The Skinnygirl founder seemingly hit back at Iannou\u2019s claims with another post to her Instagram<\/a> on Friday where she showed off her full \u201cOOTD\u201d and gave her followers the details \u2014 which included a shout out to Nou.<\/p>\nHowever, when fans showed interest in the shoes, she led her Instagram followers to a different shoe brand with an affiliate link on her Story, seen here. Lexi Ioannou\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nManzo also called out \u201codd\u201d Frankel with a post to her Instagram Story, as pictured here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe also left what appeared to be a shady message for Iannou with her caption. \u201cApparently I can\u2019t get content out fast enough these days\u2026,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
After receiving a significant amount of love online, Iannou decided to launch the shoes Frankel wore as a limited time pre-order. <\/a><\/p>\nThe black satin mules are currently listed for $375. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n