{"id":789106,"date":"2026-07-28T10:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/789106\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:23:13","slug":"social-media-star-paige-lorenze-sparks-online-feud-with-local-store-over-no-influencer-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/789106\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media star Paige Lorenze sparks online feud with local store over \u2018no influencer\u2019 sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

American<\/a> influencer<\/a> Paige Lorenze<\/a> and a local<\/a> Nantucket arts and crafts business are embroiled in a tense stand-off over the store\u2019s \u201cNo influencers\u201d sign. <\/p>\n

Lorenze, 28, who is married to tennis star<\/a> Tommy Paul, left a passionate comment on Four Winds Craft Guild\u2019s Instagram post<\/a> in which they proudly pictured a sign hanging from their store ceiling that read \u201cNo influencers\u201d. <\/p>\n

\"Local<\/p>\n

Pictured: The \u2018No influencers\u2019 sign in question. \u00a0Instagram\/@fourwindscraftguild<\/p>\n

The shop is a third generation antique business comprised of The Four Winds Craft Guild and Sylvia Antiques and will celebrate its 100th year in business next year. <\/p>\n

After spotting the \u2018No Influencer\u2019 sign, Lorenze felt the store was trying to delegitimise entrepreneurial women<\/a> working in social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n

On Monday (US time), the business posted a statement explaining why they put the sign there in the first place. <\/p>\n

The business said owner John wasn\u2019t even aware of who Lorenze was, noting he\u2019s not active on social media. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe No Influencers sign isn\u2019t about [Lorenze] and never was \u2013 this is a cultural discussing \u2013 one to talk about openly and honestly in your own community\/neighbourhood,\u201d The Four Winds Craft Guild wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cDo you like people filming around you? Talking on your streets into tiny microphones? Recording themselves in your shop? Recording you incidentally? <\/p>\n

\u201cWalking past a ring light as you quietly make your way to get a coffee at 8am? Recording next to you as you try to eat with friends? The list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s all folks. Discuss amongst yourselves.\u201d <\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

Four Winds Craft Guild clarified the \u2018No Influencer\u2019 sign was never about Paige Lorenze, in fact they didn\u2019t even know who she was. \u00a0Instagram\/@fourwindscraftsguild<\/p>\n

In her initial comment, Lorenze wrote: \u201cIf you call yourself a feminist but proudly put up a \u2018No Influencers\u2019 sign, it\u2019s worth asking who you are attempting to delegitimise, and why\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMocking women when they become powerful in a new industry isn\u2019t new. It\u2019s just a strange message coming from a store that celebrates a craft with such a rich history of women shaping the island and its economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne woman with a loyal audience can successfully launch a business at a scale that would have once required corporate backing and massive advertising budgets. That\u2019s a win. This sign isn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n

The business deleted the post off their Instagram grid<\/a> but continued to clap back and reshare the image of their \u201cNo influencers\u201d sign on their Instagram stories. <\/p>\n

\"Paige<\/p>\n

Successful social media star Paige Lorenze, 28, was outraged by the sign, saying she felt it undermined women in business. \u00a0Instagram\/@paigepaul<\/p>\n

They later shared an image noting their Instagram account had been reported. <\/p>\n

\u201cImagine being so bored with life that you spend your pastime trying to report a photo on IG that makes you feel uncomfortable,\u201d the business wrote. <\/p>\n

Lorenze is a successful social media star and entrepreneur with 1.1 million Instagram followers and 846,000 on TikTok. <\/p>\n

She launched her own lifestyle and apparel brand Dairy Boy in 2021. <\/p>\n

\"Tommy<\/p>\n

Lorenze married tennis star Tommy Paul just weeks ago. \u00a0Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Lorenze married Paul at Old Westbury Gardens in New York on July 14, 2026.<\/p>\n

The highly publicised ceremony generated significant online buzz for its old money aesthetic and its departure from over-the-top, trendy influencer weddings. <\/p>\n

nine.com.au has contacted both Paige Lorenze and Four Winds Craft Guild for comment. <\/p>\n