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Old 16-02-2008   #9
MUXU
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^rich as in currently rich or historically overrated rich.
cause even though i personally think Balenciaga was more of the brilliant designer of his time, commoners know Dior the best.

it's hard to copyright the design of the garment, but there are certain design details that is very obviously new and never thought of before that should be copy righted. im not talking about general designs like empire waist or high waist,low waist or crew neck, v-neck etc etc. but there are certain design details such as the jacket lapel emerged with waist coat suit jacket designed by John Galliano for Dior, the collar detail there has never been done and very much John's idea. i mean, this kind of thing can be copyrighted.

this brings up another question, is it ok to copy or get 'inspired' by dead designers?
i mean, i have seen fine art artists that copy dead artist's style and go on to be famous. so is it ok to copy a dead designer like Balenciaga for example.
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