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Debonair vs D&G
The designer behind the west London shop and fashion label Debonair is considering suing Italian fashion duo Dolce and Gabbanna for allegedly copying her designs. Debonair's Deborah Nicholas claims that Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana first visited her shop in the Portobello Green Arcade back in February 2000, became regular customers and bought several of her designs over the next few years. In 2002, Deborah saw a bag in the Evening Standard credited to D&G which was remarkably similar to one she had designed and sold to the pair. She then visited D&G's Sloane Street shop where she obtained the spring/summer 2003 catalogue and spotted not only the clutch bag but also a Manga print T-shirt and a gold leather top which she recognised as being very like her own designs and which had also been bought by D&G. Last month, Deborah was taking a ciggy break outside of her shop when she saw Domenico Dolce and confronted him. Now, Deborah is seeking help with the costs of pursuing a legal case through copyright specialists at London law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner. Her solicitor, Caroline Barber told us: "We are totally behind Deborah and have agreed to represent her on a conditional fee basis, but this doesn't cover all the associated costs of taking high court action." It is estimated that £1000 would cover her initial costs -
The designer behind the west London shop and fashion label Debonair is considering suing Italian fashion duo Dolce and Gabbanna for allegedly copying her designs. Debonair's Deborah Nicholas claims that Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana first visited her shop in the Portobello Green Arcade back in February 2000, became regular customers and bought several of her designs over the next few years. In 2002, Deborah saw a bag in the Evening Standard credited to D&G which was remarkably similar to one she had designed and sold to the pair. She then visited D&G's Sloane Street shop where she obtained the spring/summer 2003 catalogue and spotted not only the clutch bag but also a Manga print T-shirt and a gold leather top which she recognised as being very like her own designs and which had also been bought by D&G. Last month, Deborah was taking a ciggy break outside of her shop when she saw Domenico Dolce and confronted him. Now, Deborah is seeking help with the costs of pursuing a legal case through copyright specialists at London law firm, Berwin Leighton Paisner. Her solicitor, Caroline Barber told us: "We are totally behind Deborah and have agreed to represent her on a conditional fee basis, but this doesn't cover all the associated costs of taking high court action." It is estimated that £1000 would cover her initial costs -
