Designer Knockoffs

[ultramarine]

Oh mah GAH!!!!

Im gagging! I cant believe I hadnt heard of that story before ... its too much.... and the ripoff is so icky and ill fitting

Ok, ok .. lets keep on topic .. this is D&C not Star style forums ...

There must be other dresses/stories like these

 

[Crying Diamonds]

Wow, that's actually shocking.

 

[Dkammern]

^^ it all ended up with a naked photoshoot of Courney wearing only chanel accessories and swearing "i would rather go naked than wear fake chanel"
here's the full story
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/courtney-love-chanel-0907

 

[fee de foret]

what i always found the most funny about that courtney fake story was how she said "karl forgave me" like she did this horrible thing -killed one of his assistants or something!

 

[Teja]

Zara once again...

Stella McCartney Pre-Fall 2010 VS Zara

STYLE.COM

ZARA.COM

 

[Daydreamer70]

Although I certainly don't approve of knockoffs, I find it hard to get riled up about many of these examples, since most of the originals aren't actually very original or innovative to begin with.
If a design can be successfully and cheaply copied line for line, then it's probably a sign that the original is not worth the designer price accept for the higher quality fabric.
What's almost more dissapointing to me, is that the designers at Zara etc..are so lazy, that they can't think up a suede pump with matching bows, or a 60's mod suit in camel on thier own.
I've been following fashion for 20 years now, and I've seen all of these "originals" a billion times already, but the fact is that the general "commercial" public isn't willing or able to wear anything very different, or to pay very much for it, so the bar is set pathetically low.

 

[lucy92]

this urban outfitters sweater has elements of an isabel marant sweater

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...h=true&isProduct=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS



source: rockangel's scan

 

[HeatherAnne]

^ And how about this one (which popped up on the side of that) which screams Rodarte:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=20701389&navAction=jump&isProduct=true&parentid=MORE%20IDEAS&isProduct=true&cross-sell=true&guide-bn=true





stylecaster & urbanoutfitters

 

[balcut]

The first one is an Australian designer Arthur Galan and the other Martin Margiela F/W 10. A complete replica. Its very annoying when designers present their 'own' collections and completely rip off other designers work. Especially a designer like Arthur who is pretty well respected in the Australian fashion industry. However nothing of his is really new or challenging.

 

[HeatherAnne]

Wonderful first post balcut, but don't forget to credit your images per tFS crediting rules, found here

It's one thing to see a chain copy a designer item, but for one designer to copy another is even more disconcerting -- you'd think they'd be a little more sensitive to the issue.

 

[lucy92]

christian dior resort 2011 top vs. bebe's summer 2011 top (elle.com, bebe.com)

 

[HeatherAnne]

Just saw on Sea of Shoes about Hanna Bernhard being knocked off by Iris Apfel for HSN. How terrible And obviously a blatant copy, right down to the stone colors all used in the same places.

Via the Hanna Bernhard Blog:

hanna-bernhard.blogspot

 

[lucy92]

^my guess is that the toucan item will be pulled before the September launch at HSN.

its the epitome of laziness and greed, IMO.

 

[daniellat]

How could they think they could pull that off without Hanna knowing? it's not lazy, it's stupid

 

[lucy92]

Does this "Courtney Henley" by Australian brand Lorna Jane look familiar to you? Let's see. The sleeves and bodice are dark red, with three wide stripes in pale pink, bright pink, and cream. The color-blocking theme continues with the use of constrasting blue trim around the neck and a blue V-shaped inset of fabric in the front. Hmm. Oh, wait, I know what this reminds me of! It reminds me of the exact same top, which was made by the designer Isabel Marant and shown in Paris this March. What a funny coincidence! (jezebel.com)

 

[HeatherAnne]

^ Geeze, they should have copied the heathered material too, because it's already identical, but just ugly in bright colors.

So I read on Atlantis Home that the Hanna Bernhard pin will not be sold , but I found a certain part of the HSN's response interesting:

“Iris Apfel’s collection for HSN is intended to share her interpretations of some of her vintage jewelry pieces. Mrs. Apfel explained to HSN that, like many of her pieces, she purchased her toucan brooch from a flea market and believed it was a vintage piece. As we have discovered that this is not a vintage piece, the brooch will be removed from the collection.”

Since when did it become okay to copy vintage pieces and call them your own? Erin Wasson did this for her Low Luv collection [ya know, after she her knocked off Bliss Lau's entire collection], as a blogger discovered when she found a vintage cuff owned by her mom. Here's a comparison of the two:

hippiehippiemilkshake.blogspot

 

[lucy92]

considering that the Hanna Bernhard piece originally probably cost hundreds of dollars originally. i highly doubt apfel's story.

Hanna Bernhard said it was purchased by apfel at a retail outlet in palm beach florida.

 

[lucy92]

H&M fall 2011 sweater vs. an isabel marant sweater.
guess dress vs. rodarte for target

image sources: thischicksgotstyle.blogspot.com, fashiontoast, huffingtonpost

 

[lalaboyz]

Its interesting reading all the comments and to see how passionately people feel about plaigiarism. Honestly there is only so much you can do to clothing before it becomes a costume, so its not suprising that there are many many similar garments in the world.

I think creative people, if promted with certain inspiration will come to a similar conclusion. So i dont think there is much plaigiarism in the design world. I mean design is a form of art. Its not the same as writing words.(not that words are not art)

There is no black or white in design. If your gonna say someone is plaigiarising someone elses design i think the only accurate way to measure this would be to check patterns, At school my teachers mark patterns to the millimeter, if its more than 3ml out, its marked wrong, and I need to redo this.

But because most major designers dont pattern make themselves, how do we know that the sketch wasnt just sent to the same factory in china that made the original, and the factory decided to use the same pattern to save on cost. ra ra ra. There are so many possible reasons while clothes look the same.

Yes i agree some people blatantly copy, but I dont think this happens in large design houses. merely coincidence. If you see something that seems to be a strong reference to another collection is because Its a trend. The designer has obviously picked up on a trans-sesonal trend and carried it through the collection.

 

[HeatherAnne]

^ Thank you for sharing a different point of view, well said and you certainly make some valid points.

I think most of the examples posted in this thread are pretty deliberate and obvious, but I agree I often see cases where someone cites or claims plagiarism and I find myself thinking that it's probably more of a case of two designers latching on to the same trend or idea.

I actually feel that is the case with the Isabel Marant sweater posted right above us. Even before Isabel had those go down her runway the fisherman sweater was becoming a trend, Alexa Chung designed a nearly identical one for Madewell prior to Isabel's runway show. I don't find the H&M one to be that similar, you could probaly find a more similar one at LL Bean who have carried such sweaters for 10+ years.

However, the Guess dress is blatant to me... and needless because damn that's an ugly dress to begin with regardless of whose name [Rodarte] is slapped on it!