tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post1075962001076449568..comments2024-03-04T16:08:04.086+00:00Comments on Daisy Dayz: Friend Friday: Copying in the Fashion IndustryChantele Cross-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07357950060552148083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-13558493114542922622010-09-07T23:07:39.998+01:002010-09-07T23:07:39.998+01:00I agree that nothing is truly new anymore, we are ...I agree that nothing is truly new anymore, we are all copying someone, and occasionally ourselves. <br /><br />While I don't usually buy knockoffs in the knowledge that it is one -- I usually assume that it is one version or another of something off the runways. It's unavoidable. <br /><br />And I don't think it's wrong, designers aren't lossing any customers (people buying knockoffs aren't their customers) and us poor people get to partake in the trends. I also like to make my own knockoffs -- I like to sew and make jewelry, so why not get inspiration there?LyddieGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604790644999494872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-69772579200587512862010-09-06T05:06:51.835+01:002010-09-06T05:06:51.835+01:00This is interesting stuff. It would be crazy if al...This is interesting stuff. It would be crazy if all designers were granted copyrights. Where would it ever and, and how would something new ever begin? I'm by no means a designer junkee, certainly not for anything expensive. But I do think that knockoffs are just kinda cheesy. I would rather stick to non-name brand or vintage items than try to get a fake designer anything. <br /><br />Where I live, some guy copyrighted the name Torres del Paine and started threatening anybody that used that name (which is a local national park in Patagonia) on any piece of clothing. It was pretty ridiculous, because the brands were so different, and owning the rights to write that name on something so touristic is just crazy... Ok, that's my little rant. <br /><br />Hope you are enjoying a great weekend!heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352538845216308169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-91554708013933240472010-09-06T01:59:44.602+01:002010-09-06T01:59:44.602+01:00That's a really interesting post. Great answer...That's a really interesting post. Great answers. I usually get items that are inspired by the trends but not outright coping the designs seen on the catwalk. <br /><br />I used to get fake handbags back in the day but they were never good quality anyway so I just buy bags I like.Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226089834657427488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-23719423575715142322010-09-06T01:28:57.880+01:002010-09-06T01:28:57.880+01:00I've become very aware of copycat designs in s...I've become very aware of copycat designs in shops lately, and to be honest, it's really been bothering me. I think pure, exact copies are the equivalent of stealing someone's design, and I avoid buying them. <br />I understand drawing inspiration from runways and designers, since that is how all fashion works. I'm all for affordable pieces with the same basic style or feel of designer pieces, but obvious rip-offs are just obnoxious and uncreative.Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963171160622440471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-65069568637222050792010-09-04T16:33:37.363+01:002010-09-04T16:33:37.363+01:00i used to get knock off handbags all the time when...i used to get knock off handbags all the time when i lived in chicago - but they just didn't hold up. so i'd rather spend a little more & get a good bag that will hold up, even if it isn't a so-called designer bag. i'm the same way about shoes. i refuse to but $10 shoes that will only give me blisters and last a day.<br /><br />while it's okay to be inspired by designer pieces - i think it's wrong to make copies. the tough part, though, is where to draw the line.alexkellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573543520434276913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-66603946996465382882010-09-03T21:47:57.641+01:002010-09-03T21:47:57.641+01:00wow those questions made me think, and i actually ...wow those questions made me think, and i actually agree with pretty much everything you said. the only one i wouldn't be able to answer is the last one because i don't own any designer knock-offs; i guess it's because most of what i have is either so basic and simple, or it's vintage!danielle and dinosaur toeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638415594400498236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-63502478401058226672010-09-03T17:13:52.809+01:002010-09-03T17:13:52.809+01:00Personally i dont care about copycat stuff because...Personally i dont care about copycat stuff because I feel if anyone wears copycat goods its because they can't afford the real thing anyway. I dont think it makes the real thing cheaper but instead makes it more valuable. Because when someone does have something thats real designer its quality and cost a bank load, you know it. And it creates this envy and respect for the line. I do think its wrong to steal someones work but to be honest the designers should be flattered and know that their clientele aren't going to by copycat stuff anyway. For example. I grew up in a private school in a 'uppity' neighborhood. If someone found out you were wearings something from target or walmart it was a big deal. Like wat a looser what is she wearing. So it made everyone work harder to shop at EXPRESS or BEBE. Every now and then someone would try to get something by but generally speaking the community would shun it. (its gay considering its just clothes but tis the life i grew up in) Every year before school started the mothers would go max out their credit cards buying their kids knew cloths and crap they didn't need which was ironic considering we wore uniform. And every season the wardrobe had to be changed. I was a rebel, I liked to go barefoot and wear the same sundress over and over so my mum used to throw my clothes away when i was out so I couldn't keep the things i wanted to wear. Iono. I just think that copycat stuff isn't a big deal. If your buying copycat stuff its because u can't afford the real thing. and if you can't afford the real thing it makes the real thing more special. like the chocolate chip cookies ur mum wont let u have until after dinner. <br /><br />iono just a thought<br /><br />xx<br />anyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489992859436594458.post-80406823970608772412010-09-03T16:11:52.289+01:002010-09-03T16:11:52.289+01:00i say no to fakes, lookalikes and copycats.
☆ def...i say no to fakes, lookalikes and copycats.<br /><br /><a href="http://joooeeei.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">☆ definitely, maybe</a>joei ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/14607539446136845299noreply@blogger.com