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mouseptrolix · May 23rd, 2009, 04:16 PM

Check this out - this brand ripps off all major designer styles shamelessly
Here is their take on a BV bag - not sure what is the BV style name, but it is clearly BV

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX no publicity for them

ricera · May 24th, 2009, 12:57 AM

ewww... Its so far from BV, I'm not sure I'm even offended. That bag does not seem to be offering a pleasant tactile experience.

lingtsui · May 24th, 2009, 01:05 AM

I can understand that this is very upsetting for you.
But not knowing the intention of the designer for this brand... I can only say that I don't think they are trying to rip off the BV style. I have seen a lot of woven bags...bags with that similar pattern at many department stores and other lines of "no-name" handbags. The woven style is not uncommon.

jburgh · May 24th, 2009, 01:11 AM

ricera - I'm with you. It doesn't look enough like a BV to be concerned.

doreenjoy · May 24th, 2009, 02:00 AM

It reminds me more of Cole Haan than BV. Just IMO.

mouseptrolix · May 24th, 2009, 02:11 AM

Ok, how about this EXACT rip off of the Jimmy Choo's Monna
The Choo original
http://www.jimmychoo.com/pws/Product...roductID=67867

The exact "copy"
XXXXXXX no publicity for them XXXXXXX

viba424 · May 24th, 2009, 08:35 AM

Blech. I dont think you'd be fooling anybody though. You know who is also guilty of that is Nine West.

Baggiana · May 24th, 2009, 08:55 AM

This is commonly done- taking the basic design or design element and either making it as close a possible but changing at least something - only a stitch is needed - or reinterpreting it slightly. Just changing the dimensions is sufficient - just so long as you do not try to appropriate the trademark or mark the item with another's name and try to pass it off as a BV or Jimmy Choo. In this case, it is not a counterfeit, just a "reinterpretation"/copy. Not illegal or a problem. It is the lifeblood of fashion and you will see it after every collection is presented. You should only be concerned if this is a counterfeit - or an artist or artisan whose work is commonly taken to China by others to produce without paying for design work and brought back to sell to big box stores or larger retailers - and there is nothing that you can do about it. You hope that your customers are looking for quality and the "real thing".

jburgh · May 24th, 2009, 09:46 AM

This topic comes up on a regular basis. I edited the posts because we don't give the the fakers/replicas any publicity. There are fakers, it ticks people off, leaving it at that.

May 23rd, 2009, 04:16 PM	#1
mouseptrolix OP Member Joined: May 2008 Location: bay area california Posts: 531	shameless ripoff by Big Budha brand Check this out - this brand ripps off all major designer styles shamelessly Here is their take on a BV bag - not sure what is the BV style name, but it is clearly BV XXXXXXXXXXXXXX no publicity for them
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May 24th, 2009, 12:57 AM	#2
ricera Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: COLORADO Posts: 598	ewww... Its so far from BV, I'm not sure I'm even offended. That bag does not seem to be offering a pleasant tactile experience.
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May 24th, 2009, 01:11 AM	#4
jburgh BV, Choo, Ferragamo Joined: Aug 2007 Location: where the Corgis frap Posts: 7,224	ricera - I'm with you. It doesn't look enough like a BV to be concerned.
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May 24th, 2009, 02:00 AM	#5
doreenjoy I should be writing. Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Mostly in the USA Posts: 2,513	It reminds me more of Cole Haan than BV. Just IMO.
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May 24th, 2009, 02:11 AM	#6
mouseptrolix OP Member Joined: May 2008 Location: bay area california Posts: 531	Ok, how about this EXACT rip off of the Jimmy Choo's Monna The Choo original http://www.jimmychoo.com/pws/Product...roductID=67867 The exact "copy" XXXXXXX no publicity for them XXXXXXX
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May 24th, 2009, 01:05 AM	#3
lingtsui myBbag rides shotgun Joined: May 2007 Location: New Yorker in Houston Posts: 556	I can understand that this is very upsetting for you. But not knowing the intention of the designer for this brand... I can only say that I don't think they are trying to rip off the BV style. I have seen a lot of woven bags...bags with that similar pattern at many department stores and other lines of "no-name" handbags. The woven style is not uncommon.

May 24th, 2009, 08:35 AM	#7
viba424 Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,915	Blech. I dont think you'd be fooling anybody though. You know who is also guilty of that is Nine West.
viba424 Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,915

May 24th, 2009, 08:55 AM	#8
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,994	This is commonly done- taking the basic design or design element and either making it as close a possible but changing at least something - only a stitch is needed - or reinterpreting it slightly. Just changing the dimensions is sufficient - just so long as you do not try to appropriate the trademark or mark the item with another's name and try to pass it off as a BV or Jimmy Choo. In this case, it is not a counterfeit, just a "reinterpretation"/copy. Not illegal or a problem. It is the lifeblood of fashion and you will see it after every collection is presented. You should only be concerned if this is a counterfeit - or an artist or artisan whose work is commonly taken to China by others to produce without paying for design work and brought back to sell to big box stores or larger retailers - and there is nothing that you can do about it. You hope that your customers are looking for quality and the "real thing".
Baggiana Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,994	__________________

May 24th, 2009, 09:46 AM	#9
jburgh BV, Choo, Ferragamo Joined: Aug 2007 Location: where the Corgis frap Posts: 7,224	This topic comes up on a regular basis. I edited the posts because we don't give the the fakers/replicas any publicity. There are fakers, it ticks people off, leaving it at that.
	__________________ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Last edited by jburgh; May 24th, 2009 at 09:49 AM.

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