It's even worse now a days, our coat collection is copied a couple of weeks after hitting the stores. Long-live globalization and the internet...
contemporary bags inspired by premier
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It's even worse now a days, our coat collection is copied a couple of weeks after hitting the stores. Long-live globalization and the internet...
As long as it's not straight up counterfeit and the luxury brands don't suffer from it financially, I think it's fine. People who really want that Celine, Chanel or LV won't settle for anything else, and people who like the design but can't afford/justify the luxury price range can get it within their budget, so they're two completely separate consumer groups to begin with. Besides, the contemporary brands always keep their logos in plain sight so it's easy to tell they're not blatantly stealing.
Just take a look at Michael Michael Kors bags - they're all there; Luggage, Trio, GST, Marc Jacobs backpack. Kors doesn't bother to design anything. He just rips off others.
DKNY has also just about taken the Chanel quilted 2.55 over, Gansevoort series is pretty much based on Chanel designs. Despite this, I still love DKNY.
And yes, I'm with you all on the whole "leggings are not pants" issue!
DKNY has also just about taken the Chanel quilted 2.55 over, Gansevoort series is pretty much based on Chanel designs. Despite this, I still love DKNY.
And yes, I'm with you all on the whole "leggings are not pants" issue!
This gave me a laugh today.
So would the caption for these be "Karl Lagerfeld inspired by... Chanel"?
So would the caption for these be "Karl Lagerfeld inspired by... Chanel"?
I agree 100%. In addition, I think the relationship between premier and cheap goes both ways. How often have we seen trends that originated on the street, or some other non-rarefied milieu, "translated" into versions that are priced well out of the range of the people who inspired them?
I guess I only find it ironic since he's so holier than thou.He's been doing that for years.
I agree 100%. In addition, I think the relationship between premier and cheap goes both ways. How often have we seen trends that originated on the street, or some other non-rarefied milieu, "translated" into versions that are priced well out of the range of the people who inspired them?
True. A few recent examples would be the Birkenstock, Stan Smith, gaffiti canvas backpack, etc.
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Excellent examples! A classic older example would be Marc Jacob's "grunge" collection of the 90's with its Doc Martens ripoffs. Not to be a complete cynic, but it often appears that the only difference between "inspiration" and "IP theft" is a few million dollars worth of marketing.
. . . or "Chanel" inspired by Karl Lagerfeld?. . . �� I think it's great that he does this AND gets away with it! Love Karl!
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Most folk walking the streets don't care about purses and can't recognize a chanel from a forever21. Those who ARE able to recognize each for what it is and be able to tell the difference are the only ones who will be impressed by the chanel over the F21. So, there's really no harm no foul since it's not possible to impress those who don't know the difference anyway and those who DO know the difference will be impressed. In the meantime, if a gal loves a little bag she sees at F21 and has no idea it looks like a chanel, all the more power to her. She can buy it, love it and look totally cute while she does it.
WRT leggings..... I keep seeing women wearing them in business settings. It is embarrassing. Really, ladies? REALLY??? I work so hard to keep the boys from thinking about my wiggly bits during work hours and there you go... ruining EVERYthing.
WRT leggings..... I keep seeing women wearing them in business settings. It is embarrassing. Really, ladies? REALLY??? I work so hard to keep the boys from thinking about my wiggly bits during work hours and there you go... ruining EVERYthing.
Shortly: I do not care that deeply about discretionary items that have artistic/creative flare that inspire other designers/artists or businesses. You should read about the origins of Madewell, there's a great article out there.
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I was at the salon getting my hair done about 6 years ago and the shop owners allowed solicitors to come in and sell candy and women's trinkets. Someone was selling those press and click clasp wallets (basically 2 pieces of metal clasped together with a thin kiss lock) and I thought they were generic patterns, like one finds at Wal-Mart, Target, Forever21, Stein's, Big Lots, etc.
The solicitor kept annoying me so I bought a plain plaid one for $15 or something ridiculously expensive like that. When I got home, I didn't like the plastic feeling of it, so my cousin said she'd take it. Then she said, "I think you don't want it because it's a knock-off, but I don't care."
I had no idea it was a knock-off someone else's design. It was PLAID! And I had avoided the blatant double interlocking C because it looked stupid and I knew that was supposed to be Chanel (I had seen Chanel perfumes at Macy's and the Coco movie by this time LOL).
Turns out, the beige plaid was meant to mimic Burberry. PLAID! It's so generic as to be ridiculous, I thought, when I learned that some years later (aka very recently).
In fact, I learned that Louboutin and Louis Vuitton were not just bad pronunciations of the same name only about 3 years ago. My point? The world is not a vacuum inside "The Devil Wears Prada" film where Meryl Streep condescendingly-but-motherly dresses Anne Hathaway down for disparaging expensive high fashion. The truth is people outside of any industry do not care about inspiration/muses.
I couldn't and cannot afford $4000+ accessories, so why in the world would I know who those designers are? The only place I've seen a Dior handbag is while flipping through magazines in the grocery store. They don't have a boutique in my state. And quite frankly, I cannot afford anything that doesn't list its price. I think some people are taking it entirely too seriously. YouTube has allowed people to blithely declare that people should "save up" for $12,000 handbags instead of buying a purse from TJ Maxx for $40.
Meanwhile, these poor people watching those videos have a $600 car payment, $55,000 in student loans, $3,500 in credit card debt all because they didn't want to drive an "inspired by Audi" Hyundai to impress people they don't really like with money they do not really have to waste.
Give me a break.
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I was at the salon getting my hair done about 6 years ago and the shop owners allowed solicitors to come in and sell candy and women's trinkets. Someone was selling those press and click clasp wallets (basically 2 pieces of metal clasped together with a thin kiss lock) and I thought they were generic patterns, like one finds at Wal-Mart, Target, Forever21, Stein's, Big Lots, etc.
The solicitor kept annoying me so I bought a plain plaid one for $15 or something ridiculously expensive like that. When I got home, I didn't like the plastic feeling of it, so my cousin said she'd take it. Then she said, "I think you don't want it because it's a knock-off, but I don't care."
I had no idea it was a knock-off someone else's design. It was PLAID! And I had avoided the blatant double interlocking C because it looked stupid and I knew that was supposed to be Chanel (I had seen Chanel perfumes at Macy's and the Coco movie by this time LOL).
Turns out, the beige plaid was meant to mimic Burberry. PLAID! It's so generic as to be ridiculous, I thought, when I learned that some years later (aka very recently).
In fact, I learned that Louboutin and Louis Vuitton were not just bad pronunciations of the same name only about 3 years ago. My point? The world is not a vacuum inside "The Devil Wears Prada" film where Meryl Streep condescendingly-but-motherly dresses Anne Hathaway down for disparaging expensive high fashion. The truth is people outside of any industry do not care about inspiration/muses.
I couldn't and cannot afford $4000+ accessories, so why in the world would I know who those designers are? The only place I've seen a Dior handbag is while flipping through magazines in the grocery store. They don't have a boutique in my state. And quite frankly, I cannot afford anything that doesn't list its price. I think some people are taking it entirely too seriously. YouTube has allowed people to blithely declare that people should "save up" for $12,000 handbags instead of buying a purse from TJ Maxx for $40.
Meanwhile, these poor people watching those videos have a $600 car payment, $55,000 in student loans, $3,500 in credit card debt all because they didn't want to drive an "inspired by Audi" Hyundai to impress people they don't really like with money they do not really have to waste.
Give me a break.
These days the Hyundai is pricier than the Audi
Albeit I have to admit being pretty impressed by the Equus in California.
At $61,000 USD MSRP for the Equus, you're right about that! :lolots: Hahaha! The Equus is definitely an inspired car! But it's pretty, I'll give it that! But there are Audis that cost more than my house. I had no idea there were cars that cost more than $80,000 that actually fit us mere mortals inside them.
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Before reading the whole thread, I wanted to add to this discussion (my humble opinion):
I agree w/ OP w/ the fact that designs of certain bags made for people who can't afford to spend their money on a $1k or more bag can have them.
Also, no one is forcing anyone to spend hundreds or thousands of money on anything, it's totally up to the person what they would like to spend their money on, if you love to buy lux brands - you go girl (or boy!), if you like to splurge on other things but would still like to invest into a functional handbag - you go girl (or boy!)
It doesn't bother me because I'm not at that point in my life where I have the extra income to buy bags so I do have to prioritize what I spend on.
I can appreciate what the contemporary designers do for people like me b/c I still like to have a cute handbag
As for recycling bag silhouettes - nowadays everything is sampled. Especially in movies and music... I didn't realize that the Coach had their own version of the Favorite MM until I was browsing eBay.
I feel like it's bound to happen, where ideas get recycled, renewed, maybe revamped - but only because I mean, in all honesty, how many different styles are actually out there anymore?
Anyway - back to page 1 to read
I agree w/ OP w/ the fact that designs of certain bags made for people who can't afford to spend their money on a $1k or more bag can have them.
Also, no one is forcing anyone to spend hundreds or thousands of money on anything, it's totally up to the person what they would like to spend their money on, if you love to buy lux brands - you go girl (or boy!), if you like to splurge on other things but would still like to invest into a functional handbag - you go girl (or boy!)
It doesn't bother me because I'm not at that point in my life where I have the extra income to buy bags so I do have to prioritize what I spend on.
I can appreciate what the contemporary designers do for people like me b/c I still like to have a cute handbag
As for recycling bag silhouettes - nowadays everything is sampled. Especially in movies and music... I didn't realize that the Coach had their own version of the Favorite MM until I was browsing eBay.
I feel like it's bound to happen, where ideas get recycled, renewed, maybe revamped - but only because I mean, in all honesty, how many different styles are actually out there anymore?
Anyway - back to page 1 to read