Comments on: Aseef Vaza | Combatting copying

By: Jessica Sandino

Jessica Sandino — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:39:06 +0000

Aseef Vaza’s desigs are very unique and for a multi million dollar company like Judith’s, to try and benefit from this young, hot, designer, is completly unacceptable. Sincerely, Jessica S.

By: The Business of Fashion

The Business of Fashion — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:54:05 +0000

For London-based designers out there and thinking about copying issues, Jan Miller from the CFE sent this link about a great event being held on 12 March 2008 in London. http://www.own-it.org/events/details/?eventId=239

By: Anjo

Anjo — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:32:50 +0000

Perhaps this is heretical, but between the two purses featured at the top of this page I prefer the copy. Does that make me crass? Maybe. I’m also a consumer. However important it is to protect designers, especially emerging ones, from counterfeiting, I can’t help but be cynical about their prospects of success. Fashion has always had its counterfeiters, and inspirations are so pervasive, so necessary- how is one to distinguish?

By: artefact212

artefact212 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:42:37 +0000

The CFDA really needs to take a good hard look at this issue. They have elected Diane Von Furstenberg as president to represent American designers. Has anyone questioned that Von Furstenberg’s clothes are all MADE IN CHINA? Congress should investigate further and request that all jobs be returned to AMERICANS first. C’mon Lou Dobbs, we challenge you to take this one on. And, Obama who preaches Hope and Change for who? We HOPE certainly not for the Von Furstenbergs of the fashion industry.

By: Dahlia

Dahlia — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:18:08 +0000

For American designers, this is a bit of good news that lawmakers are working to solve part of the problem in counterfeiting. Is it true that in France shoppers are not allowed to buy counterfeited products in the country or else be fined? But I don’t think it’s only young designers who face this counterfeiting problem, some big designers are also guilty of copying old styles. Most recently I was in a vintage store that had a gray crocodile-like skin purse with gold plated corners from the 1950′s. The shop owner tore a page out of a recent magazine and showed a near exact replica of it by Prada in red croc skin. I forgot who made the purse, but the similarities were staggering…