Forever 21 has had many run-ins alongside artists in addition to designers claiming to get got had their ideas in addition to fine art stolen past times the behemoth chain, simply at nowadays they've struck about home. In our backyard. To i of our ain in addition to I am non happy close it. And clearly, neither is the designer affected, Charles Smith II. Smith's fashion label is called Smith II and his S2 spring/summer 2017 collection, “Do Not Touch,” debuted this past times Oct. ii at the Dallas Contemporary, alongside all proceeds benefitting Dallas ISD. Seems Forever 21 took a liking to the concept in addition to created knockoffs of Smith's looks (see below)
In a social media post service on March 5, fashion designer Charles Smith II fumed, "I was going to maintain still close this in addition to lead hold it legally simply f**k that, Forever 21 is a giant company that gets over on creating cheaply made designs made out of inexpensive donkey Fabric that inwards a spin wheel of i launder is over earlier y'all fifty-fifty dry out it. This f**k company ripped off a concept that I incepted Jan of 2016, equally a designer I inquiry every exceptional of pattern or concept that I programme to crush throughout the collections I create inwards variations, @donottouchs2 was was a unproblematic stance that went untapped inwards both commercial & high fashion in addition to I tin honestly nation in addition to y'all tin Google "Do Not Touch Fashions" in addition to my shit pops upward first. Do Not Touch has helped create scholarship funds for kids inwards a populace schoolhouse arrangement that was built for them to neglect in addition to I created in addition to came upward alongside this collection non exclusively to limited simply to create positive alter through the platform I get got inwards the niggling way that I can, in addition to thus when giant companies such equally @forever21 blatantly steal your ideas in addition to non inquire nor compensate y'all in addition to allow lonely steal an stance that also belongs to the youth of our populace schools, your non exclusively taking coin out of my families rima oris simply y'all are also taking dreams away from these kids in addition to your taking coin out of at that spot steal which goes to helping at that spot transition into the side past times side groovy stage of at that spot lives. So @forever21 I know y'all retrieve your untouchable y'all seriously get got fucked alongside the incorrect nigga, your lack of mutual decency shows y'all don't abide by immature creatives who are trying to arrive at at that spot dreams alongside our ideas, in addition to since y'all lack decency I also volition produce what I get got to produce to build y'all abide by me in addition to every other designer y'all get got stolen ideas that y'all couldn't incept on your ain from. @vidakush @asherahswimwear @kimikouture let's stand upward together in addition to non allow these giant companies or imitation websites in addition to IG profiles proceed to theft our difficult working ideas."
Smith tagged several other designers inwards his Instagram post service who get got manifestly had their operate ripped off past times Forever 21. So, what tin nosotros equally consumers produce close it? For starters, boycott Forever 21. Next? Support local designers past times shopping from them directly. It's our duty equally consumers to back upward local artisans in addition to small-scale occupation concern in addition to to JUST SAY NO to thievery from large corporate chains who retrieve these small-scale brands don't get got the agency to create out them. We are the agency in addition to past times taking our dollars elsewhere, nosotros are sending a message to Forever 21 that this behaviour volition non last tolerated. 😡
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| (left) Forever 21 knock off (right) Smith II master designs |
In a social media post service on March 5, fashion designer Charles Smith II fumed, "I was going to maintain still close this in addition to lead hold it legally simply f**k that, Forever 21 is a giant company that gets over on creating cheaply made designs made out of inexpensive donkey Fabric that inwards a spin wheel of i launder is over earlier y'all fifty-fifty dry out it. This f**k company ripped off a concept that I incepted Jan of 2016, equally a designer I inquiry every exceptional of pattern or concept that I programme to crush throughout the collections I create inwards variations, @donottouchs2 was was a unproblematic stance that went untapped inwards both commercial & high fashion in addition to I tin honestly nation in addition to y'all tin Google "Do Not Touch Fashions" in addition to my shit pops upward first. Do Not Touch has helped create scholarship funds for kids inwards a populace schoolhouse arrangement that was built for them to neglect in addition to I created in addition to came upward alongside this collection non exclusively to limited simply to create positive alter through the platform I get got inwards the niggling way that I can, in addition to thus when giant companies such equally @forever21 blatantly steal your ideas in addition to non inquire nor compensate y'all in addition to allow lonely steal an stance that also belongs to the youth of our populace schools, your non exclusively taking coin out of my families rima oris simply y'all are also taking dreams away from these kids in addition to your taking coin out of at that spot steal which goes to helping at that spot transition into the side past times side groovy stage of at that spot lives. So @forever21 I know y'all retrieve your untouchable y'all seriously get got fucked alongside the incorrect nigga, your lack of mutual decency shows y'all don't abide by immature creatives who are trying to arrive at at that spot dreams alongside our ideas, in addition to since y'all lack decency I also volition produce what I get got to produce to build y'all abide by me in addition to every other designer y'all get got stolen ideas that y'all couldn't incept on your ain from. @vidakush @asherahswimwear @kimikouture let's stand upward together in addition to non allow these giant companies or imitation websites in addition to IG profiles proceed to theft our difficult working ideas."
Smith tagged several other designers inwards his Instagram post service who get got manifestly had their operate ripped off past times Forever 21. So, what tin nosotros equally consumers produce close it? For starters, boycott Forever 21. Next? Support local designers past times shopping from them directly. It's our duty equally consumers to back upward local artisans in addition to small-scale occupation concern in addition to to JUST SAY NO to thievery from large corporate chains who retrieve these small-scale brands don't get got the agency to create out them. We are the agency in addition to past times taking our dollars elsewhere, nosotros are sending a message to Forever 21 that this behaviour volition non last tolerated. 😡
Sumber http://www.ohsocynthia.com/