This is rich. Copycat brand H&M has filed a lawsuit against copycat brand Forever 21 for copying one of its designs. The design in question is a tote bag for the beach that cleverly reads “Beach Please.”
On the left above is a Christian Louboutin sandal with pink suede straps edged stitch-in-the-ditch style with yellow leather piping, a black suede insole, and a lavender suede platform and heel. The rectangular buckle is also covered in purple suede. On the right is a Jessica Simpson sandal with pink suede straps…
Tatty Devine, the London-based brand known for its witty (and relatively inexpensive) jewelry, noticed something funny about a new Claire's necklace: namely, that it looks virtually identical in design to Tatty Devine's own "Dinosaur" necklace. And that isn't all.
Here we have pictures of two dresses. One, on the left, was made by Gucci, shown on the runway last spring, and worn by Jennifer Lopez to last year's Met Ball. It's a bright pink halter-neck chiffon gown, with long, trailing ties at the neck that can be tied up almost any which way you want. There's a vertical slit…
Rihanna was sued earlier this year for ripping off the work of photographer David LaChapelle in her video for the song "S&M." In October, Rihanna and her record company settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum after a judge agreed there were strong similarities between certain scenes of the music video and eight…
In addition to its history of labor violations, Forever 21 has been sued more than 50 times for allegedly stealing the work of other designers and passing it off as their own. Despite this long legal history, Forever 21 continues to get away with it: The chain has never lost one of these cases in court.
Three years ago, Kristen Hammond silkscreened and sold children's t-shirts reading, "My mom doesn't want your advice." Then, this week, she found a onesie at Target that's nearly-identical, right down to the unusual font. Target has yet to explain.
What a coincidence! Just one day after we posted an exhaustive and comprehensive post titled How To Make An Emergency Maxi-Pad, gynecologist Lisa Masterson from that show The Doctors demonstrated her "special little trick," for making a pad in an emergency. This does indeed feel familiar to us. We're glad we could…
Does this "Courtney Henley" by Australian brand Lorna Jane look familiar to you? Let's see. The sleeves and bodice are dark red, with three wide stripes in pale pink, bright pink, and cream. The color-blocking theme continues with the use of constrasting blue trim around the neck and a blue V-shaped inset of fabric in…
David LaChapplle is famous for his sexy, colorful, highly saturated and fetish-y images; if you saw Rihanna's latest video, "S&M" — with its latex and riotous hues — you may have thought it was a great example of LaChappelle's work. The problem is, he didn't direct the clip. So he's suing.
Continuing her business model of biting Oprah, Tyra has announced that her talk show will end its five-year run in spring 2010. Instead, she'll launch Bankable Studios, which promises to bring "positive images of women to the big screen." [People]
Remember Slim Goodbody, the show that aired in the mid- to late-'80s, where the dude wore a bodysuit with intestines on it? Check out the leotard Katy Perry "designed" for H&M. We can't get too pissy, though, because her item is for charity. [Nitrolicious]
A reader writes: "I live in Bangladesh, where the nakshi kantha is a well-known form of folk art embroidery. Through 20 years of hard work, this art has been carefully revitalized in order to provide livelihoods to thousands of otherwise destitute Bangladeshi village women. The designs have been fully researched and…
So we don't know who made the decision to style Johnny Depp's hair for the movie version of Sweeny Todd but we do know that his 'do is channeling the late Susan Sontag. It's her iconic streak! Maybe Depp is trying do pay tribute to the New York intellectual? Click the picture to see the cover shot. [EW]
More trouble in Oprah-author land! The talk show host's new bestselling BFF, Jessica Seinfeld, is being questioned over her guru guide on healthy eating for kids,Deceptively Delicious. Today's New York Times and Wall Street Journal report that Ms. Seinfeld's book bears an uncanny resemblance to a cookbook already out…
