Adventures in Copyrights: The Bangle Battles

May 20, 2008 @ 1:37pm

kenneth jay lane topshop bracelets.jpgReader Jade sent in these very similar bracelets.

One's Kenneth Jay Lane ($220), inventor of the strawberry charm necklace seen everywhere in Soho about a year ago. The other's Topshop (a little under $50), with which we're all familiar.

We know one bracelet features an elephant and the other a lion, but the choice of turquoise, gold and safari animal heads make this too coincidental a trifecta to ignore.

Is it terrible that we actually like the one from Topshop way better?

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 1:44PM

I actually bought a black and gold version of this bracelet on ebay for about $20, even cheaper than topshop. There are tons of inexpensive versions on ebay.

posted by collegiate

May 20, 2008 1:50PM

guest at 1:44 I've been interested in buying one of these, but I haven't been able to find one for as cheap as $20! What did you search for on ebay?e

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 2:02PM

the topshop one is so gauty AKA horrible

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 2:24PM

i've see the similar versions being sold at Aldo, and by the jewelry brand Noir.

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 2:53PM

These are way too common, if you look for fine jewelry in India, you will see these bracelets everwhere, with lions, elephants, snakes!

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 2:53PM

Guest at 1:50, here is a link to the seller I bought from. They have some ugly junk to sort through but I love my bracelet!

http://stores.ebay.com/marionsgems_Category-2-Bracelet_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ3QQftidZ2QQtZkm

xoxo-guest at 1:44

posted by collegiate

May 20, 2008 3:14PM

Thanks so much guest at 1:44 (and 2:53)!!

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 4:22PM

urban has a ton of these too. i saw them and immediately thought of the giraffe kjl bracelet.

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 9:01PM

The last time I was in Topshop I saw an exact replica of KJL's tiger bracelet. Exact

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posted by guest

May 20, 2008 9:04PM

The TopShop one is WAY better.

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posted by guest

Jun 29, 2008 12:32AM

Actually this bracelet is a knock off of the Roberto Cavalli selling on eluxury.com for $700

http://eluxury.com/estore/browse/product_detail.jsp?id=11626121

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