posted by bastylefilegirl
Jun 06, 2008 1:55PM
Great minds think alike Fashionista I blogged twice about this one. But you missed one that I've added to my blog Newport News has a version too!
http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product_single.aspx?style_id=32850138
posted by guest
Jun 06, 2008 2:01PM
i have to say that i disagree with this example being egregious - i don't see what's that original about slapping a rosette on a pair of flip-flops. this is very different from the steve madden/alexander mcqueen comparison.
it's one thing when people knock off logos, signature elements (the gucci horsebit, for instance) or very individualistic designs...but flip-flops? with a flower on them? i'm not a fashion blogger, but i think this has probably been done a few...million...times.
and who wants to pay $200 for ff's, anyways? then you're just asking for it.
posted by Tamara
Jun 06, 2008 2:08PM
I agree with fashionursta. I see girls wearing cheap knockoffs all the time, and it's so pathetic. The people who have a clue about knockoffs, know that you're wearing or carrying one!
posted by guest
Jun 06, 2008 2:11PM
what's pathetic about it? who cares if "clued-in" people know that you're wearing/carrying one?
why does fashion have to be elitist or expensive to be viable?
posted by guest
Jun 06, 2008 3:20PM
I agree with the guest at 2:01. There's nothing particularly original about putting a rosette on a pair of flip flops. I'm sure it's been done before. And I would not pay $200 for them! You could make it a DIY project for much cheaper!
posted by aninnka
Jun 08, 2008 12:18AM
I agree with the guest at 2:11. I think we can all agree fashion doesn't have to be expensive to be viable, and at the end of the day who cares? I have a pair of thongs with a rose and I love them, I don't care if anyone notices the fact that my shoes are a "cheap knockoff", it's not like I'm pretending I own a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti's... they're just flip flops... with a rose , get it?
posted by fashionursta
Jun 06, 2008 1:46PM
Don't you think this knockoff stuff is getting out of control? I know that the people that buy the knockoffs would probably never buy the pricier originals, but these knockoff brands, don't they have any originality anymore?