Reader Stella’s kind of bummed that Jeffrey Campbell ripped off the Bess moccasins she’s been lusting after.
You know which ones we’re talking about - black suede with a solid rectangle of gold pyramid studs on the foot. They’re barely a bootie, with a layer of fringe around the ankle. You’ve seen them on MK and you can buy them at Oak for $222, (or you can when they re-stock).
Jeffrey Campbell didn’t want to come up with his own hipster moccasin design, so he took Bess’s and added an extra layer of fringe. But he’s still selling it for $124, and Shopbop’s still selling his over the Bess original.
No offense Stella, we think they’re both kind of ugly, (we have a hard time with a mix of fringe, suede and studs) but we totally get why you’re upset.
If it was us, we’d write a letter.
posted by guest
Nov 14, 2008 12:08PM
You know, I really do not feel bad for Bess at all...studs are such a DIY punk thing, and Bess charges an insane amount of money for faux punk style. It's not like Bess invented punk!