As we told you yesterday, Rachel Zoe’s first newsletter arrived today touting her first obsession, a Brian Atwood leopard “shootie”. Of course, she “DIES” over them. And while I’m not typically one for animal prints, it is a gorgeous shoe. It’s very RZ and we all know she and Brian are super tight, so no surprise on her pick of designer.
At the bottom of the newsletter, she also shows a Steve Madden shoe in a section called “Parallel Universe.” You would find said shoe on our site in “Adventures in Copyright.”
Obviously RZ has a wide range of fans, but we wonder how her fashion friends will feel about her promoting knock-offs of their creations. Just a little something to think about.
There’s also an “Ask Rachel” section on the site which given how many questions she answers via Twitter, will get a ton of attention from the stylist. We’re always surprised at how much advice she tweets back to her loyal following every day.
We’re looking forward to seeing how the site evolves. But not nearly as much as we’re anxiously awaiting the season two premiere of the Bravo show. She’s so much better when we can actually hear her go “bananas” over something.
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HA! I noticed the shoe thing and the first thing i thought was “Fashionista is going to be PISSED.”
You guys have got to chill out. People who can afford the Brian Atwood shoes are going to buy the Brian Atwoods. People who can afford the Steve Madden shoes are either going to buy the Steve Madden shoes or buy nothing. Either way, they are not going to buy the Brian Atwood version. Yes, the BA version is much chicer and it’s the creative work of a designer. But seriously, no one who was planning on spending $700 on a pair of shoes is going to see the Steve Madden version and think, “Hooray, lookie there, I can get the ‘inspired’ version for less than $200,” and buy them. They just aren’t.
i love the “Parallel Universe” thing. i guess you CAN expose “inspirations” without being nasty? how refreshing.
i also love the fact that she is embracing her wide range of fans. i guess unlike the fashionista girls who only have to worry about their petty little website, rachel is a true business woman who is running an empire. and she knows that alienating her middle income fans would be a total no-no.
http://alittlesomethingshiny.blogspot.com/
also….THIS IS GOING TO BE BANANAS!
http://www.fashionologie.com/3732833#read-more
(the trailer for season 2)
#4 is correct… not everyone can afford to drop top dime for luxury items these days.
RZ obviously learned from her work with Pimperlime that affordable accessory options are of interest to ALL women right now.
I like Rachel Zoe and her news letter is great.
http://amandasfashionspot.blogspot.com
Rachel Zoe is wearing the Bird Bracelet by Genevieve Jones!
Just found it on the blog… http://welovegenevievejones.blogspot.com
This is why Rachel Zoe is able to build somewhat of an empire. She knows that she SHOULD push designer wear while still promoting inspired pieces for less.
No one is mad at her, and I doubt the really successful designers are truly mad at her.
I feel like Fashionista writers were the exact same type of kids from NYC Prep. Stuck up kids with too much money and an unattractive snobbish attitude. Maybe you think clothes make the person?
That’s the only reason I can find for your disgust every time someone makes similar pieces for less. I know that I’m comfortable in F21 and still comfortable in $500 jeans.
Your issues with this subject are lost on those that actually love fashion. We’ll find our favorite pieces in thrift stores if we want to. We don’t need a label to tell us what looks good.
I think you do. And it’s sad.
oy vey i think it is snobby to attack the fashionista staff! how is that for an answer!
seriously guest 9? email me – britt@fashionista.com – we’ll get coffee & chat
We’re not talking about “similar” here. we’re talking about stealing. Fashion is a trickle down business: obviously there will be inspiration taken from the top and appropriated for the masses. What Fashionista has always opposed is blatant copies. Why can’t mass designers utilize an interesting heel, or a fun detail from a designer and make the rest their own.
Line for line copies do a disservice to the designers that “inspired” them. It is part of the reason we have the current fashion fatigue addressed by the CFDA at the town meeting last week.
and number 9, I think you’re the snob.
well said #9 & I hope you do have coffee with the Brit & talk some sense in her.
& 12, if stating the obvious is snobbish then ignoring it must be downright stupid. you should work for Fashionista. clearly, you’re their target client.
To #9 and #13, there is a way to get your point across without resorting to name calling. Therefore, you just nixed any sort of respect that you could have earned for yourself. That’s me stating the obvious.
#14 it’s convenient that you didn’t notice #12 resorted to name calling. I don’t really care about the whole issue but you should call out everyone or no one.
No, #15, because it is their site, and they can run it how they like.
#9, it’s not like fashionista hates everything by forever21 or similar stores, I can remember them recently doing a buy buy baby on Fred Flare items, for instance. And they don’t just drool over everything a designer does, like they were definitely skeptical over the expensive pricing on the Lanvin-ACNE denim collaboration earlier this year.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn. God knows I’ll be attacked for this, but these comments kind of remind me of when the teacher would leave the room in grade school, and one kid would talk, then another kid would say, “Shhhh!”, then someone would do the same to that kid, and so on and so on, until the entire class was just making a ton of noise shushing each other.
I lost track of who in the what the number so and so said, but I think “Adventures in Copyright” posts are valid, because blatant rip-offs do suck. Yes, there is a market for both designers and retail stores, and creativity should flourish on all levels. How great would it be if Forever 21 and the like employed budding designers, who could come up with their own unique versions of trends they see on runways, as well as pieces inspired by their own style. Just a thought.
I love you all; please try to restrain yourself somewhat when telling #18 where to go. (As it stands now, that’s the slot I’ll fall into.) P.s. Britt, it’s not fair that you’d only have coffee with the people who don’t like you! Kidding, it’s ok. :)
xoxo,
Kate Darling
http://KateDarling.Blogspot.com
splurge or steal sections have been in magazines since forever. its not like zoe just invented this thing.
#9 if you’re spending $500 on jeans then you should be ashamed… seriously
#13, I think Brett does work at Fashionista… haha pay attention
Stealing is always wrong and there are way too many reasons to support that fact.
Lastly, that’s a sick pic of RZ
Moving away from this debate- Can I just throw out there that (as a fashion lover and RZ fan) I was a little disappointed in the whole thing? It’s just another daily suggestion of something to wear/buy….I thought it would be more tips, tricks, styling, ideas…. I love RZ but it’s boring. I need something new in my Inbox and not another Daily Candy clone.
Hahaha, I know everyone hates the Adventures in Copyright posts, but comparing Britt & co. to the kids at NYC Prep is just too funny, and I will go ahead and use this opportunity to point out this hilarious writeup of that ridiculous show
http://gawker.com/5305477/nyc-prep–embarrassment-of-the-riches
I absolutely adore Rachel!
I guess all the supporters of knockoffs have never had a creative idea stolen from them. Try having someone do your job for 20% of your pay. Photographers, writers, musicians, painters, and other creative professionals are protected from being copied – but not fashion designers. Why not? Creativity is a talent. Society is just hooked on paying less for more – no respect for originality.