Tonight’s ep was such an Adventures in Copyright moment. But I’m still annoyed that yet again, Michael was absent…even though Nina was back in good form. But on to the questions.

1. “How creative are you that you have to steal ideas from people?” —Althea

2. Do you think Althea stole from Irina?

3. Have we heard the nickname “Meana Irina” before? I missed it, if so. Though even when she’s right, she’s totally a mean girl.

4. Didn’t Gordana’s dress outfit look like it was made for the saddest I-banker’s secretary in Wall Street? Oy, the ’80s.

5. Wait, Nick Verreos is a fashion professor now? Sir, I hope you don’t think you’re any kind of Tim Gunn.

1. Nicolas, are you sure you know what “fashion-forward” and “over-the-top” mean because they usually don’t come in the form of white jersey and (very Contempo Casual) gray trousers?

2. Also Nicolas, ever think that choosing a fabric (jersey) that you’ve never worked with before might not be the best idea for a challenge on Project Runway?

3. Logan, what happened to the oversized sweater with pockets situation you described to Tim? That did sound very Mary-Kate and very cute for that matter.

4. Nina, where is that serious tough love? These remaining designers really need a good kick in the pants from you.

5. While I agree that Carol Hannah’s dress was very pretty and that I, like Milla, could live in it, why did no one point out its real lack of a unique point-of-view? You could find that dress many places. And it was very Uli, no?

Kenley Collins may have just gotten out of a two day stint in prison for throwing a cat at her boyfriend, but we think she should be sent back for blatant theft of Alexander McQueen’s genius. AGAIN.

After famously ripping off an A/W 2008 McQueen dress for her final collection on Project Runway, Kenley’s at it again, this time for her eponymous line.

She says it was inspired by her post-jail freedom. Right.
Kenley’s excuse on PR was that she had never seen the McQueen dress before, but after that fiasco we know she’s seen every last piece of that collection, and we’re shocked that she would dare to copy another dress from it.

Nina Garcia would not approve.

We know our Adventures in Copyright posts set you guys off like nobody’s business. And we’ve taken to the site again and again to explain why we feel they are important, and why they will continue. One area that seems to get overlooked in the regular posts is the poor economic conditions that allow such items to be created and that are fostered because of them.

There’s a new book out called Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture by Atlantic Monthly writer Ellen Ruppel Shell that investigates these sorts of costs. I can’t wait to read it. According to the review in USA Today, she investigates how the American mindset shifted to where discounts and throwing things away became socially acceptable. As well as how low prices don’t always benefit those with lower incomes.

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.

Like Grown Up Lula: Ellen Von Unwerth shot Milla Jovovich and Sasha Pivovarova for July’s Italian Vogue. As if that’s not enough Fall clothes give us butterflies. {IMG}

On the Otherside: Catherine McNeil’s in the new Vogue Germany doing black and white for Patrick Demarchelier. She’s also kind of nakey. {Models}

We Are Not Alone: Haters of Adventures in Copyright beware, this may not be the link for you. {Daily News}

Long Time Passing: We love Lara, but we’re saying goodbye to our thick brows anytime soon. {NY Times}