The first thing of note is that Tory Burch made a print without using her logo.

The second thing is, Old Navy ripped it off.

And it's not really that cute.

Tory covered half her Spring 07 line with rainbow colored butterflies - shirts, bags, dresses, even flip-flops - and almost a year later, Old Navy followed suit.

Their butterflies are a little paler, a little more spread out and just on a dress and top - literally watered down. Though the shape of their dress is infinitely more flattering than the shape of Tory's top.

But the real question is, butterflies? Seriously?

To: Britt@fashionista.com

From: sandra@iheartvintage.com

Hello Fashionista ladies!

I write debutanteclothing.com, a blog about vintage clothing and runway style. I wanted to fill you in on a juicy bit of copyright infringement.

I found an exact replica of Anna Sui's beaded bag she showed for Fall 08, only this bag is the original vintage inspiration. Though "inspiration" is quite generous since the bag Sasha carried down the runway is exactly the same as the vintage original - no thinly veiled changes, nothing!

I actually know the original owner of the bag and wasn't surprised to learn the vintage piece was purchased by one of Sui's assistants. I've tried emailing Sui's studio to find out if the original bag was used for styling, runway inspiration or if it's actually been put into production. No word yet - but i'll keep you posted!

Best,
Sandra

You guys have a soft spot for knock-offs when the designer being copied doesn't enjoy the world dominance of say, Marc - so this should get you riled up.

Steve Madden's ripped off Loeffler Randall's Bianca Flat just a year after ripping off their beloved Kit boot.

The Brooklyn label made the slightly wedged, pointed toe flat last season in patent, snake skin and a sandal version.

It's available for pre-order on Steve Madden's site now. He threw in a few more ruffles on top of the toe and made it in a couple of extra colors - but we're on to him.

Also, does Steve Madden really get away with selling $200 dollar shoes under the Steve Madden label? And, do people really pre-order them?

Fact: Blood is the New Black makes funny shirts.

Fact: ASOS waits until other people make funny shirts, then pounces.

A New Fact (to us, anyway): ASOS will copy any designer, not just the big ones, including this indie brand - as long as a star wears it.

So when a reader sent in that Blood is the New Black's Blood Gang shirt was copied, we were a little surprised that ASOS even knew BNB, and that some star wore a shirt by them (anybody know who? Our guess goes to Ashton.) It's also kind of funny that the copy retails for more than quadruple the price of the original.

But here's another thought - could the actual Bloods gang claim rights to the design? Might be tough to hold up in court...

If Victoria's Secret knocked off an Elle MacPherson bra, even we probably wouldn't realize, (until we tried it on, of course).

But if Victoria's Secret knocks off Marc Jacobs' Fall 07 runway booties, we notice. Especially when readers email us their own investigative work.

We're not really sure who buys shoes from Victoria's Secret in the first place, in fact we kind of forgot they've turned themselves into an entire brand empire hawking everything from lipsticks to teddy bears to teddies, but we'd never guess that the girls who do are looking for the perfect grunge ankle bootie to wear with their military socks and PVC leggings or knit tights and velvet coat like Tao Okamoto.

We'd also never guess they'd wait over a year to knock them off, after fashion's taken a turn for the ladylike and even Marc's getting ready to show Spring 09.

But we would guess they'd only cost $88 instead of almost $600

Almost every knock-off we see from Forever 21 raises the original from the dead and into a plastic-y patent leather evil twin - why does everything they make have to be shiny? - and this Chanel rip-off is no exception.

The criss-crossing straps along the front make a decent imitation but the buckles are lacking the Chanel's extra oomph, plus the heel kind of looks like the Chanel's frumpy cousin. And of course, the patent 'leather' completely changes the sophisticated tone of the original.

Nine West managed to do a bit better with the look. They, too, offer a version in black patent but also turned out a few suede versions in different colors. Like F21, Nine West opted for a shorter heel without the detail (we guess they drew the line at quilting), but with less criss-crossing straps and forgettable buckles.

We bet Karl's pouring some Bacardi in that Diet Coke right about now...

--HAYLEY PHELAN

We had on odd tip waiting in our inbox this morning and it went like this:

"A store across from Ben Sherman at Spring and Mercer took one of Lanvin's drawings and put it on one of their hoodies. The funny part is that it still says Lanvin."

We were confused and very curious, so we headed straight down to the medium-sized store, Unpomela.

After several minutes of unsuccessful searching, we decided to consult the shopkeeper. We tried to explain to the sweet but confused girl how Lanvin is spelled and exactly who Alber Elbaz is. We thought we must have landed in an alternate universe.

But then there it was, a funny looking tee with a very familiar drawing printed on the front; a drawing that is an exact replica of the image that appears on Lanvin's own new line of tees.

But wait, what? How did this happen? Doesn't copyright infringement apply to frumpy, red hoodie-shirts? Does Alber know his face is smiling on the front of an imposter?

And who copies Lanvin anyway?

--AUDREY SMITH