OK OK OK...people people people!! Our favorite store has been subject to (whispered) "infringement". Which basically means they rip off designers, steal their designs, and copy them in a "different" sort of way in order to make a profit. Shame on you Urban! Shame! Our first instance comes from my ever favorite t-shirt designer Johnny Cupcakes. Now Johnny is famous for taking well known logos and design and throwing cupcakes on them, pure difference, this is called "inspiration". Well when Johnny was starting out he gave some sam
ple shirts to Urban so they could see if they wanted to carry them, once he d
ecided he did not want to do business, Urban kept the shirts and then made them into their own, changing nothing but the color! ( above right johnny cupcakes, above left urban outfitters brand urban renewal) Strike two was when Urban knocked off T-shirt maker Crown Farmers shirt "take pills and chill" t-shirt. When the shirt was carried in the chain store, consumers boycotted the shirt saying it advertised drug use. So urban immediately took it off the market and replaced it with a chopped and screwed version...literally. Strike Three is when Urban jacked off high fashion label Lanvin's pearl necklaces. The necklaces by Lanvin, designed with pearls and overcast with black tulle, while Urban's is overcast with black lace...go figure...is ANYTHING sacred??? Damn 
Urban you let us down...Oh and don't get me started on Forever 21!!! Like below,the top is famous designer Diana Von Furstenburg's dress on the right, and Forever 21's rendition on the left. Below that pic is designer Tibi's dress on the right, and Forever 21's on the left. And lastly Anna Sui and Forever 21.. FOR SH
AME!!!!
ple shirts to Urban so they could see if they wanted to carry them, once he d
ecided he did not want to do business, Urban kept the shirts and then made them into their own, changing nothing but the color! ( above right johnny cupcakes, above left urban outfitters brand urban renewal) Strike two was when Urban knocked off T-shirt maker Crown Farmers shirt "take pills and chill" t-shirt. When the shirt was carried in the chain store, consumers boycotted the shirt saying it advertised drug use. So urban immediately took it off the market and replaced it with a chopped and screwed version...literally. Strike Three is when Urban jacked off high fashion label Lanvin's pearl necklaces. The necklaces by Lanvin, designed with pearls and overcast with black tulle, while Urban's is overcast with black lace...go figure...is ANYTHING sacred??? Damn 
Urban you let us down...Oh and don't get me started on Forever 21!!! Like below,the top is famous designer Diana Von Furstenburg's dress on the right, and Forever 21's rendition on the left. Below that pic is designer Tibi's dress on the right, and Forever 21's on the left. And lastly Anna Sui and Forever 21.. FOR SH
AME!!!!
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i'm a little lost, that shirt look the same (the last ones)...are those the orginals vs. the fakes?
yes originals verses fakes
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