With the lawsuit between Tory Burch's eponymous label and that of her ex-husband/business partner Chris Burch's label C. Wonder all over the news lately, Vanity Fair dug a little deeper into the question of who's copying who?
To recap, Tory Burch and Chris Burch are engaged in a lawsuit in which she claims he misappropriated confidential information in the creation of C. Wonder, which is also really a knock-off of her label but at a fraction of the price while he claims she tortiously interfered with his business and sale of his stock in Tory Burch.
There's been much debate in the blogosphere as to whether C. Wonder actually rips off Tory Burch or perhaps Tory Burch has ripped-off her predecessors? Decide for yourself - check out Vanity Fair's slideshow "Knockoff. Who’s There?"
Personally, I'm not surprised when I see similar looks between designers because designers are inspired by thing they see and that includes designs by their peers whether it is copied intentionally or not. However, I don't think it is right when a design is copied so closely that it contains so many of the same details as the original - I didn't see that with C. Wonder.
Read more:
Vanity Fair: Tory Burch’s Ex Factor
New York Times: Burch vs. Burch, Cont.
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