Comments on: Anna Sui vs. Forever 21

By: M

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:34:40 +0000

I think a lot of readers are misunderstanding the article. NO ONE is telling you to buy expensive designer clothes, nor is anyone saying that you should settle for the inexpensive or a fake.

The main point of the article is to make people be aware of how Forever21 copies the clothes of fashion designer’s. It is absolutely difficult to create beautiful, creative and unique clothes while it is extremely easy to take an idea, modify it and sell it as your own… which is what Forever21 is doing. (And no, copying and tweaking an original idea is not considered inspiration.) Bear in mind that fashion designers are also ARTISTS and they take pride in what they’ve created. It is not pleasing to any artist to have their own works stolen by others (so no, F 21 rocks, it is definitely not a compliment). It’s not surprising that the designers would sue. They want their rights to their work!

Sure Forever21 sells them for a much cheaper price, but they most certainly did not create these designs from the top of their heads. The article proves that they simply “borrowed” an idea from the runway and applied it to their name. By buying the original (though extremely expensive) clothes from the fashion designers, you are supporting THEM.

Once again, NO ONE is telling you to buy expensive designer clothes, nor is anyone saying that you should settle for the inexpensive or a fake. No one is saying that you should stop buying from Forever 21 or hate the designers who are suing them. The article’s main point is simply awareness.

By: M

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:20:05 +0000

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding this article. Look people — no one is telling you to buy expensive designer clothes nor is anyone telling you that

By: me

me — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:52:52 +0000

i dont understand with forever21, gwen sued forever21, anna sui also, DVF also. whats wrong? they fucking cheap and nice, who wont but them?

By: monica :]

monica :] — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:17:55 +0000

I don’t think people should be mad about this. Although Forever21 copies off designers, they make it affordable for those of us that can’t afford really expensive clothing. I mean, if people had the money, they’d probably buy Anna Sui’s, but some of us don’t, so what’s wrong with going to F21 instead? :] <3

By: F 21 Rocks

F 21 Rocks — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:56:58 +0000

I love forever 21 they have great stuff and it’s affordable.
If you can afford Anna Sui than good for you but for those
of us who can’t we go to forever 21. Everybody gets
inspiration from the designers they should take that as a
compliment. Everybody shops at forever 21 so stop hating
if you don’t like it than don’t shop there.

By: F21 lover

F21 lover — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:13:37 +0000

F 21 HAS COME A LONG WAY BUT THE CHANGS ARE PIONEERS AND IT JUST SHOWS YOU THAT IF YOU PURSUE YOUR DREAM TO THE FULLEST, IT CAN COME TRUE!! IN THE ECONOMIC CRISIS THAT WE ARE IN, WE SHOULD APPRECIATE THE STYLES THEY CARRY FOR SUCH AN AFFORDABLE PRICE!! EVERYONE SHOPS AT 21!!

By: f21 homegirl

f21 homegirl — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:50:31 +0000

I am an employee of Forever 21 and we are always getting sued by different designers. Sometimes, we have to backstock an item because another famous label designer is prosecuting! I have seen rip-offs of Dolce and Gabbana, Guess, and probably a few more that I can’t think of. The big designers (Anna Sui, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, etc.) are selling almost the exact same items for hundreds of dollars, but F21 copies their styles and sells them for way cheaper. Take a D&G dress I saw. I’m sure it was over $100, but our “version” was only about $27.80. It was backstocked for a while (hmm, wonder why???), but later, I think they made it shorter and started selling it again. It really bites for the designers who put in the real hard work and effort to make these inspiring designs, but it’s great for those of us who simply can’t afford to spend hundreds of dollars per garment (students, parents, elderly…) Like it or not, F21 will probably always rip other people’s styles, but that’s how they get by. All you can do is congratulate them on a job well done because they really know how to fly uner the radar most of the time and make a huge profit!