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This indie designer is exposing her legal battle with Zara over allegedly stolen designs
Los Angeles-based clothing and accessories designer Tuesday Bassen is at odds with Zara over the alleged theft of her designs. Tuesday night, Bassen posted an excerpt of Zara’s response to a cease-and-desist notice her attorney sent the giant corporate fashion house alongside comparative images of the pins and patches in question.
Soon, the hashtag #SupportTuesdayBassen surfaced on social media with her followers tweeting at Zara and bombarding the fashion house’s Instagram account with hundreds of comments. But as others pointed out on Wednesday, this is hardly the first time Zara has been accused of blatantly ripping off young, lesser-known designers.
Companies of earth, you should have a higher standard of conduct than “we’re too large and well funded for you to challenge.”
This makes me so sad, and angry that artists work is stolen & profited from by large companies. Support independent artists right to their own original designs!