Another Reason to Never Pay Full Price – Forever21 Sells Designer Knock Offs

I KNEW that dress looked familiar when I saw it at Forever 21 last week!

yup. an eagle eyed reader of mine alerted me to this too. here are more finds at forever 21: tory burch (http://www.shopdiary.com/2007/03/15/fast-fashion-finds/) and marc jacobs (http://www.shopdiary.com/2007/02/20/inspired-pieces-from-forever21) “inspired pieces”. i’m sure there’s more. cheers!

That’s cute I’m going to have to get me to forever 21!

Like I have said before, who will know where it comes from unless you tell them.  Those dresses are identical.

I’m totally going to F21 to find that dress! I have a store credit there… the only problem w/ F21 – at least here in NYC – is that it’s SO crowded and disorganized, I don’t have time to wait an hour for a dressing room, so I usually just buy w/o trying on and return later if I don’t like it (hence my store credit!) I just went to the DVF outlet at Woodbury commons and it was really picked over, I couldn’t find any of the styles I was looking for.

I think it’s great and more publicity for designers.

It’s not like DVF and Marc shoppers are all of a sudden going to stop buying there and go to forever21 because it’s cheaper.  Lets be serious.

It’s flattery and if people who shop at forever 21 (especially the younguns) are really into the designs and exposed to it at a young age, they may grow up to become DVF shoppers when they have the money.

THE LIMITED stores was known for its famous knockoffs. Look at all the men on the street selling knock off coach, fendi, LV bags.
everyone’s trying to make a buck.
DVF dresses might not necessarily be made better. A lot of designers clothes come from CHINA as well……….

Let’s be serious – the knockoff LOOKS cheap.  Not to mention the fact that it’s probably poorly made (since most of the clothes are from places like Forever21).  Not a real big fan of the whole “knockoff” thing or being a “copy cat”, but I have not problem with using your own originally to create a similar look.  Fashion is what you make it, so make it look good………NOT cheap!!

I dont think its wrong that forever21 remade the same dress..I think its wrong that there are clothes out there that cost 3000 dollars, thats absurd..unless its made out of platinum and covered in diamonds, but its not, its just a piece of fabric and you pay for a stupid label.

The expensive designer should be flattered.  This is just how art is, so if they can’t stand the world of design, they should stay out of it.  Tons of people look at and are influenced by other pieces of “original” art.  Look at Leonardo Di Vinci’s work!  See how people still use his great techniques and styles today.  It is a different dress still.  It’s a different color, and the bottom hem is cut halfway on the expensive designer’s dress.  I’d be really glad, as a designer myself, if someone tried to mimic my works.  That just shows how good the expensive designer’s ideas are.  Forever 21 isn’t the only store that does this, and it’s not worth sueing over, no matter how identical these dresses are.

THE FOREVER 21 DRESS ISN’T EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE DIANE VON FERSTENBERG DRESS, THE BOTTOMS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFRENT. PEOPLE SHOULD STOP BAGGING ON FOREVER 21, IT’S A NICE FASHIONABLE STORE FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD HIGH END CORTURE.