Designers Stay Ahead of the Knockoff CurveFall and winter knockoffs just don’t compare to the real deal, thanks to designers who keep their products luxe and complicated.
Lindsay Lohan to D.J. Naomi Campbell’s 38th-Birthday PartyDomenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana will throw Naomi Campbell’s 38th-birthday party in Cannes, luxury companies like Dior have shady manufacturing practices, and Bill Blass might be sold soon.
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Phillip Lim Tackles Gap’s White Shirt; Heidi’s Line Debuts• The Gap Design Editions program will return April 15 for another round of makeovers for the brand’s classic white shirt. 3.1 phillip lim, Band of Outsiders, ThreeAsFour, Michael Bastian, and Philip Crangi have all been enlisted to release limited-edition designs. [WWD]
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CFDA’s Anti-Knockoff Bill Hits a Major SnagHigh-end designers have been moaning about copyright protection and the proliferation of knockoffs for years, but after working with the American Apparel and Footwear Association to iron out a fashion copyright bill called the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, the CFDA just received some bad news:
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Derek Lam Doesn’t Knock KnockoffsDesigners like Narciso Rodriguez and Diane Von Furstenberg are trying to pass a law to help fight the knockoff industry, but Derek Lam isn’t bothered by it.