Random fashion thoughts

[Razele]

Originally Posted by hendrix

every tried walking on wet tile/pavement with crepe though? bad experiences in my clarks db days...

Originally Posted by jet

yes, no problems except on ice

Originally Posted by shahanshah

the problem was specific to the footwear. i love to splish splash with crepe soles and going downhill becomes a breeze when there's snow on the ground.

everything ok with the recent double-quake ?

+1 clarks db's being ****

Had this problem all the time with mine and my PH chukkas are awesome at not slipping.

Those trickers last page are dope, I sorta want some dark grey suede ones with a crepe wedge sole

 

[BB1]

Originally Posted by snake

Yeah there's no copyright protection, only trademark protection. Pretty sure they eventually settled out of court. While I think it's a good thing that such protection doesn't exist, it does leave a bad taste in my mouth when I see one designer blatantly copying another.

Is the LV shoe a case of blatant copying while the myriad of Converse/GAT derivatives are not?

In general, physical items that have practical utility do not have copyright protection. This is why stuff like clothing and furniture can be copied with little fear of legal issues, but the same is not true for a painting.

 

[g transistor]

Originally Posted by Razele

+1 clarks db's being ****

Had this problem all the time with mine and my PH chukkas are awesome at not slipping.

Those trickers last page are dope, I sorta want some dark grey suede ones with a crepe wedge sole

Dark grey suede would be baller as ****, though would like the white vibram sole more

 

[snake]

Originally Posted by BB1

Is the LV shoe a case of blatant copying while the myriad of Converse/GAT derivatives are not?


They all are, to varying degrees. MMM gats are "replicas" of the originals (even stamped right on the shoe itself). With the case of the lv sneakers, they essentially lifted the "N" and replaced it with their own logo passing it as their own. I believe theres a difference between taking inspiration from a design and making a direct copy off someone elses.

 

[snowmanxl]

..and hopefully the designers should feel ashamed of themselves. cough*DANIELE ALESSANDRINI cough*

 

[nicelynice]

the greatest pleasures in life: a new pair of uni-qlo socks, and when california love comes on at a club

 

[snowmanxl]

yeah, nothing beats a fresh pair of socks straight outta the package!

 

[the shah]

Originally Posted by Razele

What the **** shah??? Spam bot?? **** man I thought you loved me

NZ is really nice. If people want to visit Australia / NZ I would say this:

Brisbane for lifestyle (Warm in summer, can go to Gold Coast + Sunshine Coast for surfing / swimming / amazing islands

Sydney for food (Has all our best restaurants but pretty ugly city IMO, would stay 2-3 days Thurs - Sat and pack a few places in)

NZ / Tasmania for rediculously beautiful landscapes, Tasmania also has a really good wine / spirits industry (lots of single malts IIRC) and its pretty cheap to stay down there

My cousin moved to Perth for a year to pick apples. Then he went and studied in NZ but just took trips to Cambodia ... Few weeks ago met this dude from Vanuatu, that was definitely a first.

You're not really a bot, love, I just said that because earlier spam bots were reporting humans and I got really suspicious of everyone

 

[DeadDJ]

Originally Posted by snake

Yeah there's no copyright protection, only trademark protection.
In the US, correct. Trade Dress, an item of clothing so distinctly a part of one brand's image that the casual person on the street would assume it was that brand, is possible but not probably. Patterns, an actual repeating pattern like plaid not the cloth cutting pattern, have been found to be protected sometimes. I believe the Burberry nova check was able to claim protection.

Originally Posted by snake

They all are, to varying degrees. MMM gats are "replicas" of the originals (even stamped right on the shoe itself)... I believe theres a difference between taking inspiration from a design and making a direct copy off someone elses.
Re: GATS - The GAT design might once have been up for protection but at this point is likely public domain. I assume its provenance is actually the German Army so they would need to claim their IP rights in Europe first. Couldn't tell you about Converse but I'm guessing that shoe design had been around for a while.

Re: Inspiration and Copy - in the US there is no distinction. You can steal clothing designs to your heart's desire as long as you don't cause brand confusion like Trade Dress.

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

If anyone cares, Plokhov on his new line:

http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/...oetic-elegance

 

[notwithit]

Response from Gilt to my inquiry as to whether they pin the clothes the models wear for product photo shoots:

Thank you for contacting Gilt.

Often times clothing is altered in such a way as to fall on the models the way the photographers like. Unfortunately, this happens in all catalogue photos, and we really have no way of telling how or how much an item is altered for a photo. We apologize if this causes any inconvenience as you purchase items from Gilt Groupe, but we will certainly pass along this feedback to our creative team and hope that photographed clothing will be as true to reality as possible!

If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gilt Groupe Customer Support by replying to this email.

 

[scott.m]

PC is so god damn boring.

 

[snowmanxl]

just skimmed through an article called trousers and trainers. models were paired with yohji pants and new balances or nike airmax i think (it just said nike)

 

[tween_spirit]

Originally Posted by snowmanxl

just skimmed through an article called trousers and trainers. models were paired with yohji pants and new balances or nike airmax i think (it just said nike)

This reminds me that I saw a really cool woman today on the way to work. some layered black tees or knits or something on top, all green camo cargo pants (no brown in it) rolled up to just above her ankles, and solid brown NBs. Looked so good although I don't think she was trying to be fashionable.. she was kind of old and crazy.

 

[tonio028]

Is it me or is SF working slooooower these days?