I always knew that they copied their designs from someplace. But those are some good imitations.

first….

It looks like copying to me but I love Forever21 but with all knock offs going around.

Hey their clothes are affordable

I think that at some point designers deserve protection. But as a consumer i feel that they (F21) shouldn’t be crucified for it. Understand that celebrities and top designers want us to purchase their products, but as a non-celebrity, i can’t afford to pay thousands or hundreds of dollars for a dress, purse, or pair of shoes! It’s conflicting, but oh well.

Good post CL!!! I’ve purchased a few items from Forever 21, but I have to be careful b/c they do not make their clothes for the “curvy” or the semi-”curvy” set. But I can understand how they accumulated $1bil in revenues…go by a F-21 on any given weekend and it will be PACKED out. The clothes are cheap and they have all the latest designs.

forever21 is just making replicas of what’s in style for people on a low budget.
nothing wrong with that =D

What is the big deal. Not everyone can afford the high-end garmets so why not get the knock-off. It’s room for everyone to make moneym I rather spend $30 for a knock-off than paying hundreds of dollar for something that’s only in style for a hot minute and I leterially mean a hot minute. Like heidi klum say one minute your in and the next your out. Why pay more when you can pay less.

Amen to #5…MY WORDS EXACTLY!

and lmao @ #2. no, you’re not first. hahaha…
idk why people call their FIRST when they’re usually not.
and even if they are we can clearly see it with the huge 1 next to your name.

Seriously, who can afford to spend all that money nowadays? Why not pay a fraction of the price && look just as good? Leave the Chang’s ALONE!!!

Forever 21 are not the first to do something like this…

remember when the Minolo Blanik’s first came out with the heel that resembled Timberland well Steve Madden straight copied that shit… I mean every low-retail store copies the big boys b/c ppl can afford it and it probably sells faster than any of the designers you’ve named.

Everyone knows you cant get a real wardrobe from that store, you buy bits and pieces. You got at least spend the money sometimes for good clothing.

Damn!!!! The clothes are cute that’s all that matters to me and like Camilla said we cannot afford thousands of dollars for a dress a purse or a pair of shoes…..well like the saying goes “Get it how you live!”….Lol…I guess they got it how they lived and came up on it!….

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They are trippin!! Everyone copies other people styles, it’s called the Trend of the Season. Do you know how many patten lether pumps i’ve seen?! They bet not shut my store down or it’s gonna be some issues!! lol.

it’s funny cuz i was just on the F21 website window shopping right before i hit c-loop. yea its not cool to blatantly copy some1’s designs. But as far as the latest trends in clothing are concerned, F21 is the place to go. Ladies can you really see yourself rocking skinny jeans a couple years from now? Unless they make a comeback, I know I most likely won’t be. Pay more for something classic, go to forever21 for the stuff you’ll be wondering why u even wore in the first place

Forever 21 clothes are so cheap (quality). Everything I’ve ever owned from that store has either ripped or broken…and I take care of my things.

>>>>Ive never shopped there, but after reading this article, I will be going to see
>>>>what all the hype is about

Wow… and why do yall have a “Heritage” ad right above the comment box? Heritage is Forever 21 fyi. Is this a cheap publicity stunt?

OH they can just quit it……many stores have “knock offs” of the real thing. Piracy, i think not. If Forever 21 would not have been so successful, then this would not be an issue. There are plenty of stores with knockoffs, and they aren’t being sued for piracy…..

I can go buy some fabric right now and make a knock-off and even sell it….it would be nothing they can do….diane von furstenberg and all the rest are just mad that Forever 21 provide a “sensible” price for these over priced frocks…..get the fuck outta here.

P.S. I don’t like Forever 21 though….they may have some fashionable alternatives, but best believe they are “cheap, get one wear out of” items. I’m not a fan, but for those who enjoy these clothes, hey, it is an alternative.

Thanks CL for this post!!! Something different…I loves IT! If I was a designer I would be pretty salty too if my exclusive designs were being copied and sold for $10.50….BUT I am not, and I loooooove me some Forever 21 and its prices love me so I am satisfied. And like the person said before if that truly was the case with replicas everyone would be in trouble. Bc all designs are basicly replicated from the runways and sold to the average buyer so EVERYBODY would take some heat…I’m just sayin!

I agree #5. But from a designer or company’s stand point I can understand how they feel as well. F21 makes BLATANT copies of things, they are not shy about it at all lol. And the fact that designs aren’t necessarily protected - only prints, logos and brands makes it easy for the store to work around the system. So you kind of question their intentions.

Plus F21 is also known for not being fair to their labor workers, but thats another story lol. On the flip side, like you said regular folks can’t afford to pay $800 on a little smock dress when forever 21 has a replica for $30 bucks. Plus alot other stores do it too (Bebe, etc.). Its all about the cash flow for all parties involved - money gained and money lost. Most of these designers don’t even target the average F21 consumer, they have a totally different shopper so, its like they are losing a lot of money that they never would probably get in the first place.

I love Forever21, it’s the only store that has cute, affordable clothes, who cares if their items are lookalikes.
Why should I be forced to pay $300 for a cute top? Should I be punished for not having the funds for a fashionable wardrobe. I think not. In the words of Kanye, “wait til I get my money right”, even if I have tons of money I would rather spend it on traveling or my home not on a shirt or a dress.

The designers need to calm down. There are many rich dummies who will be willing to buy their overpriced outfits that they claim will go out of style minutes after you wear it.

I knew it was something about that store I liked! I must have good taste…lol. One question though, what does the couple’s religious affiliations have to do with the article though? It’s funny how christianity is always being pulled out on the carpet while other groups get away with murder. Literally.

Asians stay forever ripping off designers ..look at all them fake Louis V. Gucci, Coach, and Chanel Hanbags down in chinatown in downtown LA

P.S. Aren’t all clothes a knock off of each other, no matter what brand or clothing designer?….no one person has the patent on skinny jeans, baby doll dresses, etc…they need to seriously quit it…

I am a fashion student and when someone steals your idea and try to pass it off as their own thats plagiarism. One of the things that they can and should do is at least buy the rights to manufacture the design and then sell it for cheap. Its just like when Beyonce steals someones song and try to pass it off as her own. Yes everyone copies other people’s song but doing it without other peoples permission is dishonest and its cheating. Give credit where credit is due.

I don’t care if they rip off high end designers or not, I still love F21 and will continue to shop there.

well i love designer but i also love when i can run in an get a quick look for cheap but i dont like when the shit srink… hint f21

I shop there and have found some cute clothes, however, they WILL fall apart after a few wears or washes. One shirt I bought started unravelling not two hours after I’d put it on. You get what you pay for.

Um, there are knock offs all over the place. Why all of the heat on Forever21? Please! Find a better story to post.

I dont shop from Forever 21, but this is riduculous.

I agree with you #28, it is plagerism in fashion form. But of course if you can get more for less that is what most people are going to flock to, and many franchises do the same thing but are never penalized for it.

I say if your going to go after Forever 21, hell go after everybody!!!!

And for the love of God please dont mention Beyonce….Concreteloop does enough of that already! lol (Ducking from the Stans and the Anti-Stans)

who cares? FXXI is the bomb…love them, don’t care who they copy. Copy “this” designers! mwha ha ha ha ha

HHHHmmmmm would i rather pay 6,000 for a purse instead of 40dol. Ummm no.

VERY SAD..THAT IS ALL

@28 SUZY Q—-what does Beyonce have to do with this thread? SMDH

Anyhoo, I go in F21 here and there, once in a while. Usually because it’s too crowded and I have no patience to go thru them racks. But when I do go in, I always find a little cute something in there. I spend my dollas on bags and shoes. Then I will mix in Gap, Zara, F21, H&M etc. all together. No body questions me, they only compliment me. So as long as your shoes and bag is whats up, you can wear whatever you want. Stay away from loud colors however when it comes to cheap clothes. They scream CHEAP when you wear them. Gotta mix it up that’s all.

fadduh! the fashion industry has been doing that for ages… how are we all supposed to afford all that stuff if its not duplicated at a lesser price.

So what’s the problem? This is nothing new. They are making clothes affordable for the every day Jane. Greedy mutha….

why is everything on this board off centered?!

anyways, NOBODY CAN COPYRIGHT CLOTHES!!! THERE’S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN! THE BIBLE SAYS THAT!!

THE END!

lol @ u up there

Ok so the founders being a Christian couple explains why John 3:16 is on the bottom of every bag.

1. maybe designers shouldn’t make their clothes so “plain jane” and easily copyable
2. everyone had copied the marc jacobs bag (fashionjunkee.com, baghaus.com, lulusfashionlounge.com) i’m a bag fanatic (actually, i want it) and have seen it everywhere
3. i thought forever 21 bought gadzooks. gadzooks was my store. even if they didn’t buy them everywhere, i thought they were sister companines. i guess they compete in all business though.

anyhow, okay they got lawsuits, but they sure isn’t gonna keep me from getting my cute $20 blouse compared to it’s $2000 original.

I can’t stand that store. My cousin love them though lol

You have to really know how to dress to wear they clothes because you can come off looking real cheap.

ITs not Diane’s fault you all cant afford her clothes……lol…u alll need to step ur game up. Get a new job..find a new hustle…theres nothin wrong with forever 21 but dont think you doin the damn thing when u know ur wearing knockoffs..

i dont know about you all but if i was a girl..i would hate to have to walk around knowing i was wearing a knock off anything..lol…i always laugh when i see girls out thinkin they look cute and all it takes is one trained homosexual eye to spot a fake a mile away…smdh…

hell i would be goin after them too…if u want affordable clothes go take yo ass to walmart or something…

and like so many other people have said..most of u girls dont have enough sense on how to put outfits together anyway..so you still come out lookin cheap as hell anyway…lol

I really like F21 because as a college student i don’t have bukoo bucks to be spending on outfits but i still do wanna look goo so F21 is perfect for me….Its not as cheap as Rave or Rampage but its def not as good quality as the brand names but its good enough for me…I’ll probably still shop there after i graduate and am makin the big bucks those brand names are annoyingly over priced and make you not even want to give ur hard earned money to those greedy people

As a fellow fashion designer, I dont think it is fair at all for someone to see my designs and copy them to sell them at knock off prices.I put a lot of effort and money into all my designs and business, if someone just blatantly copied it i would be seriously pissed off…….The reason why designer items are so expensive is because they use the best fabric, best thread, best sewing,best of everything to give you the best product and people just don’t appreciate that…Not every luxury designer is affordable but there are plenty independent designers out there that make fabulous items that are affordable,and you know you will be wearing one of a kind design, rather than following the rest of the fashion herd and mooing all the way down to F21….
Same goes with downloading music for free or buying cheap knock off designer gear…..ITS jUST DUMB

Ohh well everything gets knocked off. From clothes to cereal. Have y’ll ever seen Fruity Circles that are the exact copy of Fruit Loops? It’s just how things are. I don’t see a problem with people wanting to purchase something similar to a large designer from Forever 21. It’s not about being to cheap or poor to spend the money on the original. Maybe people would rather invest their money is something that will grow in value rather than spending hundreds or thousand of dollars on a shirt. Clothes really are worthless if you think about it in the long run. Something that’s cute and fashionable now won’t be in 6 months and then you’re stuck with an outfit you’ll probably never wear again.

That Diane Von Furstenburg dress and the forever 21 dress are both made in China and are both 100% silk. One costs $300, the other cost $30….go figure!

You’re basically paying $270 for a label and slightly better stitching.

The people who can afford it, will continue pay their $300 for the label. The rest…… will continue to shop at Forever 21! That’s just the way things go………..

Who cares? Regular every day people can’t afford those ridiculously high priced designer clothes anyway. It’s not like they’re losing money. I love forever21. People are so greedy!

People may laugh @ Forever 21 but they make it possible for people on a budget to be trendy. I don’t see the problem….

loving that marc jacobs…. i mean the forever 21’s imitation …..hmmm bout to cop that

Although I shop there for my daughter, they are on point with their prices for ppl on a budget. The store is just overwhelming with racks and racks of cluttered clothes and mannequins with wigs and I just found out that they have a mens section. WOW

I see the designers’ point. Whether or not I can afford high-end clothing (and TRUST me, with ALL my money going to Morehouse right now I can’t, lol) is inconsequential. What matters here is that an artist’s intellectual property is protected.

Referring back to my being a student: the textbooks we use in class are both expensive and copyrighted, and yet, no one tries to rationalize plagiarism. Everyone here knows that original art is, again, expensive and must be licensed or commissioned for use, but everyone also agrees it should be. Unauthorized reproduction of movies, music, video games, and so many other forms of entertainment media is, without question, illegal, and yet while we may support Bootleg Man (guilty!), none of us act like we don’t know why it’s a crime. And just as piracy and plagiarism take a little money out of the pockets of directors and authors, it is the stage grips, cameramen, publishers’ assistants, book factory workers, and lighting technicians who actually have meals taken off their tables if it’s allowed to persist. Understand that the wealthy designers at the top of the fashion world’s totem pole are not all we have to think about.

If you want something cheap, then put forth the effort to actually find a TALENTED designer who–either because he/she isn’t established or simply understands that we can’t all buy couture–offers affordable, ORIGINAL designs. They’re out there. But let’s not try to justify the continued insult to artisanship and the disregard for the unseen faces of the fashion industry.

#48, MISS LONDON:

MY POINT EXACTLY. Thanks for the insight.

I’m sorry and I may be selfish but everyone can not afford Betsy Johnson, Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs and many other high end designers. Forever 21 is not the only company that makes knock offs. I am almost positive the day after the Oscars every year there are advertisements for “Knock Off Designer Dresses from the Oscars!” There may be another way for Forever 21 to do business but they are AFFORDABLE!

I don’t care about that, as long as I can get the clothes for the value and at good quality I’ll buy it! Forever 21, is great, it’s better than dropping 5,000 dollars on that dress, why not get the knockoff?

::sigh:: I’ll never understand how someone’s “not being the only one to do” something serves as justification for the act. Someone please explain.

so fucking what forever21 anit the only store that does that. they just mad cuz they giving them a run for they money. its one of my favorite stores. and i know just how to dress as well to.

Really tho…could it be such a problem because they aren’t white? I’ve gone into Nine West and on crazy shoe websites only to find the “exact knockoff” in Target. I don’t hear anyone saying anything about that. There isn’t any difference really. I’m actually suprised to know that it’s owned by a Korean couple and to see that it has become an issue, i’m having a light bulb moment.

yea who cares the clothes are hot as hell

forever 21 has horrible quality clothing. yes, these designers do overprice their outfits but they have better quality clothing. can’t get around that. plus. the stuff is so flimsy at f21, like it’s gonna rip anytime soon, most of the stuff at forever 21 looks cheap BUT it is a good place to go if you want a little something. i’d never get whole outfit there but buying a shirt and dressing it up with some better brands like zara, j.crew works. but yeah to answer the question, they do copy. blatantly too. but designers get enough money and ppl who can spend so much on their designs wouldn’t be caught dead in an f21 knockoff anyway so they’ll STILL be making money regardless. it reminds me of those dumb artists that complain about how we’re not buying their cd’s yet get free designer clothes, live in mansions, etc. it’s like stop being so greedy

While I do like them, I was starting to get suspicious/they used to be somewhat affordable for non-working teens, but u gotta have a J-O-B to shop up in there/ i hope they lower they prices and stop trippin wit them knock-offs. Everyone’s starting to look the same fashion-wise/ewwww/make a statement.Thank you.

This is nothing new, F21’s been copying styles. But hell, most people can’t just drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on one item, so I say do your thing F21!

funny coincidence:

a kate moss for topshop cardigan is currently LESS than its medicore copycat @ F21 right now.

guys, it’s okay 2 exercise some thought while doing a seemingly mindless activity such as shopping. the mass commercialization of “luxury” items got ALL YA’LL f*cked up in the game. loL.

no surprise to me, but i could care less. i can’t fit their clothes even if i wanted to.

what will all those skinny broads do if they go out of business?!

I love forever21.com. Heritage’s cardigans are too adorable!!!! Plus their clothes are cute and inexpensive. Its like they did what H&M did, but with an even broader appeal.

Just because you can’t fit the clothes, does not mean you have hate. Its just not a good look.

2ndly: When will H&M wise up and get an operating online store?!?!?!

THOSE DAG ON KOREANS!! Im not trying to be racist, but I am going to be. they are always doing some shifty stuff. Have anyone heard of the documentary about Koreans and Hair Care?? Anyone notices how they rule Black community business like nails, hair supply, corner stores, fish markets. Now someone going to say its black poeples fault for not stepping up. . .NOT! Do you know Asian, especially KJoreans in education often use their networking skills to cheat and make sure all Koreans get good grades. . .they have stepped up the playing field for their success by swindling and no one notices. Now that we dont have Affirmative action guess who is beneffitting???

Often koreans get business loans over black people, often Koreans do, illegal shifty stuff and get away with it because it is in the hood. I hope to GOD FOrever 21, gets brought down because they are finally messing with White people.

Check this Documentary please: http://youtube.com/watch?v=p96aaTSdrAE

Hey, I may not agree with their corporate practices-the making of clothes in sweatshops and all that but that is a whole other debate. Many companies are exploitative in terms of their labor practices. That doesn’t make it right..but its a complex issue. However, please don’t take away Forever 21! Us regular women deserve to look fly as well. Like Sarah Jessica Parker says in her SJP fashion line promos for Steve and Barry’s: “Fashion is not a privilege it is a right!” It’s true …..Every woman has the right to look good. Just because I don’t have 1,000 to spend on a damn Marc Jacobs bag ( even if I had it I prob wouldn’t even buy it shoot), doesn’t mean that I don’t have the right to look just as good with a bag almost like it. I applaud Forever 21 for making some fly knockoffs that in my opinion look almost just as good as the real thing. Hey… I have even seen celebrities rocking their shit! Off my soapbox now..lol

…. they should rename the store “21 Canal Street” - with a flagship store in a downtown NYC alley.

Well if these high post designers made stuff that normal people could afford without going into their college savings or retirment fund maybe Forever 21 wouldn’t be able to make so much dough off the bootleg version. I mean DAG!!!! I’m not spending $5000.00 on shoes or a bag that I don’t have $5.00 left to put in it. I’m not going to buy a $7000.00 fit for the club that I’m gonna sweat and funk up anyway and then not be able to meet a mortgage payment. I’m down with Forever 21 and anywhere else that keeps it sporty and affordable.

WTF. I am so fucking pissed off. what is this becoming a fashion blog? Every time I come here it’s always some clothes comparison or something like this. I like clothes but I don’t give a damn about celebrities clothes. I’m glad forever 21 copies clothes it makes them affordable. But people wouldn’t know it’s knockoff if we didn’t put so much pressure on fashion. can we get some music and gossip reviews please?

For some copy cats, forever21 sure does beat the hell out of the original ones!