What has been going on in the fashion world over the last
week?
New Balance sues Karl
Lagerfeld
New Balance is suing Karl Lagerfeld over the design of his
new shoes. They claim that Karl used a block letter “K” as opposed the New
Balance “N”, but otherwise the two shoe designs are identical. I guess Karl
should offer to buy the people at New Balance some glasses. I looked at the two
shoes, and obviously Karl’s is different and more expensive looking. I agree
they look similar, but I would not say “identical”. For one thing, Karl has
used better material in his shoes; you can see the shine in the leather of his
shoe as opposed to the dull look of the cloth on the New Balance shoe. New
Balance is claiming that customers could be confused by the similarities.
Obviously, New Balance has no faith in the intelligence of their customers.
Karl’s shoes have a large “K” on the side of them. Why would New Balance
randomly start using a “K” instead of “N”? I would hope people could reason
through that and avoid confusion. However, the cynic in me seeing how people
are today, tells me that people may not be that intelligent… Anyway, I DO think
that Karl could have made his shoes more different, but I DON’T think that New
Balance will win their case based on the points they bring up.
Walk for Karl
Lagerfeld
Karl seems to be popping up everywhere this week… Would you
like to walk in fashion shows for Karl Lagerfeld and become a new model in the
internationally known modeling agency Ford Models? Here’s your chance! Ford
Models is recruiting new models via social media. You can upload your photos
and selfies along with your “statistics” (I’m assuming that means height and
weight) with the hashtag “#walkwithkarl” and put yourself in the competition. Unless
someone has a lifelong dream of being a runway model, I don’t see why one would
put him/herself through such scrutiny. It takes a lot of courage to put that
information out there on social media. Good luck to all who go for it. It’s
just another way social media is changing our world. You no longer have to
travel to the modeling agencies and meet with them in person for them to notice
you. Is this a good thing or bad thing? Let me know your opinion.
Black Widow wants
Gucci Job
This is a soap opera or reality show in the making… Patrizia
Reggiani was convicted of hiring a hit-man to kill her former husband and head
of Gucci, Maurizio Gucci. She has been quoted saying, “I've never worked a day
in my life; I'm certainly not going to start now.” However, she seems to have
changed her mind. She wants to return to the Gucci label. She feels she has the
qualifications simply because she has been “shopping around the world”. I would
assume many people could put that on their resume, but I doubt that makes them
qualified to work for an internationally known fashion label. Reggiani still
asserts that she did not order Gucci’s death. She claims at some point she
said, “I wish Maurizio would die,” but she didn’t want it to actually happen. I
feel like I’ve seen this movie before… I recognize that plot line… I don’t
forsee her getting this position. Do you?
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