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Proenza Schouler Complains Target Copied their PS1 Bag

Apr 7, 2011 | Fashion

Proenza Schouler PS1 bag on top; Target’s Messenger Bag in Olive on the bottom. Img source

As you may or may not have heard, Proenza Schouler recently expressed disappointment that Target had begun selling a bag that was similar to their PS1 bag. From the New York Times blog: “[Proenza Schouler designer Jack] McCollough can understand that people love bargains and knockoffs, but variations, clever or not, rob companies, small companies like Proenza, of opportunities. Reading the post, he remarked, “Yeah, why save up and buy ours when you can buy theirs right away?”

Well, whom is knocking off whom? And is it correct of McCollough to assume that theirs is the original, and that the Target bag is directly derived from Proenza Schouler’s re-imagining of the standard messenger satchel?

Mulberry Oversized Alexa Bag

Fossil Vintage Re-Issue Flap, $108

Express Top Handle Satchel, $59.90

Aldo Kreisher Bag, $50

TopShop the Mimi Bag by Marc B**, $84

Oryany Flap Satchel, $398

Marc by Marc Jacobs Saddlery Sophie, $478

ASOS Clean Line Double Buckle Satchel, $44

Pathfinder Laptop Messenger Bag, $49.95

Vintage B-15 Pilot Messenger Bag, $31.99

And add all of those to Refinery 29‘s recent exhaustive list of PS1 doppelgangers…

And these are just the bags that are currently available for sale on the Internet…not including the messenger bags used by the U.S. army throughout the decades…schoolboys in Europe in the 1940’s and 50’s…oh, and all satchels ever existing in the history of Time.

What do you guys think? Does Proenza Scholer have the right to be issuing statements about design infringement towards Target? Do you think the designer for this bag for Target intentionally copied the PS1…or just designed a messenger bag with a few similarities? Which came first – the chicken or the egg…or, in this case: the PS1 or the iconic messenger-bag-style design?

Though the Mossimo bag ($34.99) is out of stock online, I spied it the other day at my local Target store. And if you’d like to worship and purchase the original PS1 in all its original glory, it’s available here for $1,995.

xoxox

Carly

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Menswear-Inspired Styling Ideas

Apr 2, 2011 | Fashion

Merona fedora with DIY rings and ribbon added, Forever 21 ruffled top, Anthropologie wool bow vest, Vintage U.S. Navy boiled wool men’s pants

In October of last year I received an email from an editorial assistant at a major U.S. magazine. I mean, major! They wanted some photos from me, as a style blogger, to illustrate my take on menswear for women, which would potentially run in a small feature in their January 2011 issue. I was floored and so incredibly honored that they had reached out to me, of all people!! So I put together some looks, shot some photos, and sent them. For months afterwards I kept it to myself for the most part…but kept muttering to myself under my breath: “OMG I’m going to be in ______!!!!” And then I squeeeeed a bit. Okay, I’m still 5 years old in some ways.;-)

Well, sadly in the January issue they decided not to use any of the photos I sent them. Bummer. It happens! But ohwell, at least I now have a couple neat photos I can share with you! (And a couple of DIY items in there as well…)

Just my ideas of a feminine take on “menswear” (though as I was going back through my photos, I decided to poke some fun at myself and add silly titles).
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Portland’s Better Living Show

Apr 1, 2011 | Fashion

The 4th annual Better Living Show kicked off at the Portland Expo Center last Friday (March 25), for a three-day extravaganza presenting the best of sustainable living solutions.
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The Gap’s Modern + Design Makeover

Mar 27, 2011 | Fashion

From left to right: The Soft Vest (sale), Sheer Trim Blazer, Sheer Drapey Tee

Is it just me, or is the design of Gap clothing just getting more and more chic? First it was the black pants in a number of figure-friendly fits in the Premium Pant Collection that we saw last year. And now for Spring, Gap has stocked sheer, chiffony blouses, sequin-trim tees and toes, metallic Keds, slouchy pants, and drapey cardigans, part of their new Modern + Design collection which launched in stores last month. (You’ve probably noticed the advertisements for it in the front of the February and March editions of your favorite fashion mags.) Me likey! Many of these items could pass for more expensive Banana Republic pieces (but at a Gap price). I’ve always thought of the Gap as cotton, polos, jeans, and khakis…but I’m definitely rethinking it now! Whoulda thunk? I may just turn into a Gap girl yet….;-)