I like Forever 21 because their clothings look fashionable and they’re relatively cheap compare to a lot of other American brands. 21 sometimes design clothes that has similar style with famous fashion designers’ designs. Here’s one example I have : the one on the left is in ANNA SUI’s spring collection in 2007, sells for about $200, and the right one belong to Forever 21 and was sold in store for less than $20.
ANNA SUI has always been a dream for me. Their dresses almost seem too good for just daily wear and so does the price. This particular one is one of my favorite, I thank 21 for making a cheaper version of such a lovable dress and make it affordable for so many girls who has the same dream. (although you can get an authentic ANNA SUI on ebay for 50 bucks. I don’t even have 50 bucks!)Some people argue that although the logo and labels are protected by trademark law, the designs are not. In fact most of the fashion designs are protected by patent not copyright. But that makes fashion almost irrelevant to patent laws, too, because usually before the patent application gets legalized, the trends’ already gone.I think that “trend” is something one creates, and a bunch of others follow. A trend can become a trend is because of there are many other similar ones. And if there are so many patents forbidding fashion from imitating and transforming, there will be no trends. And don’t forget that art has been about plagiarism.
