Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Don't mess with Anna Sui

According to WWD - As Anna Sui's many fans and friends know, the designer is one tough chick, and she proved it at her show Monday by taking the law into her own hands. In each goodie bag, her guests found T-shirts emblazoned with "Forever Wanted: Don Cassidy & The Sundance Jin, Reward $21,000," around a caricature of Don and Jin Chang, the owners of retailer Forever 21, which Sui is suing for copyright infringement. The bottom of the T reads "'Thou shalt not steal'; Exodus 20:15," a reference to the Changs' devout Christianity and the "John 3:16" that is printed on every Forever 21 shopping bag. "I thought it would be funny," the designer said backstage after her show. "I can't really talk about it because I am in litigation, so that was my statement."

In April, Sui filed a copyright lawsuit against the retailer alleging it has been making an ongoing practice of copying her designs since late 2005. Other brands that are similarly taking action against Forever 21 are Diane von Furstenberg and Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers line.

Read More: WWD - VIGILANTE JUSTICE

Source and Photo Cred: WWD

2 comments:

G.G. said...

Hehehe, first she sued them, the she Sui'd them. Nice :)

Anonymous said...

Everybody sueing each other Harajuku Lovers vs Forever 21 yikes