Scandals and allegations of plagiarism are an inevitable part of the fashion world. We have selected the stories of the most high-profile proceedings, and now we will find out which of the designers is not averse to copying the work of colleagues.

Roberto Cavalli accuses Michael Kors of plagiarism

Sometimes fashion scandals arise between world stars! Convicting Kors of plagiarism, Cavalli concluded: "This is the decline of American fashion because it does not exist. Thanks to Kors, there is international fashion made in the USA. American women dress the same way."

Note that Cavalli often criticizes other colleagues in the shop. For example, he once said that Karl Lagerfeld looks simply ridiculous. Well, Cavalli does not choose expressions.

Did Marc Jacobs steal the idea from Adidas?

This time, Marc Jacobs was accused of plagiarism: Adidas took up arms against him for using the famous three stripes. This time it wasn't Jacobs himself who was at fault, but rather Louella Bartley and Kathy Hillier, who until recently headed Marc by Marc Jacobs.

In their collection, the sports brand didn't like sweatshirts with four stripes on the sleeves. Although the classic design of the sports brand has three stripes instead of four, the resemblance is striking. Nevertheless, it's not clear whether the version of Marc by Marc Jacobs is considered plagiarism.

The accusation that sweatshirts "mislead customers" into thinking they are Adidas sounds reasonable: the German brand has been using its three-stripe badge since 1952. Adidas is calling on the judges to stop the designer from selling the sweatshirts and to give the money already made from selling them to the German company as compensation. By the way, the Adidas brand is one of the leaders in lawsuits. They continue to use various designers and brands that add 3 or 4 stripes to their clothes or shoes.

Do Louis Vuitton designers steal ideas?

After showing the Louis Vuitton SS21 men's collection, the famous Belgian designer Walter van Beirendonck accused the designer of the Louis Vuitton brand, Virgil Abloh, of plagiarism. Walter is sure that the colors and shapes of many things were stolen from his designs. The man was shocked that a brand with huge budgets and capabilities was stealing other people's ideas.

In addition to silhouettes, color schemes, and asymmetric shapes, the Belgian designer paid special attention to plush toys, which became perhaps one of the main additional elements of the entire LV show. The same plush toys are also in Valier's collection, which he released in 2016.

And fans of the work of the Belgian designer began to dig deeper and noticed that the LV glasses of asymmetrical shapes were very similar to those that Walter presented at Van Beirendonck's fall-winter 2018 show. And do you think Louis Vuitton's design is similar to Walter's idea, or not?

Did Dior steal the idea of ​​the collection from the Romanian people?

In 2018, when the new Dior collection was released, Romanians noticed that it was very similar to their traditional clothes. This situation became the impetus for the struggle against the appropriation of traditional clothing.