Op-Ed: Designers suing Forever 21 for copyright infringement

At Anna Sui’s spring show, attendees were given a T-shirt in their gift bags that had an Old West style wanted poster printed on it with the words “Forever Wanted,” an image of the owners of Forever 21, and the Bible quote, “Thou shalt not steal.” The shirts were in reference to the lawsuit Sui has pending against Forever 21. Sui claims that the retailer has been copying her looks since 2005 without her permission. Other designers, like Diane von Furstenberg and Gwen Stefani, are in litigation with the store as well, and are lobbying congress, trying to get a bill passed protecting their designs under copyright laws.

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