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  by inspector_wendy 

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  05.27.08 | 12:12 PM

  Exactly! The weaving studio I apprenticed at creates fabric for the top designers in the world. Our fabric which is one of a kind, is made with only the highest quality materials, and does not leave the studio until it is literally perfect, and sells for $675 a yard and up. Someone got a hold of one of our clients designs and copied it, then sold it through Jo Ann's or someplace like that for under $100. It was still a beautiful design, but it wasn't high quality, it wasn't perfect, and like Kathleen stated above, it wasn't created in a weaving studio by a team of four weavers well paid, in well-lit conditions, who weren't overworked.
  By mass-producing it, it reduced the value of the original and devalued her name as a designer. My boss wasn't happy, although the client stated that she knew that it wasn't the studio's fault and our level of perfection is why she works with us, and only us.
  I am now opening my own weaving studio and creating my own clothing and bring that ethic to my own business.
  You have to understand. Wealthy people and people in the fashion and e…morentertainment industry, purchase one of a kind items for just that reason....that no one else can have that item. Why else would someone pay thousands of dollars for something? Why wouldn't they buy the less expensive version also?
  What you are proposing would cut the legs right out from under the fashion industry, and any other industry that tried this.

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  by kathleenfasanella 

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  05.22.08 | 12:04 PM

  Seriously?
  
  ~sigh~
  
  Counterfeit goods are problematic in many ways and a designer isn't going to go for it. Most of these goods are defective and of lower quality. The main reason a designer goes after these producers is NOT lost revenue. It's that the image of their label is diluted and deemed poor quality if they can't control it. Likewise, the value of their label is diluted if the goods are cheap. I cannot imagine any designer I know who would endorse a licensing agreement and legitimize the dilution of their brand. If they wanted to put out more stuff at lower prices, they can do it themselves. You're assuming the issue is one of production limitations or costs. It rarely is.
  
  Second, most pirated goods are produced in the worst of sweatshops. Contrary to what people think, a designer is not happy if the production of their goods results in the exploitation of powerless poor people. Signing on for this would mean they're deriving revenue from enslaved people. Most designers are heart broken (really) if this happens so they sure aren't going to sup…moreport it.
  
  I think you'd make more money with "finder's fees". Find pirated goods and sell the information to a designer's legal department.

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