Ooh, Snap: Did Target Copy Itself?
Posted by: Leonora Epstein
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2:45PM, Wednesday December 30th 2009
Up top there, a belt (a kind of ugly one at that) from the Rodarte Target collection. Down below, a Sonia Kashuk duffle bag, also manufactured by Target. Hmm ... those two look pretty gosh-darn similar in terms of material. Remarked the Racked reporter, who posted the pics, the Kashuk bag “in terms of how the material looks and feels, [is] a dead ringer for the Rodarte belt.” BTW, the reporter also mentioned how crappy the fabric is too. So does that mean that Target is recycling leftover stock? Here’s an interesting ethical question: Does that take something away from the design or even point to self-plagiarism? What about two different high-profile designers creating dresses from the same fabric because they shop at the same trimmings store?
What do you think: A mistake on Target/Rodarte’s part or big whoop, who cares? [Racked]
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Jessica Wakeman
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 02:51 pm: [report]
My mom gave me the gauzy blue Rodarate for Target skirt for Christmas and I have to say, it’s made of pretty poor quality. It’s got some kind of mesh netting on it that’s scratchy and cheap-looking. I’m still going to wear the skirt because it’s pretty, though.
I also have an Anya Hindmarch for Target clutch that was very classy-looking, but I literally fell apart after I used it a few times.
Sad. :*(
bostonbabe1234
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 03:01 pm: [report]
both of those items are completely hideous. bigger things to worry about than walmart oops i mean target.
Lynn
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 03:16 pm: [report]
Who freaking cares. When you shop at Target I don’t think you’re looking for the utmost in exclusivity anyway. I pretty much expect this - branded shops make different garments in the same material all the time.
_jsw_
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 03:48 pm: [report]
I’m shocked that there were leftovers of that material. However, it gives me hope that they’ll make a pimp hat out of it soon so I can be truly stylin’.
Perceptible
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 05:24 pm: [report]
That would be a resounding WHO CARES. Seriously. So the same fabric is used for two different products in the same store. Oh no! Scandal!
missmolly
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 06:42 pm: [report]
Who cares? It’s a belt. I love fashion but even I can admit belts and bags aren’t that serious.
averardoll
wrote on December 30 2009 @ 07:47 pm: [report]
Yea.. I’m going to have to go with who cares. It’s not haute couture, it’s target. Quite frankly, isn’t it better to use up existing fabric?
alex_askew
wrote on January 1 2010 @ 02:34 pm: [report]
Here’s what I said on the original reporter’s article:
I can’t tell if this is just meant to be tongue in cheek or if you really do think that “Target” (as an entity? an individual working there?) would have leftovers from one line of goods (where? in some random leftover goods warehouse?) and ship them to the factory that makes *another designer’s* goods and tell them to do something with them. This isn’t how the buying process at Target works. Two different groups of people (the people on the Ready to Wear team and the people on the Cosmetics team) worked for months with various designers, trend spotters, manufacturers, etc. to find the right fabrics for their separate items. There is no “remnants stockpiled by Target” warehouse. The remnants would be owned and housed by the two designer’s manufacturers.