It is an outragous situation in Australia where a company can legally knock-off an original design and pass it off as their own. It is even more ridiculous when the offending company can sue someone for drawing attention to that fact.
In response to this embarrassing situation where international and local designers are being ruthlessly expoited by Australian shoe retailers and wholesalers, Today Tonight aired the following story.
You can read the full transcript here.
Vein Wear has also fallen victim to having our designs knocked-off many times. It is a situation that is getting worse. What is really scary and certainly shocking to most consumers is that some big name retailers and labels are selling copied designs. Consumers would certainly be forgiven for thinking they were actually buying an original design and not a one-for-one copy.
The shoe at the bottom is my original Vein Wear design. When I went to purchase the "Milu" brand shoes below from the Milu store in James Street, the store assistant told me that Andrew Milu was the talented designer. Ah hem...
Below is my original concept sketch:
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