My friend Alexa posted this to my Facebook page. I absolutely love it! It sums up so much that has been bothering me. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, I say it's a lack of creativity and a form of laziness.
In fashion it is inevitable that styles and designs will be emulated. The whole concept of product development centers around "shopping the market" for trends and ideas and then tweaking those ideas to fit your brand. I get that. And when an "idea" is in the air, it is often in the air for multiple people.
But what I have a HARD time with is out right copy cats! People who can't come up with their own concept and who have the audacity to ride the coattails of the true trail blazers. It takes a lot of work to not only be creative but to actually put that creativity into action.
My mother loved designer handbags, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Coach, etc., as well as expensive perfume. And she always told me that if I couldn't afford the real thing, to just go for something plain and simple rather than sport an imitation.
I am 110% against being a FAKE person, especially when people spout one point of view and then live out their life life according to a different set of rules. Be whoever you are and don't be ashamed of it!
Buying imitations is like living a life full of hypocrisy. You want people to think you have the real deal, but you were not willing to shell out and pay the price of the REAL deal. I guess it comes back to my over-riding theme that nothing in this life is for free and there are consequences to all actions. If you want something bad enough, WORK hard for it, but don't go and take someone else's ideas to get where you are. That's a knock-off and it's obnoxious.
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