Comments on: Project: Design! Gives Local Designers the Gift of Exposure http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/ FashionIndie features all facets of fashion lifestyle. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jessicahttp://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-7710 Jessica Thu, 29 May 2008 22:07:00 +0000 http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/#comment-7710 Out of curiosity I checked out the first link, provided by Theresa, with the photos of Dayley's designs... I couldn't remember which was said to be the "copied" dress, but I didn't need to... I instantly recognized the dress on the far left. Two weeks ago, I purchased this pattern at a local JoAnn Fabric's store; I didn't need to open the second link to know exactly which pattern the author was referring to.I love vintage fashion, but it's one thing to be inspired by a decade, and another to reconstruct a garment (even without a pattern) and call it your own. Out of curiosity I checked out the first link, provided by Theresa, with the photos of Dayley’s designs… I couldn’t remember which was said to be the “copied” dress, but I didn’t need to… I instantly recognized the dress on the far left. Two weeks ago, I purchased this pattern at a local JoAnn Fabric’s store; I didn’t need to open the second link to know exactly which pattern the author was referring to.

I love vintage fashion, but it’s one thing to be inspired by a decade, and another to reconstruct a garment (even without a pattern) and call it your own.

]]> By: Naomihttp://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-6394 Naomi Mon, 19 May 2008 12:06:49 +0000 http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/#comment-6394 Videos of Project Design are on: http://culturesurfer.com/Fashion.htm Videos of Project Design are on:
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]]> By: Teresa H.http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-3936 Teresa H. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:02:48 +0000 http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/#comment-3936 Take a look for yourself. It's a total ripoff: http://www.dressaday.com/STL_show2.jpg Ashley's "designs", the most obvious ripoff on the left. Perhaps there are more but since the only thing that really stands out in the show is the copied dress, it's hard to say how many other patterns were used. And the original: http://images.wikia.com/vintagepatterns/images//6/62/Butterick_6015_front.jpgI'm not saying I'm a better designer. I could care less if I was featured in "Fashion Week St. Louis". I recognize the pattern because I own it. And I made my own version of it and never claimed to be a designer. Because that is something I would not dare to do.But I absolutely believe in calling people out for taking undeserved credit.Maybe we'll see some actual creative stuff from her later on if she takes the criticism and learns from it instead of just being defensive. Take a look for yourself. It’s a total ripoff: http://www.dressaday.com/STL_show2.jpg
Ashley’s “designs”, the most obvious ripoff on the left. Perhaps there are more but since the only thing that really stands out in the show is the copied dress, it’s hard to say how many other patterns were used.

And the original:
http://images.wikia.com/vintagepatterns/images//6/62/Butterick_6015_front.jpg

I’m not saying I’m a better designer. I could care less if I was featured in “Fashion Week St. Louis”. I recognize the pattern because I own it. And I made my own version of it and never claimed to be a designer. Because that is something I would not dare to do.

But I absolutely believe in calling people out for taking undeserved credit.

Maybe we’ll see some actual creative stuff from her later on if she takes the criticism and learns from it instead of just being defensive.

]]> By: STLgirlhttp://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-3893 STLgirl Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:42:59 +0000 http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/#comment-3893 Someone here must be the rain man of fashion...or a chronically bored person with too much time on thier hands. Ashley, and other designers world wide have used shapes as well as patterns to design or create a newer, fresher version of a garment. If this blogger comment was given by a professional whom is a judge or editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine...I can understand to some degree. But why were THEY not featured at fashion week? Why were they never sought after for thier amazing original clothing line? Hmmmm sounds to me like they are what I like to call being thier "internet" self. How dare to comment about this young designer to ruin her good name. I thought her clothes were fresh, fun and frankly....better than a Butterick pattern. Someone here must be the rain man of fashion…or a chronically bored person with too much time on thier hands. Ashley, and other designers world wide have used shapes as well as patterns to design or create a newer, fresher version of a garment. If this blogger comment was given by a professional whom is a judge or editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine…I can understand to some degree. But why were THEY not featured at fashion week? Why were they never sought after for thier amazing original clothing line? Hmmmm sounds to me like they are what I like to call being thier “internet” self. How dare to comment about this young designer to ruin her good name. I thought her clothes were fresh, fun and frankly….better than a Butterick pattern.

]]> By: Teresa H.http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 Teresa H. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:06:36 +0000 http://fashionindie.com/project-design-gives-local-designers-the-gift-of-exposure/#comment-3053 Many of us in the online design/sewing community were flummoxed, and some rather outraged, when a very popular reissued pattern (Butterick 6015) showed up on the runway - credited to Ashley Dayley as an original design but was a complete ripoff (and copyright infringement) of this pattern and its original designer.It's astonishing the lack of integrity, and utter cluelessness that this designer showed in presenting this as her own "design"."Dayley called it vintage sexy." the St. Louis Times wrote. We call it "ripoff."For more:http://chronicallyuncool.blogspot.com/2008/03/butterick-60154790-on-runway.html Many of us in the online design/sewing community were flummoxed, and some rather outraged, when a very popular reissued pattern (Butterick 6015) showed up on the runway – credited to Ashley Dayley as an original design but was a complete ripoff (and copyright infringement) of this pattern and its original designer.

It’s astonishing the lack of integrity, and utter cluelessness that this designer showed in presenting this as her own “design”.

“Dayley called it vintage sexy.” the St. Louis Times wrote. We call it “ripoff.”

For more:

http://chronicallyuncool.blogspot.com/2008/03/butterick-60154790-on-runway.html

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