99% Invisible

Knockoffs: Articles of Interest #8

99% Invisible ›

31:00 | May 15th, 2020

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Brands hold immense sway over both consumers and the American legal system. Few know this as well as Dapper Dan, who went from street hustler to fashion impresario and has spent time on both sides of ...Show More



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mm recommended:May 19th, 2020

Have you ever wondered why there’s no copyright on fashion designs? It’s to keep the industry going. This was such an interesting episode about fashion knockoffs from the little guy knocking off the big guy and vice versa. Dapper Dan ftw!

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😲 Fascinating
💡 Educational
🕵️‍ Well-researched
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jennxJun 14th, 2020

@mm Dapper Dan FTW indeed!

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mmJun 14th, 2020

@jennx Look at how dapper he is: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VbsCseB0ogg

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jennxJun 14th, 2020

@mm A living, breathing, street wear legend!

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jennx recommended:Jun 14th, 2020

Dapper Dan is the OG father of logo mania and faux high-end street fashion from the 80’s ‼️ When Gucci copied Dapper Dan’s designs in 2017, Black Twitter was outraged. However, Gucci did the smartest most commercially viable thing, they hired him in-house to produce custom designs for Gucci using Gu...Show More

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👍 Well-produced
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jennxSep 23rd, 2020

@liv @cabellbellbell check out this episode! Great podcast about design and learning the history behind everyday objects

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cabellbellbellSep 27th, 2020

@jennx Will do 😍 thank you for sharing!

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