Pairings of fashion designers with arts and crafts suppliers have been few and far between, but they do pop up occasionally. Such alliances makes sense, not only because both partners are focused on creative pursuits, but because designers’ sketches of their concepts, prior to any cutting and sewing, are often works of art in and […]
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Not An Open and Shut Case
Several trademark applications that have made the news recently have centered on common words or phrases: • The fashion label Off-White, led by designer Virgil Abloh, tried to register the phrase “PRODUCT BAG,” including the quotation marks around it, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The label has been using the words since […]
Model Citizens
Fashion models have inspired licensing and merchandising programs going back at least to Twiggy in the 1960s. Since then, social media, reality television, and other modes of publicity have come to the fore. As a result, today’s consumers not only know more models’ names and faces, but are also familiar with their likes, dislikes, hobbies, […]