These days, it isn't uncommon to find high-end designer lookalikes at mass-market stores—but when's the last time you saw a luxury designer knock off something from a retail chain?
Say hello to JW Anderson's men's striped cashmere sweater, new for fall and currently available at Oki-ni for $853. Does it look familiar? If you're a loyal reader of Bryanboy's blog, it sure might.
This past March, Bryanboy wrote about finding this, above right, "vintage" J. Crew sweater at Kiliwatch in Paris. He bought it for 25 Euros and wore it for a photo.
While shopping for fall looks on Oki-ni, Bryan stopped short. "
At first I was like, wait a sec, that sweater looks so familiar!" he writes. "Then I was like, wait, I already have it!"
We have no idea how the 25 Euro J. Crew sweater morphed itself into a $853 luxury cashmere pullover for fall. Obviously, lots of designers look to vintage for inspiration, but what do you think of this level of direct copying? And from a mass market chain store, no less!
Tell us what you think in the comments, we're dying to know.
article via StyleBistro
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