Seems like troubled lingerie brand, Victoria’s Secret can’t catch a break these days. Amidst the bankruptcy news, VS has been accused of plagiarism yet again by fashion’s famous watchdog, Diet Prada.
On Friday, the anonymous fashion police called out the lingerie label for ‘drawing more than just inspiration’ from independent black-owned businesses. Calling the brand a ‘repeat offender’, DP stated that two of the panty styles uploaded on Victoria’s Secret site bore uncanny resemblance with a Black-owned lingerie brand, Edge o' Beyond. “The UK-based brand's ‘Daisy’ range includes floral embroidered trim that cuts across the hip, illusion netting folded over a black elastic edge, and small gold rings to attach their signature chain additions, all of which appear to have been mimicked on VS's two styles,” Diet stated.
Sharing screenshots of Edge o' Beyond’s order history, the fashion vigilante revealed that an £1150 order was placed back in March 2019 that included the items from the brand’s Daisy collection as well as some other styles by the person who ‘shared a full name’ with VS’s Creative Operations Coordinator. "Seeing someone as big as Victoria's Secret, during the era of BLM, preying on an independent black business and then using predominantly brown and black prison labour to copy our products was a HUGE slap in the face," said Edge O' Beyond founder Naomi De Haan as stated by Diet Prada.
But that doesn’t end here. Another black-owned brand, D.Bleu.Dazzled, that designed iconic diamond fringe catsuit for Beyoncé was also caught on VS’s radar. Destiney Bleu, founder and designer of the brand noticed some suspicious activity and order discrepancies regarding a bra and panty along with Bey’s famous celestial skirt. “My intuition told me today to google the name of this large order,” Destiny said. Searching the name of the customer resulted in a match with that of Victoria’s corporate HQ. Aware of the prior instances and the brand’s track record, the designer promptly canceled her order to avoid the problems of plagiarism.
Inspiration gone overboard! What are your thoughts on this?
(Source- Instagram@DietPrada)
