LA-based designer Tuesday Bassen accused Zara of copying her designs She took to social media to expose the alleged plagiarism which triggered other artists to speak up As of writing, 17 designers have been affected by Zara and other fashion brands’ illegal reproduction of their works Multinational clothing company Zara is under fire after a Los Angeles-based indie artist took to social media to share her ordeal with the fashion brand stealing her and other artists’ designs. Tuesday Bassen, an illustrator and designer, posted on Instagram a side-by-side comparison of the pins she designed next to Zara’s; pointing out that the clothing brand copied her pins and patches which she also sells online. “You know what? Sometimes it sucks to be an artist because companies like Zara consistently rip you off and deny it,” she said. The artist took legal action as soon as she saw her designs were stolen by a multi-million dollar company. Inditex, Zara’s parent company, responded to Bassen through their lawyers and said: “We reject your claims here for reasons similar to those already stated above: the lack of distinctiveness of your client’s purported designs makes it very hard to see how a significant part of the population [...]
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