Urban Outfitters is in ur artist studio stealin ur designz

Sep. 2nd, 2011 at 10:22 PM

Marty Magic is one of my favorite jewelry artists. I have her snake earcuff, discussed in this article, which has been copied by Urban Outfitters. I've had the cuff for at least 10 years.

http://www.bloginity.com/blog/2011/09/02/urban-outfitters-fashion-night-out-2011/

She asked her customers to pass this on.

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gmdreia

Sep. 3rd, 2011 05:33 am (UTC)

They seem to get most of their products by ripping off independent artists, and there seems little the artists can do about it.

I almost don't want to even offer my stuff up for sale. Seems like a lot of work to not make much money and only to have my ideas stolen if they're good.

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firecat

Sep. 3rd, 2011 05:57 pm (UTC)

Yeah, artists aren't very highly respected unless they've made it to the tippy-top.

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fauxklore

Sep. 3rd, 2011 03:54 pm (UTC)

I am also a big fan of Marty Magic and, in fact, have the same ear cuff, which I bought from her at a crafts show about 12 or so years ago. Shame on Urban Outfitters for encouraging plagiarism.

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