I was reading Refinery29's daily fashion page, when I saw their post about Justin Bieber's new perfume, "Someday", which is pictured above. It's a sweet little container, and I can just picture the many tween fans thinking that its little red heart is so perfect.
But the email was asking, is this a rip-off from Marc Jacob's Lola perfume's packaging? Here it is.
I'm not exactly sure. I do see similarities, but the question reminds me of beadmaking or any other artistic endeavor's age old question...what is inspiration versus copying or a knockoff? If the rule of thumb is three things need to be obviously different, I see that right away. But I also see the obvious similarities too.
So, I'm asking you. How would you call this one?
I think they need new packaging. It's very close.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing marketing to get it some attention...whether it's copying or not. Are they made by the same company?
ReplyDeleteIt IS close- but simultaneous discovery of scientific things happens frequently- like 2 different research groups discovering the HIV virus at nearly the same time. I'm thinking it's sometimes just what's currently happening in our culture that sets the stage for the next logical step- and sometimes multiple people take this step at the same time.
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