WHAT: Fashion law is a quickly growing practice area — a place where IP and corporate junkies alike can aspire to dress stylishly while honing their legal skills in the glamorous world of haute couture law. Join the Above Law team, along with the fashion industry’s leading lawyers, for an evening of cocktails, canapés, and …
Did Fashion Designer Gavin Rajah Infringe on the Design of Zuhair Murad? A few weeks ago, Gavin Rajah a renowned South African fashion designer was accused of copying international designer Zuhair Murad’s design from his Spring/ by a popular South African fashion blogger. The story went viral and even hit international shores. Gavin grants this …
By now, fashion industry heads across the African continent and internationally are aware of the alleged claim and uproar in South Africa’s fashion industry that renowned South African designer Gavin Rajah allegedly infringed on Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad’s Spring/Summer 2013 design, seen in the picture above. Gavin recently granted an exclusive interview to us on …
Fashion designer Wana Sambo who is not new to controversy, released a a statement over the weekend involving the alleged assault and battery against her person; by an ex-employee upon giving him notice of termination of his employment. Designers and Ladybrille Fashion business owners in general, you should have a protocol for the handling and …
Ladybrille fashion designers, we really want to focus on the business of fashion and get past the distractions. The first step is to demystify and understand what exactly goes into building a successful fashion design brand. As a fashion entrepreneur how do you operate your fashion business and turn it into a profitable venture? Who …
“CARL van Rooyen is partner at Spoor & Fisher intellectual property law firm and Clive Simpkins is a marketing and communications strategist. Business Day TV: This week designer Euodia Roets accused retail chain Woolworths of stealing her designs of a hummingbird print for a cushion — that’s after she had presented the idea to them …