January 12th, 2020 @ 4:56 pm

coming from a designer of graphics and accessories, i’m sure i sound like an asshole bashing anyone’s creativity (eyeroll) OMG EVERYTHING IS SO INSPIRING… but i also come from the punk and rave scene of back in the day NYC. i lived through venues and clubs that don’t exist anymore. i lived through the days of the east village at it’s PEAK.  i saw the uprising of classic bands that are now punk legacies in tiny shithole venues.  SO, i really don’t care if i do.

this has been my social life, style, friend circle and culture since 1996.  when i see it misrepresented or appropriated, i get irritated.  authenticity is important to us! draw a fucking line, fashion folk… punks aren’t trying to inspire you, they probably hate you.

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February 9th, 2015 @ 11:26 am

competition does not run through my veins… i am quite the opposite and it’s a MAJOR turnoff for me. i do find it somewhat amusing yet highly annoying, but most of all it’s just… draining.

put your egotistical energy elsewhere and stop wondering why (wahhhhh!) everything bad happens to you.

March 12th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm

i mean, this could be purely coincidental, but i figured i’d document it anyhow. it immediately struck me as a potential replica.

noir: gotham city ring
modcloth: draw the skyline ring

June 18th, 2012 @ 11:33 pm

maybe it’s wrong of me to instantly get defensive and pissed when i discover people selling shit that EERILY resembles other peoples creations… but sometimes it’s just so fucking frustrating because of how obvious it seems (is).  i have NEVER found copying off of other people “flattering”, and it infuriates me especially when i see my favorite designers being ripped off.

in this posts case, we have two of my favorite jewelry designers that have been totally (seemingly) jocked.

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