Marc Jacobs Plagiariezed Swedish Scarf
Marc Jacobs has gotten himself tied into a pretty tight knot on this one. Goran Olofsson from western Sweden claims that Jacobs has outright copied a design of Olofsson’s grandfather from the 50s.
Both scarves-which picture scenes for the Linsell area- look identical apart from the writing in the top section - the original says Linsell while the Marc Jacobs one says Marc Jacobs since 1984.
The scarf original was designed by Gosta (Olofsson’s grandfather) who sold homemade tourist items that he designed himself.
It looks like these souvenirs were taken home by tourists to the United
States and somehow found their way to the Marc Jacobs studio. Gostas only heir is Goran so he may own the original copyright.I would guess that he had about a thousand of these scarves made up, said Gran. I wrote at the weekend and am waiting for an answer.
Click the pic below to see the scarves and judge for yourself.
photo source: FemaleFirst UK and ABC news
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