Comments on: Wendy Brandes Swear Rings vs. Topshop Punctuation Rings

By: Marissa

Marissa — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:51:59 +0000

Oh my god! I know I’m super late on the uptake with this one, but I’m so glad to hear Top Shop took the rings off the shelves. Wendy is such a wonderful lady, and it sucks that she was taken advantage of like this.
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By: blue roses

blue roses — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:46:23 +0000

it is one thing when franchised, manufactured, broadly distributed names are emulated, but not exactly copied, as they are setting trends and pushing the direction of the rest of the industry…. it is a cascade…. BUT so glad to see people rally and do the right thing when something is exactly copied, especially when it is coming from a smaller designer who specializes in quality goods. thank you for sharing and promoting creativity and productivity!
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By: Arlene

Arlene — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:22:16 +0000

Wow very beautiful. Where can I buy online this ring?

By: Jamillah

Jamillah — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:12:17 +0000

gawsh, the fast fashion retailers are flipping notorious for doing these kinds of things. i’m glad so many came to support wendy and got them to take her rings down.
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By: Kim Gordon

Kim Gordon — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:50:11 +0000

Oh my goodness… visiting from the twitter chat last night and see this as your first post! How on topic… guess plagiarism and copying is everywhere and at all levels. Seems sometimes it is by accident and unintentional, and sometimes outright blatant. But to answer your question, I absolutely stand behind the original designer. I worked with a handbag designer and saw his designs being stolen all the time. As a young designer he couldn’t afford to take a stand. The internet has allowed young designers to have a voice, a collective voice, and that has made such a difference. If large companies would work with designers, it would be a win/win/win for company, designer, consumer!
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By: A Brit Greek

A Brit Greek — Sun, 06 May 2012 09:20:55 +0000

Interesting post B, I think would be amazing if a Global high street retailer such as Tophop would collaborate with designers such as Wendy. Besides her rings are waaay more gorgeous than Topshops.
I’m also not sure that every one else (general public) would have known that Topshop had copied Wendy’s ring had it not been brought up and I’m sure that a lot of high street brands are doing exactly that (copying from Etsy etc) and making a healthy profit.

I’d love to see Wendy collab with ASOS – that would be a matchmade in heaven, or at least for us to see her goods on their ‘Jewellery and Watches’ section -since they only sell ‘Show Stopping pieces’! I don’t know anyone directly in the accesories department currently, but I think their (buyers) are a pretty friendly bunch of peeps!

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By: Constance

Constance — Sun, 06 May 2012 03:43:23 +0000

These rings are awesome!

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By: Cindy Chou

Cindy Chou — Sat, 05 May 2012 22:50:54 +0000

LOL I LOVE these!! 😀 Topshop is my fave shop, though a little out of my budget ( i like to browse and dream of richness lol) but I agree, they have the ability to collab with other designers if they wish, but I think they do this to get a bigger profit on the products. Sucks for Wendy’s :/ but those swear rings are hilarious! I love them! (:

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By: Celia Aranda

Celia Aranda — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:47:09 +0000

Wow this post is so original! These rings are really amazing 😀
XOXO

Celia
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By: Paula Phillips

Paula Phillips — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:29:15 +0000

Oh I thought the rings we’re connected with each other because what I often see are rings like that but are actually connected together. I’d love to have a ring that says ‘love’. Anyway, your ring is totally awesome. 🙂