Comments on: Alannah Hill steals Once Upon logo!

By: Amber (forgot to add)

Amber (forgot to add) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:25:00 +0000

By the way, if she did copy that persons design knowingly, then she is just plain silly (to say it nicely). She could have at least paid someone to be unqiue!

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:18:00 +0000

Everyone gets their ides from somewhere, and our inspiration. Those chain stores you buy from? They are just rip offs from the famous European designers, for example Chanel and Balenciaga, except they come out 6-12 months later due to season change and mass production. Alannah Hill brings something to the Australian market which we are unable to purchase anywhere else in this country. And yes, there will be similar fabric print designs wherever you go, she probably purchases some of her fabric from these places, as so many designers do (duh). Fashion design is a hard industry. Your favourite designer probably has similar designs to someone else too, you just haven’t looked close enough into it. I’ve seen shops with similar logos before.. because they use the same font. The font up there happens to also be unsuprisingly similar to Alannah Hill’s shop title. Coincidence? I think not.
I’m sure people copy her designs too. I doubt she goes around the world copying every little detail of other designers into her work. If I was troubled about a problem, I wouldn’t complain to the internet.

By: Dear Alannah, I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. | femme flâneur

Dear Alannah, I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. | femme flâneur — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:01:47 +0000

[...] clothes aren’t the only thing she steals. Last December (2009), Alannah Hill was caught ripping off a student’s logo design to use for one of her shows. You can also read about it here on [...]

By: Me Too

Me Too — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:32:43 +0000

Lack of professional integrity because of lack of talent, usually go hand in hand.

I've been in your position as well and fume when I think that future clients could have had a unique 'one off' product, carefully handmade by myself, for half the price of her mass produced chain store copies.

Good luck with your future and I am sure that you will be recognised as a great designer.

By: livvy

livvy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:42:39 +0000

Shes buyn designs from fashion wholesalers aswell….

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:53:33 +0000

Alannah Hill has been blatantly ripping off other peoples designs for years. Chanel and Anna Sui are some of the big labels that she has stolen designs from, along with other lesser known overseas labels from Japan.

I created a facebook group aimed at bringing awareness to her counterfeit goods, find out more about it here.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=136061422307

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:28:36 +0000

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/985516/fash...

By: jodie

jodie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:06:26 +0000

Damn and i thought i liked Alannah Hill designs, support the aussies and all that. what a complete and utter rip off. and for them to come out saying it was a “mistake” is pure bull. any competent designer (anyone with a brain even!) would know that you cant just take a logo designed by someone else and use it as your own. how have they been getting away with it for so long? and saying they didnt know it was copyrighted has nothing to do with it. even if something isnt copyrighted, you cant just use it as is. argh!! makes me so angry!!!
i am a graphic designer myself, 2 yrs at tafe and then 1 yr in the industry and am currently studying fashion design, so while im still young and new to these industries, all thsi was drilled into me from day one. so all i can conclude is that this was purposefully done and the “mistake” they spoke of was thinking they wouldnt get caught

By: Imogen

Imogen — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:08:50 +0000

I saw that decal on her Sydney shop in The Strand today.

I hate Alannah Hill. I used to live in Japan and when I moved here, I realised that she consistently rips off clothing and fabric print designs from my favourite Japanese brand "Emily Temple Cute". She also copies designs from Metamorphose and Angelic Pretty.

She is not a designer. Please do not buy from her shop.

By: arajay

arajay — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:02:41 +0000

it seems a career-killing choice for Ms Hill, given the clarity of the law. i don't see how this could be a coincidence, given the proximity to (not to mention publicity of) the gallery show.