Zara Calls Amiri Jeans ‘Generic’ in $3 Million Lawsuit

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  • čas přidán 11. 04. 2020
  • A summary of the $3 million dollar lawsuit between Zara and Amiri. The dispute started over a pair of Amiri jeans which the brand say Zara copied illegally. Some Amiri supporters have gone as far as calling Zara's jeans - fake Amiri jeans.
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Komentáře • 116

  • @030Ayoub
    @030Ayoub Před 4 lety +214

    Balmain : *grabs popcorn*

  • @PrincipalSkinner3190
    @PrincipalSkinner3190 Před 4 lety +125

    Literally all Zara does is copy High Fashion. This is nothing new.

    • @uwaismahmood7020
      @uwaismahmood7020 Před 4 lety +3

      I love zara amazing range of clothes

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 3 lety +7

      Technically all Amiri does is copy what's hot or high fashion
      Amiri boots = SLP Chelsea copy
      Amiri skeleton shoes = Vans with skeleton toes on them
      Amiri Jean's = Balmain or SLP or Fear of God
      Amiri jackets= SLP
      Amiri new Skeltop sneakers = Jordan 1 copy
      He also have some shoes coming out that looks likes Adidas waverunners
      🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ I'm not feeling Amiri.

    • @PrincipalSkinner3190
      @PrincipalSkinner3190 Před 3 lety +3

      @@midfie1 You're right about Amiri. I do like the skeleton sneakers because the leather is raised and gives them a nice effect, still a copy, but at least it's done well imo.

    • @_Iamdmoney
      @_Iamdmoney Před 3 lety

      Yup love Zara lol

    • @durkadurkerjackson1664
      @durkadurkerjackson1664 Před 2 lety +1

      Facts bro

  • @TNMUSlC
    @TNMUSlC Před 4 lety +16

    When you told your friend to change up his copy homework a little.

  • @DerrickMayFan
    @DerrickMayFan Před 4 lety +31

    Oh no, poor multimillionaire companies fighting with each other! I just shed a tear.

    • @cesarebachelli
      @cesarebachelli Před 4 lety +5

      Yeah I don't think sympathy is what they're looking for.

  • @MrSincerity88
    @MrSincerity88 Před 4 lety +53

    Aren’t these Balmain knock offs?

    • @ACloserLookOfficial
      @ACloserLookOfficial  Před 4 lety +14

      They're very similar. This is part of the issue Amiri are going to face - both Balmain & Saint Laurent released a similar style jeans before Amiri's MX2 jeans ever came out

    • @JunoShoeshineArt
      @JunoShoeshineArt Před 4 lety +5

      Everything in this world is nothing exclusive, but zara's work is extremely dangerous. it drags things down and kills people who are supposed to be creative. zara has a lot of money & money to have a luxury brand, they should start thinking about it instead of copying other fashion brands.

    • @JunoShoeshineArt
      @JunoShoeshineArt Před 4 lety +2

      @@ACloserLookOfficial Thank you A Closer Look has a very good topic, we are looking forward to many vlogs that have a say in the fashion industry about it instead of being silent.

    • @marcusgarvy4366
      @marcusgarvy4366 Před 4 lety +2

      Maine did not invent the motorcycle jeans motorcycle jeans been around for a long time if you think about it Mexican guys while wearing them with soccer shirts a lot we just didn't notice it LOL

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 3 lety

      @@JunoShoeshineArt excuse you? Amiri literally does the same thing, use slightly better materials, but charge High end prices. He's a knock off, his best design is the Buscemi Belt. That's it, his only original design besides his art patchwork Jean's.

  • @alexocampo9982
    @alexocampo9982 Před 4 lety +14

    I like Amiri Jeans. He has some pretty cool designs. And I think that’s where the high price tag lies. Because they’re not the best quality for $1k-$1800. Your paying for the name and design.
    Talk about quality.
    Japanese selvedge denim is the best quality. They come in different cuts and styles. Wear them for awhile and they age beautifully with amazing fades. $275-$400 depending on denim weight.

  • @MrCguy24
    @MrCguy24 Před 4 lety +45

    Zara copied but idk if it's gonna work for amiri in the law suit, pretty sure amiri copied the look too

  • @Flygreensox
    @Flygreensox Před 4 lety +12

    Looks more like balmain than amiri🤷🏿‍♂️

  • @JunoShoeshineArt
    @JunoShoeshineArt Před 4 lety +22

    This design reminds me of balmain. Do not recognize Zara as a fashion brand. but consider it "china" in the fashion world

  • @AnatoliKap
    @AnatoliKap Před 4 lety +12

    Amiri is only popping because rappers are name dropping it constantly & forcing it,no different than true religion back in the day.

    • @ACloserLookOfficial
      @ACloserLookOfficial  Před 4 lety +7

      That definitely helps but the final product still has to be good. Would be a discredit to say that's the only reason imo.

    • @chrisxx9735
      @chrisxx9735 Před 4 lety

      agree, rappers like amiri and I cop the amiri jeans on a site called kmoclothing ,same style but a lot cheaper.lmao

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 4 lety +3

      @@chrisxx9735 if you shop from there all your shit is knock offs

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 4 lety

      @Rey Izz_Official you shop at kmoclothing?

    • @Zooom88
      @Zooom88 Před 3 lety +1

      O.G. John Doe Amiri is literally just a brand name at this point they us the same material koclothong uses. Not to mention people won’t tell the difference. Am not gonna spend $1k + on some jeans even tho am rich it’s stupid af .

  • @thebomb363
    @thebomb363 Před 4 lety +4

    It's a industry wide issue high street stores do take its influence from designer brands however it's not a direct copy similar,but not exact .

  • @ariapalomo7211
    @ariapalomo7211 Před 4 lety +3

    Amiri is stupid for claiming lawsuit when they basically copied other brands as well and Zara is some garbage too. But the law suit is ridiculous. The best non designer biker jeans r from pacsun.

  • @johnmaz5936
    @johnmaz5936 Před 3 lety +1

    Amiri copied SLP and BALMAIN nowadays there is no difference.

  • @Non_Duality
    @Non_Duality Před 4 lety +3

    Damn just bought the mx2’s

  • @Tonytony14650
    @Tonytony14650 Před 4 lety +2

    Zara these days are copying every brand last summer they copied Versace Pattern, Saw some shoes looking very similar to Alexander Mcqueen too! Hope they get what deserve cause if i bring a counterfeit t-shirts customs will fine me big time!

  • @saintlaurentduck9615
    @saintlaurentduck9615 Před 3 lety +2

    Amiri is literally a walmart version of heidi era slp with a mix of balmain

  • @sammanesh1
    @sammanesh1 Před 4 lety +9

    The slightly above average quality of Amiri jeans do not justify the ridiculous inflated prices. I have no sympathy for Amiri when Zara sell the same thing for 100x-200x cheaper. If Amiri do win, the $3M is only going to go straight to profits.

    • @iwearblack4s
      @iwearblack4s Před 7 měsíci

      Amiri has better looking jeans by a long shot but these are def a copy idk why amiri snaked these

  • @hopperthemarxist8533
    @hopperthemarxist8533 Před 4 lety +4

    The truth is everyone copies everyone. Intellectual property is what is wrong here because the entire concept of intellectual property rights is absurd. The way ideas concepts of any kind evolve is through mimicking and building on the design of other people. How we determine what is a perfect distinct copy and what is not one is completely arbitrary as evidenced by the fact that you’re asking who is wrong. According to the law, Zara is wrong. But what will decide if they are wrong is how an intellectual property lawyer argues , not what is “true” here. It’s about who can convince a judge because again it’s bullshit particularly in fashion it’s not like it’s a new scientific patent

    • @tibibadescu
      @tibibadescu Před 4 lety

      You're absolutely right! 100%agree👍🏻. That's why I think Zara is right (tho the law may decide otherwise) because they aren't the exact same thing, so it's subjective.

  • @spencerparker7374
    @spencerparker7374 Před 3 lety +2

    Literally all amiri shoes are ripoffs of another brand. Cry me a river

  • @trendinguk
    @trendinguk Před 4 lety +4

    Zara copies everyone this isnt new

  • @yymmi9759
    @yymmi9759 Před 3 lety

    Where can I find this Zara jeans?

  • @alexocampo9982
    @alexocampo9982 Před 4 lety +1

    Most jeans are junk!
    Balmain makes some pretty good quality. Those are made in Italy and Japan.

  • @kinglyyasin5985
    @kinglyyasin5985 Před 4 lety +1

    Both. For thinking it looks good.

  • @r.8621
    @r.8621 Před 4 lety +4

    WE NEED YOUR VOICE BROTHER!

  • @durkadurkerjackson1664
    @durkadurkerjackson1664 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm open for someone to prove me wrong or share their opinion but tbh i don't consider Zara a fashion brand because you should be able to wear a logo with pride but no one walks around with a big Zara logo on their chest with pride. Proof that Zara copies higher end brands
    Edit: I don't even think Zara has something with a logo on it as they copy higher end brands

  • @MMKYT1
    @MMKYT1 Před 4 lety +3

    Who tf wears zara?

  • @disgracedrobertkelly898
    @disgracedrobertkelly898 Před 3 lety +1

    Just like Walmart selling sneakers that look like Christian louboutin and low top Giuseppe znotti lol.

  • @nahur
    @nahur Před 3 lety

    Holy shit Amiri throwin so much shade in this lawsuit lmao

  • @zm4504
    @zm4504 Před 4 lety

    0:32 the zara jeans look nicer

  • @Noblevon
    @Noblevon Před 3 lety

    Wait so Zara is no longer selling biker jeans because of coping amiris?

  • @nice2meetU789
    @nice2meetU789 Před 3 lety +5

    Im sure ZARA logo looks more expensive than AMIRI logo.

  • @deepfriedicecream576
    @deepfriedicecream576 Před 3 lety +1

    Zara, mnml, lakinzie, all these ads you see on Instagram literally sell you cheap versions of Amiri jeans. Significantly less quality and still rather over priced for something they never came up with. These brands are a way to take advantage of stupid teens who want to dress like their favorite rapper but can’t “Cheap Designer” and may I empathize that cheap referees to the quality because their shit is still very expensive.

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 3 lety

      Amiri deserves it for ripping off, Balmain, SLP, FOG, Van's, Jordan 1, and the waverunners. Fuck Amiri he's dirt.

    • @deepfriedicecream576
      @deepfriedicecream576 Před 3 lety

      O.G. John Doe Amiri designs are still very unique and focus heavily on distressed apparel. All designers have similar articles of clothing, levies and acne studios have very similar denim patchwork jeans but they’re still their own thing. Amiri doesn’t try to be something it’s not they still have their own thing. Everyone copies eachother in the designer world, they talk about it many times, everyone on earth copies the Jordan1, airforce, converse and vans silhouette.
      The Instagram ads are literally just taking all of these designers work, and making it themselves with the removal of Any brand labels. It’s a disgusting practice

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 3 lety

      @@deepfriedicecream576 Sorry now that u mention it, acne and Levi's do have patchwork Jean's, I'll admit I like his patchwork Jean's best, but I don't like him because he rips off every one. I don't see any difference in what he does and what Zara does, besides charge way more for slightly better quality. 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️ I'm just not feeling him, I would like for him to go back and design belts for Buscemi or restock on art patchwork Jean's and follow that path with newer versions, but he's on to copy the next hype. Not a fan.

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 3 lety

      @@deepfriedicecream576 and I would NEVER buy his "mx2" or any biker Jean's that ain't Balmain. Or any form of Jordan 1 or Air Force one knock off not even Bape

    • @deepfriedicecream576
      @deepfriedicecream576 Před 3 lety

      O.G. John Doe I get your point, there are some things Amiri has made that I really like, I recently got a bandana hoodie that looks and feels really nice, but there is a lot of copying going around in the fashion world. I kinda see it as video games. Every game tries to ride the success of others and some games just copy or rip off the formula, but others elevate it and put their own style on it. The only problem I have with these Instagram sites is that it’s literally stealing. I’ve seen people rip off Vandy the Pinky’s LV hoodies and sweats, places like Zara claim to be something they aren’t, and most of the time the quality is bad. I’ve seen several different places selling the same thing and the original is on Ali Express for 50 dollars less. That’s my problem with them.

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Před 4 lety

    Fast Fashion Ftw amirite? Don't forget when they straight up copied Balenci's 😂😂

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 3 lety

      Shit Balenciaga is fast fashion now, most they shoes and tees made in China 😭😭😭

  • @theGoonezone
    @theGoonezone Před 2 lety

    Amiri is nicer qualaty ! The Zippers at 1. ... is it Copyright & with a patentnumber- ...first one who desinged it is the winner ! 3mil... is nothing...

  • @JoeTove
    @JoeTove Před 4 lety +1

    The people in the wrong are the ones that wear those ugly jeans

  • @cesarebachelli
    @cesarebachelli Před 4 lety +1

    Zara is ALWAYS copying. Especially from Mango and River Island. Cheaper materials though

    • @MohamedSattar1
      @MohamedSattar1 Před 4 lety

      Mango and Zara are sister companies

    • @cesarebachelli
      @cesarebachelli Před 4 lety

      @@MohamedSattar1 I checked they are not though.

    • @ACloserLookOfficial
      @ACloserLookOfficial  Před 4 lety

      ​@@cesarebachelli All those fast fashion companies jump on hot trends so it makes sense that some of their stock is similar.

  • @rotooki1154
    @rotooki1154 Před 4 lety +6

    if we're being honest though Amiri and FOG jeans are highly overpriced and they aren't good quality at all... you're paying for hype and celeb endorsements not quality ... there are waaaaaaay better jeans with higher quality out there for a fraction of the price of some of these over hyped jeans. Amiris are $80 jeans with a $1000 price tags same with Fear of God , people are just sheep that blindly follow a celeb endorsement or what's popular in hope that it validates them or gets them some false sense of acceptance

    • @LuckyClipsLC
      @LuckyClipsLC Před 4 lety +1

      Amiri quality is crazy good I've had 3 pairs stfu

    • @rotooki1154
      @rotooki1154 Před 4 lety

      @@LuckyClipsLC lol you have no idea what you're talking about ... the quality on Amiris is the same as most department store jeans , good quality jeans are like Momotaro 's and actual denim brands like that, and honestly I doubt you've ever even felt a pair of Amiris let alone owned 3 pairs, be real with yourself

    • @ACloserLookOfficial
      @ACloserLookOfficial  Před 4 lety +5

      @@rotooki1154 Agree they're overpriced (most designer items are), but the quality isn't anywhere near as bad as you're claiming it is.

    • @LuckyClipsLC
      @LuckyClipsLC Před 4 lety

      @@ACloserLookOfficial exactly

    • @LuckyClipsLC
      @LuckyClipsLC Před 4 lety

      @@rotooki1154 those jeans ur talking about are boring as fuck literally no design whatsoever just plain jeans with no style to them lol

  • @joem9124
    @joem9124 Před 4 lety

    Zara blatantly copied them but I don't believe amiri have a legal leg to stand on

  • @fendigucci6307
    @fendigucci6307 Před 4 lety +1

    You can get soo many different style of jeans these days from cheap brands like rungspun, zara, river island cr55 etc that look edgy and designer esque so you can't be surprised when you see similar jeans by a "luxury" brand but if you spend $1000 on jeans it's a dumb move and you run the risk of this happening and it will make your designer jeans look generic haha. I have never paid more than £120 for jeans I buy my designer jeans on sale I've had soo many steals.

    • @chrisxx9735
      @chrisxx9735 Před 4 lety

      totally agree ,mate! I always cop the amiri jeans at a site called kmoclothing and they only charge $69 ,

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@chrisxx9735 those are fakes

  • @muzzammil440si
    @muzzammil440si Před 3 lety

    Zara is fake anytime 😂😂.& AMIRI wow!!!!!!!

  • @clearcookies
    @clearcookies Před 4 lety +6

    Amiri is in the wrong ngl, the design is generic and even though Zara had similar product, amiris are high fashion and are for a specific target market. Whereas Zara just implemented their own design and tweaks to it, after all it is a generic design of that particular model.

  • @EduardAri
    @EduardAri Před 4 lety

    Amiri charges over a $1000 for a pair of jeans. I hope Amiri wins

    • @midfie1
      @midfie1 Před 4 lety +2

      I hope they lose, after all, it's amiri is doing what Zara does but charges high end prices.

  • @leakcity4083
    @leakcity4083 Před 4 lety

    Hi I love your videos just to send a you message I would like you to use your authenticity system today? Is that fine I have dmd you on Instagram

  • @Wagelbagel203
    @Wagelbagel203 Před 2 lety +3

    Now this is hilarious lmao Amiri really needs to step their quality up

  • @manelmilian1873
    @manelmilian1873 Před 3 lety

    Zara is wrong

  • @maznass
    @maznass Před 4 lety

    Hahahahahahha wtf Zara copy everyone so where is the probem?

  • @tibibadescu
    @tibibadescu Před 4 lety

    I think Zara is right. The concept of intellectual property is wrong because things are subjective(like in this case).

  • @ZeMurdeRouSsCL0WN
    @ZeMurdeRouSsCL0WN Před 4 lety

    Funny

  • @user-gs6zx8rg7i
    @user-gs6zx8rg7i Před 4 lety +2

    I'm with Zara on this. Amiri has no distinguishable design like you can't tell that someone has Amiri jeans unless it says. And Zara isn't wrong Amiri do the most generic designs ever. Like Levis has the classic logo, True Religion have their logo, DSQ2 have their paint n patches, PP has their skull and crystal embedding, Balmaim have their own design, Robins Jean have the wings but Amiri does low class designs with high class price tag.

    • @hopperthemarxist8533
      @hopperthemarxist8533 Před 4 lety +5

      So the jeans have to have the logo on them somewhere for it to matter? Also what do other designs have anything to do with this particular design. A piece of clothing shouldn’t have to have some stupid logo on it to be able to prove we designed this first. Absurd argument. Intellectual property is horseshit as a concept. Especially in the fashion industry

    • @LP-fj6sr
      @LP-fj6sr Před 4 lety +1

      Ur dumb bro zara literally copies the shit out of every designer brand there is this included, and how is their look generic Just bc there is no logo? Their jeans are very recognisable if you dont see and recognise their rips and side stripes and such youre oblivious

    • @LP-fj6sr
      @LP-fj6sr Před 4 lety

      @mrmarcus ! lmao even if that doesnt change anything zara is still one of biggeat fast Fashion brands that is also copying literally everything , also yeah i know amiris rocker vibe has been out before, one designer to mention is probably hedi slimane, the thing is amiri adda a new touch to this topic and doesnt Just copy whatever clothes are hyped rn from designers. The Last time i Went to zara i saw a copy of mcqueens oversized balenciaga trackrunner and speedtrainer Within the first 10 secs while i have never seen such blatant copies from amiri

    • @chrisxx9735
      @chrisxx9735 Před 4 lety

      totally agree ,mate! So I always cop the amiri jeans at a site called kmoclothing and they only charge $69 ,