{"product_id":"knock-it-off-a-history-of-design-piracy-in-the-us-womens-ready-to-wear-apparel-industry-9780896729667","title":"Knock It Off!: A History of Design Piracy in the Us Women's Ready-To-Wear Apparel Industry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sara B. Marcketti\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Texas Tech Pressu.S.\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Texas Tech Pressu.S.\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intersection of women's fashion and big business in the US has always been a compelling study across social strata. The ready-to-wear apparel industry thrives on creating a presumably original design that is then interpreted into copies. Called design piracy by some and the knock-off process by most in the industry, copying fashion designs is a firmly embedded business strategy that predates even the advent of women's ready-to-wear in the late nineteenth century. Historically, some industry organizations and individual designers accepted and supported copying as crucial to the transmission of fashion; others strove to prevent the practice, arguing harms ranging from lost profits to the abuse of labor. Threaded through the complicated and fascinating history of US ready-to-wear fashion are more than eighty attempts to legislate for design protection, and countless efforts to stymie piracy through patents, trademarking, or industry self-regulation.\u003cbr\u003e The authors analyze legal and apparel industry documents; governmental reports; and their own primary research conducted in museums, archives, and special collections to shed light on arguments both for and against design piracy. A main focus is the Fashion Originators Guild of America (FOGA), one of the most successful industry organizations to attempt design protection. \u003ci\u003eKnock It Off\u003c\/i\u003e puts into perspective the conflicting interests that have always set fashion design apart from other creative works and continue to make the\u003cbr\u003eindustry an endlessly perplexing and risky business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Tech Pressu.S.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115189166231,"sku":"9780896729667","price":1793.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780896729667.webp?v=1767143463","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/knock-it-off-a-history-of-design-piracy-in-the-us-womens-ready-to-wear-apparel-industry-9780896729667","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}