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recently, chinese designer @zhouyouwang posted a complaint on xiaohongshu that her original fashion design ideas were plagiarized by david beckham's wife.

recently, i received a picture from a friend called victoria beckham’s show during the 2025 spring and summer fashion week. the designs inside are very similar to the look 1 in the collection i released on the official london fashion week schedule for the 2024 autumn and winter. high. very sad.

after all, this dress has been borrowed by many stylists, and it has also been worn by celebrities and featured in magazines.

the main purpose of posting this post is to hope that people who are engaged in or aspire to the fashion industry can maintain a sincere and true heart. only by being faithful and original can more original designs be seen by the public.

chinese designer @zhouyouwang’s post caused a huge response, but controversy is bound to come. well-known blogger @thevanillaissueofficial, who is followed by many influential stylists and celebrities in the industry, also expressed support.

is this another case of fashion creative plagiarism?

emerging designer (@zhouyouwangofficial) showcased an eye-catching design at london fashion week's autumn/winter 24 collection. now, a similar piece appears in victoria beckham's spring/summer 2025 collection. the high similarity in design between the two pieces sparked discussions about the originality of fashion. does this count as plagiarism?

netizens have different opinions, but the reactions of chinese and american netizens are quite different.

foreign netizens actually unanimously supported beckham, thinking that this was just a coincidence of creative ideas, not plagiarism. some even questioned the chinese girl's bad intentions for disrespecting her predecessors.

i think this happens all the time in the fashion industry 😂 sometimes i clearly see my ideas appearing on other brands, which is not necessarily stealing but two people with the same creative idea, which is not surprising

+1. i have some ideas in my mind that i haven’t had time to implement, and i will later see them appearing in similar ways on other brands🤷🏼‍♀️. after all, there are only so many ways to reinvent classics. i understand this amazing similarity very well.

this happens because of skill, not theft. this phenomenon exists in both fashion and art. there are similarities between the two, but that doesn't prove that the latter stole the former's idea.

perhaps beckham was inspired by ms. zhou’s work and optimized the work through design. what is clear is that she did not directly plagiarize ms. zhou’s creativity.

miss zhou is new to the design world and all the praise in the world won't make her better than any designer, but beckham is a fashion guru. she has been working in the global fashion industry for over ten years. fashion isn't all about creation, it's also business, that's why people buy her clothes, so from a business perspective, why would she take the risk?

ms. zhou is an emerging designer and she still has a lot to learn about the entire industry. she needs to put down the needle and show respect to the fashion industry, herself and beckham. this is industry etiquette. if tailoring is the only thing ms. chow knows how to do, then i can say that she also copied the designs from alexander mcquuen's late collections. this is ridiculous, no matter how talented ms. zhou is, as a 25 year veteran in this industry, you have made me lose all respect for you. people like this bring shame to the fashion industry.

on the other hand, chinese netizens sided with the designer girl, thinking that beckham just stole ideas.

--it shows that there is indeed something wrong with one's character! i hope you can successfully defend your rights. after all, they are rich, powerful and well-connected...

--it's too obvious to copy.

--don’t bullies like us chinese have the right to speak?

--simplified version. your sense of design and craftsmanship are not easily copied one-to-one

--it's so funny that she seems to have no funds for that version, just do it casually

--piracy can only give a rough idea. after all, the smooth lines and natural fit to the human body are not something she can replicate by copying these technologies.

--no, they say it's improvement, but actually it's stealing.

--baozi, yours looks much better. the three-dimensionality and curvature of the vb have not been considered. it is crude and sloppy.

--the author's version is better-looking, more high-end, and more fashionable. i hope the author can successfully defend his rights.

--victoria beckham

--this skirt is really beautiful! what she copied was ugly

--the original flash sale was plagiarized. this is

--it looks like a folding mosquito net

--but yours is obviously much prettier, and hers is too perfunctory, and i feel like i didn’t copy them carefully. i always think that the fashionable lady style she sells is very cool, except for holding out the shells (in terms of fashion), there are no other highlights. her eldest son, who is a soft rice king, actually has mediocre qualifications compared to her. it is a pity that beike has good genes.

--your design still looks good

--damn those overseas, please help the post owner to like or repost on ig! it would be nice if more people saw it! po master, you should @ vb and the account of his whole family.

--this is a simplified, simplified, and simplified version. it is far from your original design. vb is too low.

--your original version looks much better, it has a strong style and aesthetic plagiarism

--i have encountered a similar problem to you, and the other party is still a relatively unknown brand. an acquaintance of a magazine editor gave me the advice of keeping designing... the main reason for the legal approach is that it is really too expensive.

--if she had the heart to delve into fashion, she should have gone to parsons with her eldest son to enroll in a class to learn the principles of pattern making. after so many years, even a fool can grasp the basics.

--if she had the heart to delve into fashion, she should have gone to parsons with her eldest son to enroll in a class to learn the principles of pattern making. after so many years, even a fool can grasp the basics.

--the last time i saw a chinese clothing design was plagiarized by a foreign xx, it can be said to be a copy. i hope more colleagues will speak out for you.

is this borrowing inspiration or plagiarizing ideas? what do you think, please leave a message in the comment area.