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But his use of NBA logos and imagery without permission or consent is equally as fake and corny. Not only that, he's basically plagiarizing the designers' style who made them in the past. It's tryna be something it's not. Vintage sportswear is still out there in large quantities and easily obtainable. I certainly understand that modern NBA apparel designs and t-shirt blanks are not good but there's a plethora of vintage available on etsy, ebay, poshmark, depop, and in thrift stores. The worst part is the price point. He really asked for $300 for some mass produced sneakers that Nike charges $100 for - some of the ones he's ripping off retailed for far less than $100. I have no idea what his apparel retailed for but I can guarantee it was overpriced.I have several warren pieces. I got basically all the bucks gear cause I'm a huge bucks fan and thats what turned me onto him in the first place. I also have a "shoot your local heroin dealer" hoodie and the joker shirt. Being into vintage as well he def takes "inspiration" from some pieces lol. I own the first dunks too, but I have both the fugazi 1s as well. I def don't consider them fakes at all. To me a fake or replica is something blatantly trying to be passed off as authentic and attempting to fool people as a complete copy as an authentic or using branding that is a carbon copy of the company. If you want to say his dunks are unoriginal or whatever that would fit as well but I consider them premium bootlegs or a very loosely termed custom. Also, rep factories are producing fakes of his shoes all the way back to the first pair. I could be completely wrong but I belive that pair of Heinekens you posted was a fake, but again could be completely wrong there.
If you plagiarize at work or in school, you can get fired or expelled. I'm glad to see Lotas getting what he deserves.
edit: I think those fugazi 1s are equally trash. I know that there were a lot of ripoff jordan 1s that originally came out in the 1980s too that some collectors have sought but seeing it done now is...fake and corny. I can only reiterate my point of not understanding "designers" making someone else's design. It comes off as phony to me because again, they want (their product) to be something they're not. Plagiarism and copying are wack and I think that any designer that takes pride in their designs that aren't actually theirs are equally wack.
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