Vera Wang, the queen of bridal couture, is abolishing the nearly US$500 fee she charged Chinese brides-to-be to try on a garment at her new Shanghai bridal boutique after the move, meant to deter counterfeiters, set off a global outcry.
Local and global media had criticized the surcharge as being discriminatory because it was applied only in China. A Vera Wang spokeswoman told Reuters that the 3,000 yuan (US$480) charge was being scrapped as of March 27.
A company spokeswoman told local media earlier this year that the charge was imposed to fend off copying of the elaborate dresses.
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Despite the move, Vera Wang’s ivory tulle trains and pinched bodice gowns had already found fans in the world of pirates, with knockoffs widely available on Chinese e-commerce sites for a fraction of the price.
Li, one seller of “Vera Wang style” dresses on Taobao Marketplace, China’s largest e-commerce site, says he can achieve up to 90 percent similarity to the namesake garments without even seeing the originals.
“For the experts you don’t need to try on the dress to figure out how to copy it, you just need to see it or feel it at the shop,” said Li.
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素有「婚紗女王」稱號的王薇薇為阻止有人抄襲設計,在新開張的上海婚紗店,要求試穿的準新娘支付近五百美元試穿費,引發全球抨擊後,取消這項規定。
由於試穿費只針對中國分店實施,引發當地和國際媒體批評帶有歧視。王薇薇的發言人向路透表示,人民幣三千元(四百八十美元)的費用已在三月二十七日廢除。
公司發言人今年稍早告訴當地媒體,收取試穿費是為了避免有人剽竊精心製作的婚紗。
儘管祭出這項措施,王薇薇的象牙色長襬薄紗貼身禮服,已成為許多仿冒者的最愛,中國網路商場四處都能看到價格便宜的假貨。
中國最大網路商場「淘寶網」上,一名李姓「王薇薇款」婚紗賣家表示,他可以達到該款婚紗的九成相似度,甚至不必看到原款。
李說,「對專家來說,想要抄襲婚紗,根本不需要試穿,只要在店裡看過或摸過就行。」
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A: Also, police seized seven pornographic videos featuring minors that entertainer Mickey Huang purchased in his hard disc. B: That’s just outrageous! A: His ex-girlfriend entertainer Little S and some others are calling for a legal amendment to increase the penalty. B: The buyers and sellers should both be punished heavily. A: But the porn sellers’ Web sites are mostly overseas, so they are hard to catch. A: 此外警方也在黃子佼的硬碟裡,查到7部他買的未成年色情片。 B: 真是令人火大! A: 他的前女友小S等人,還呼籲修法,加重相關的罰則。 B: 購買者和販賣者雙方都該重罰。 A: 不過色情網站大多設在海外要抓也不容易吧。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: Entertainer Mickey Huang’s #MeToo scandal has kept snowballing. B: Didn’t Huang just escape prosecution on several sexual misconduct charges due to a lack of evidence? A: He has now been accused of raping a woman identified as "Miss K." B: It’s like one trouble follows another! A: His decent “persona” in the showbiz has totally collapsed. A: 藝人黃子佼的#MeToo事件真是沒完沒了。 B: 他的性騷擾案不是因為證據不足獲得不起訴? A: 但他又被某位「K小姐」指控性侵。 B: 天啊,真是一波未平,一波又起! A: 他在娛樂圈的優質「人設」都崩壞啦。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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