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Busted: Clothing Company Sells $700 Sweaters Based on Sacred Inuit Parka Design

Kokon To Zai, the clothing company notorious for showcasing a design earlier this year that bore an uncanny resemblance to a Bethany Yellowtail (Crow) creation, has been nailed again for allegedly ripping off a sacred Inuit design.

“We’re going to get legal advice about our options,” said Salome Awa, Inuit, about the appropriation of a sacred parka by KTZ, a British firm. “There should be an international law protecting Indian garments, they’re sacred.”

Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2015/12/10/busted-clothing-company-rips-sacred-inuit-parka-design-sells-700-sweaters-162714

 

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