Paul Smith verkauft Edel-Treter, die frappierende Ähnlichkeit mit dem Lieblingsschuh der Paschtunen haben: billigen Latschen, die es in Pakistan und Afghanistan an jeder Straßenecke zu kaufen gibt. Dort wittert man "Designklau"
Is British designer Paul Smith's sandal a $595 knockoff?
British fashion designer Paul Smith has a new shoe in his spring line that looks distinctly like a traditional sandal worn in Pakistan and much of south Asia — known as a chappal.
The Pakistani version sells for about $5. Paul Smith's version is selling for $595.
"The first thing that came to my mind was '$600? You've got to be kidding me,'" said Bina Shah, a writer and columnist based in Karachi. "And the second thing that came to my mind was cultural appropriation."
http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-03-12/b ... 5-knockoff

Naja über das Design lässt sich ja auch noch viel streiten...lol.....
Ich würde weder 5 Dollar geschweige denn 595....bezahlen