Popular fast fashion giant Shein is being sued by plaintiffs who claim the online retailer engaged in copyright infringement and racketeering
Graphic designers Krista Perry, Larissa Martinez and Jay Baron are the plaintiffs in the suit.
Perry, a Massachusetts-based designer, says that Shein sold a “Make it Fun” graphic she created online. When she contacted Shein about the stolen poster design, the company offered to pay her $500. Perry did not accept. The following year, the complaint alleges, Shein reached out to Perry to see if she wanted to contribute work for a capsule collection designed by aspiring artists.
“How dare you contact me after my artwork has been stolen and the hard time I was put through with the people at Shein to resolve it,” Perry told the retailer, according to the filing. She also said that Shein stole a floral blanket design she has intellectual property rights for in 2020. Baron, founder of Retrograde Supply Co., claims Shein stole an embroidered patch he created with the phrase “Hello, I’m Trying My Best.” Martinez, CEO of Los Angeles-based clothing company Miracle Eye, says that the retailer stole her orange daisy overalls design.
Shein’s decision to take their designs has cost the designers serious damage. “As a result of Defendants’ misconduct as alleged herein,” the complaint alleges, the plaintiffs’ reputations and career “has been irreparably tarnished, diminishing the value of [their] works, and decreasing revenue derived from [their] work.”
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