#boycottzara

Zara #53 world’s most valuable brands founded in 1975 has over 2,100 retail stores worldwide has 98,000 average monthly visits last year. With that being said what can Zara do and get away with. How much power does Zara really have? July 2016 has been a rough year for Spanish retailer Zara after being accused of stealing designs from LA-based independent artist Tuesday Bassen. I would like to correct myself Zara did not have a rough year the independent artists Zara stole from had a rough year Zara deserves whats coming to them no one should pity them. Zara has denied all accusations. If Zara the company isn’t shaking in their boots yet, they should be. Based on the evidence against Zara it is quite evident that they've been caught red-handed and this isn’t the first time they’ve been caught. 'I'm disheartened that they essentially replied with "it doesn't matter, because we're gigantic and you're little, so next to no one knows we even copied this"' Ms. Bassen said. Tuesday Bassen has forked up $ 2,000 on lawyers to fight for something that is rightfully theirs. As a consumer and aspiring textile artist i applaud Ms.Bassen for having the guts to speak up for not just her own intellectual property but for all the independent artist that have been stolen from by Zara and didn’t have the finances to fight and all the future indie artist that Zara was going to steal from. Tuesday Bassen is 1 of many artists 20 as of right now that has had their intellectual property stolen from. “Being an indie is hard enough... I'm so tired of seeing the big guys squashing and stealing from the little ones. #boycottzara,” wrote one user. With the help of you the consumer we can make a change. “What can i do to help i feel so helpless. The artist themselves couldn’t get Zara to understand their wrong doing what can i do i have no part in this case they didn’t steal from me.” except you do you the reader the consumer have such a big part and can make such a big impact on the case itself by boycotting Zara. When i say boycott i mean of course buy from the artists themselves go to their store/online store and buy the original artwork from the artists themselves but to make a bigger impact and let Zara know we will not stand with their wrong doing boycott the entire store yes i know they have beautiful clothes but even if you don’t buy the stolen artwork you are still supporting the brand. Do not put money into the pocket of people who steal. If people keep stealing from artists, artists won’t want to put their artwork out there they’re going to be too scared of having it stolen. Stand up for indie artists #boycottzara

@tuesdaybassen makes great work. @zara is blatenly ripping off her designs. Support artists and not these theiving companies. #boycottzara #fuckzara #supportartists #tuesdaybassen #tuesdaybassenrules

Signal Boost from @xoxojessica - This is just the worst. Over the past year @zara has been copying @tuesdaybassen artwork. Look at Zara’s response 😡. I want her to win this thing BIG time. I’ve seen this too many times (primarily with urban outfitters) She should be able to spend her time making more awesome stuff for the world ✨ not having to deal with 😈 like this. #supporttuesdaybassen #boycottzara

@zara has been stealing the work of @tuesdaybassen and the most infuriating thing is they are basically admitting they can get away with it because they are a large retailer as opposed to an indie artist like @tuesdaybassen. I've had my share of stolen work lately but nothing like this where I knew they were profiting. With all the work out there it's sometimes coincidental that similar designs pop up but this is completely blatant. So I'm joining my other indie artists in calling Zara out for their bullshit. #boycottzara #tuesdaybassen