Alice McCall inspired by Stella McCartney - again & again

A bit disappointed at another case of "inspired by" and a bad one at that (IMO).

Have a look at a couple of the Alice McCall looks at the recent Mercedes Benz Australian Fashion Week for SS 2012/2013.

 

 
My verdict (apart from the Heidi from the mountain top hair), is "quite lovely" and as far as I can recall, pretty original.

Now look at the next two looks:

 

 

Do you notice some similarities with the following:

Stella McCartney SS 2012

and some of the detail.....

& look at Stella McCartney AW 2011

& some famous girls wearing it...

IMO, the Alice McCall versions have been too closely "inspired by" the Stella collections.....in particular, zoom in on -

1. the dotted mesh

2. the mesh

3. the curly lace joining the opaque to the mesh

The whole thing is just too close for comfort IMO.

What do you think?

Before reaching any harsh conclusions (who me?), I decided to do some more sleuthing.....

take a look at Alice McCall SS 2011/2012...

 

Now take a look at Stella McCartney SS2011

Alice has taken the embroidery from Stella & used it for other items too. She has also done a poet's blouse with the embroidery which looks like a Stella poet's blouse from about four years ago - but I wont go there on grounds my blood pressure is starting to rise...hahaha

I'd lay money that the Alice version doesnt have a scalloped back on the basis that it would have cost too much....notice also the Alice version isnt scalloped on the hem - again, probably cost driven - but the Stella original is gorgeous & worth every cent.

Here is Naomi Watts wearing it at the Stella SS 2011 launch......

Do you think this sort of "inspired by" is acceptable for an Australian designer who has been in the game for over 10 years?

PS: FYI - I have another post immediately following of a high street chain that has been inspired by the Stella McCartney AW 2011 collection above.....