People think clothing brand Zara stole this artist’s designs

They do look similar alright.

An artist in Los Angeles is claiming that the clothing brand Zara stole some of her designs and a lot of people agree with her. She posted a statement on Instagram saying:

“Over the past year, Zara has been copying my artwork (thanks to all that have tipped me off — it’s been a lot of you). I had my lawyer contact Zara, and they literally said I have no [case] because I’m an indie artist and they’re a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter.”

She also shared a letter from the company in response to her claims with examples of her designs in comparison to the clothing store designs:

I’ve been pretty quiet about this, until now. Over the past year, @zara has been copying my artwork (thanks to all that have tipped me off–it’s been a lot of you). I had my lawyer contact Zara and they literally said I have no base because I’m an indie artist and they’re a major corporation and that not enough people even know about me for it to matter. I plan to further press charges, but even to have a lawyer get this LETTER has cost me $2k so far. 〰 It sucks and it’s super disheartening to have to spend basically all of my money, just to defend what is legally mine. ⚡️ EDIT: Some of you are asking how you can help. Repost and tag them, on Twitter, on Insta, on Facebook. I don’t want to have to burden any of you with the financial strain that comes with lawsuits.

A photo posted by Tuesday Bassen (@tuesdaybassen) on Jul 19, 2016 at 5:57pm PDT

While the company has since said that they are looking into the matter it may be too late as people have been very vocal on the situation online.

I love Tuesday Bassen so much & I’m so upset that Zara thinks they can get away with this. I wish ppl would stop stealing other ppl’s art!!!

— chels (@crucidix) July 20, 2016

I was wondering where Zara suddenly got all that fun creativity game going on. Tuesday Bassen, you deserve all the credit!!!

— Mandy (@mandanatasha) July 20, 2016

FYI – @ZARA is trash for stealing Tuesday Bassen’s designs. #bbhmm

— Susuana (@Susuana_Xx) July 20, 2016

Lead image via Instagram/Tuesday Bassen