Maria: update on a Balmain dress and Givenchy vs BCBG Max Azria

First of all i just want to go back to my previous post and mention that Balmain dress did appear on one more cover, Anne Hathaway is posing in this dress on a cover of Elle december issue. Well we already  had our thoughts and opinions expressed on that one. I guess it just made the whole situation even more ridiculous. Not that Balmain minds the overexposure.

"None of the magazines asked for cover exclusivity," a spokeswoman for the label told the Daily Mail.

Here is the cover...

And now back to the  main topic..
It seems that fashion houses nowadays  lost their sense of credibility  and well.. self pride.
One more controversial situation, this time featuring Givenchy and BCBG Max Azria. Givenchy is suing BCBGeneration which is a 2nd line of BCBG Max Azria. I bet you're wondering why?
Well  Givenchy believes that BCBG Max Azria stole the design of their bag "Nightmare" and  produced a similar bag with a name "Rembrandt". Cost of Givenchy "Nightmare" is $ 2 175 when cost of "Rembrandt" is less than $120. According  to Givenchy their company earned around 50 million dollars on that bag and  they dont want another company get any profits by stealing their ideas and designs. Givenchy demands to take  "Rembrandt" off sales and a certain amount of money to be paid as compensation.
Here is a picture that features both bags. On left you can see "Rembrandt" and on your  right is "Nightmare"

"[The handbag] is likely to cause consumers, the public, and the trade to erroneously believe that [BCBGeneration's bags] are authorised, sponsored, and/or approved by Givenchy when, in fact, they are not," reads Givenchy's legal statement." 

Source: http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/101112-givenchy-takes-on-bcbg.aspx