If you aren't aware of what's cooking on this situation, here's some back story here on the LA Story and you can read the posts below about bloggers being harassed via phone and letter by attorneys for Steve & Barry over the publishing of PUBLICALLY POSTED photos of the Sarah Jessica Parker "not so fashionable savvy" line that Steve & Barry are launching 6/4.
What's really interesting about this is that the attorneys are threatening bloggers -- some of whom write multiple blogs and some who work in print as well-- who have a powerful reach out there to fashionistas and style savvy people everywhere.
While they threaten several of us bloggers, yet I was sent the print media kit for the launch of the not so special line of clothing from SJP. Now you know why stylists exist and that Parker's style is not innate within her-- she pays others to dress her in a stellar fashion (pun intended). Yet despite all that she should/could/would have learned from being involved with Patricia Fields at SATC and since then, she doesn't seem to be able to translate to the regular 'average" girl/woman consumer. The fashions are yawn-worthy. Here's more about the line and some clarification by Kathleen Finney from TheBudgetFashionista.com
From Fashiontribes' Lesley Scott's post
Wanna see more photos of the collection? Steve & Barry's doesn't want you to. CLICK HERE to find out why.
CLICK HERE to hear the Fashiontribes 5 Min. Podcast about this from Lesley Scott
Nuff said about the line (since I have a look book and the entire press kit. It's the treatment of the online writers/bloggers that should have people more concerned. Who was it that said that even "bad press is good press" because the name gets mentioned.
Threatening bloggers with lawsuits over their use of photos that were publically available on the web for well over 30 days (now it's a couple of months) is ludicrous. If they wanted the photos "held" in abeyance, they should have set up a password protected website or sent out the images on CDs to respective writers.
What's worse is turning round and sending same journalists/writers/bloggers press kits and asking them to cover the line after they have been threatened with legal action.
If you feel that the bloggers have the right of free speech, you might want to check in at TheBudgetFashionista's blog and make your support vocal.
Stevie Wilson
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