The accusation was made by designer Ana Maria Restrepo Gutierrez, founder of the brand, who stated that in 2025, she had been contacted to develop embroidered napkins for the gala. According to the company, they spent several months working on samples and handcrafted details inspired by the event’s concept, but they never received payment or signed a formal contract.
I don’t think they can claim AI when they previously contacted the artist about making that exact item and the final design they used ended up looking exactly like her design. Good old fashioned plagarism.
No, you see, when you use ai to steal from artists it’s not plagiarism. Rookie mistake. Of course when artists borrow from corporations, that’s stealing.