URBAN OUTFITTERS STEALS BECI ORPIN

Thursday, January 19, 2006 by URBAN COUNTERFEITERS

One of Australian Beci Orpin's designs is a lil' toothy guy. Created by Beci in 2001, it's featured on many of her Princess Tina products and has become the company's logo. Last year Urban Outfitters took Toothy and put him onto a shower curtain to be sold all across America... without her knowledge.

Here are a couple of samples of Princess Tina's Toothy:

And Urban's "interpretation" of it:

Inspiration or downright thievery?

Via urbncounterfeiters.blogspot.com