Another Day, Another Ripped Off Design…

“There have been loads of copycats since this series of admittedly simplistic t-shirt designs, created by Alyssa Zukas, first appeared at Urban Outfitters in 2007. Most of the biters were clever enough to change things a bit, but not this time. They even had the nerve to use the original Urban Outfitters product photography, AND Alyssa’s name, all over their site. The original tees have “Alyssa Zukas” and a bio screenprinted into the inner neck tag area, along with Urban’s made-up store brand “Spark in the Dark.”

Yes, that’s right… my shirts have been jacked once again! Check out the “you thought we wouldn’t notice” post to see the whole article including comparison shots and get the word out there about crappy counterfeiting!

Tags: Alyssa Zukas, artist series, counterfeit, heart, heart shirt, rip off, Star Shirt, t-shirt, UptownGirl.tv, urban outfitters, you thought we wouldn't notice

Alyssa’s T-shirts on TV: Project Runway

Holy cow. So lemme preface this by saying that my t-shirts have been seen on quite a few TV shows, including America’s Best Dance Crew and So You Think You Can Dance… I’ve even heard rumors that they were seen on Survivor and Dr. Phil. I found all of these equally amazing, but none as amazing as what happened today.

So I’m watching Project Runway (season 5) as usual, specifically the episode where “college-age women” were brought in, along with their mothers, as clients. Halfway through the show, my man Tim Gunn sends in the clients. Lo and behold, Jerell Scott’s client Caitlin is wearing my Urban Outfitters star t-shirt. Need proof? Check these out.

Tags: "college-age women" challenge, Alyssa Zukas, America's Best Dance Crew, Fanny Pack, Jerell Scott, lightning, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance, Star Shirt, SYTYCD, tees, two string jane