Taylor Swift rebrands folklore album merch after black-owned clothing company accuses singer of 'ripping off' designs

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TAYLOR Swift has rebranded merch from her latest album folklore after a black clothing designer accused the singer of “ripping off” her logo. The 30-year-old pop star also vowed to donate money to …

Various products available for purchase at the Grammy winner’s online store sported a patch that read “The folklore Album.”- does not use “the” before its title, though the items sold did use the word.On the same day Taylor’sThe original design for Taylor's new merch read "the folklore album"Credit: TAYLOR SWIFT STORECredit: THE FOLK LORE

Amira wrote on Instagram: “Wait, hold up. Taylor Swift, it’s one thing to use the name “Folklore” but we’re out here stealing Black women’s logos too?” “I am sharing my story to bring light to the trend of large companies/celebrities copying the work of small minority-owned business owners.Credit: Twitter“I am not going to let this blatant theft go unchecked,” she wrote.that assured her team were taking steps to replace the logo with a new design.

The statement continued: “Absolutely no merchandise using 'the' before the words 'folklore album' has been manufactured or sent out.Fans can buy a look-a-like sweater with the new logo"In good faith, we honored her request and immediately notified everyone who had ordered merchandise with the word 'the' preceding 'folklore album' that they will now receive their order with the design change.

 

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