A bridal designer filed a breach of copyright lawsuit against the fashion house label of the British fashion designer Alexander McQueen who designed the famous royal wedding gown of Kate Middleton. The plaintiff claimed the fashion house's creative director, Sarah Burton, copied her design.
Christine Kendall, a wedding gown designer from Hertfordsdshire filed the lawsuit in Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in London, Fashionista reported. Her lawsuit claims she showed her sketched bridal gown designs to the Duchess of Cambridge before the Royal wedding which could have been incorporated to Burton's dress.
Nonetheless, the designer made clear that the royal highness, Kate Middleton, is not involved on the issue. "This claim is not against the duchess and there is no allegation of wrongdoing against the palace." However, a spokesperson of the British royal family said, the Duchess of Cambridge has not seen the said sketches.
Sarah Burton, the creative director of the British fashion house brand, created the idea for the designs, Yahoo Style reported. A representative for Alexander McQueen's label said, they were "baffled" over the accusations. They also said that Kendall contacted them nearly about 13 months ago, after the Royal wedding, making claims of the alleged similarity of the design to hers.
The issued statement of the fashion house label also noted that Burton never saw sketches of her designs or never knew her. "We do not know why Ms. Kendall has raised this again, but there are no ifs, buts or maybes here: this claim is ridiculous," Alexander McQueen's label stated.
Kendall argues her designs were sent to the British palace nearly five years ago. She also said, a royal official sent her a letter in January 2011. The said letter thanked her for her designs and even considered her designs as "most interested" by the Duchess of Cambridge, Time reported.
Humna Nadim, Kendall's lawyer, confirmed that court trial had started as they were assertive that her client's ideas were "unfairly taken and copied."
