https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729684 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:45:03 +0000 Echo 729684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need to clarify my previous statement. Patent is the incorrect word. CL trademarked his red soles, which means that as long as the company uses it, that trademark is FOREVER. A patent typically lasts 20 years, a copyright on written material is usually 50 years plus the original author's lifetime. But a trademark is potentially forever.</p> <p>This isn't the same as a company logo, IMO. This is a design feature of one item of apparel, which was done before Lululemon and continues to be done by other companies. Lululemon was never the origin of this idea or design. But by granting the company a trademark like that granted to CL, this design would be off the market FOREVER. Even Hermes hasn't done that. Chanel hasn't done that. LV hasn't done that. Top designers know that there will always be those willing to purchase their pieces, no matter how many copies and knock-offs there are. Most companies occasionally chase down an infringement, but it is extraordinarily rare for them to attempt to trademark a design. I think these cases set a dangerous precedent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729674 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:23:52 +0000 Scarlet 729674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also thought lu-lu-mon! Wow, and how many times have I read that word? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729655 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:06:49 +0000 Queen Mum 729655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alicat-- you need to patent that!<br /> and I was missing a whole syllable... lu-lu-mon was what I always thought it was. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729651 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:03:55 +0000 Anonymous 729651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally thought this thread was going to be about yoga pants with a drop flap for going to the bathroom! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729644 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:57:48 +0000 MsMary 729644@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They were talking about it on the radio and they called it Lou Lou Lemon. And I went "Of course! D'oh!" And since then I have heard a few people say it out loud, and they have always said Lou Lou Lemon.</p> <p>Phonics. It's a good thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729624 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:37:20 +0000 Preppy Pear 729624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my Lululemon Pants....for yoga and workouts. I've worn them at least a hundred times and washed them as often. For me, these are definitely gear. And I'd probably never buy a "fashion" version - I don't think they'd hold up to the frequent washings and the stink I can generate :).</p> <p>I think Lululemon makes a good product and has the right to protect it, but their whole self-righteous company ethos gets on my nerves. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729616 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:16:59 +0000 Echo 729616@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It IS a knock-off economy, and everyone copies someone. Target carries shoes that are identical to Born (or they used to - and what a brand to copy!), there are truly fake (label and everything) bags on every corner, and ALL stores carry some version of what was seen on runways (colours, styles, hem lengths, etc.). Realistically, why would Target be selling mico-mini skirts and bell bottoms if the trend is midis and skinny legs, KWIM?</p> <p>But patent laws can be insane. Christian Louboutin was successfully able to patent red soles, despite the fact that designers had done it before him, and despite the fact that it could be considered an essential design element for some shoes (say, an all-red shoe). But patenting a colour and a location? Please. Ridiculous.</p> <p>I agree with Mo that I was puzzled by the overlapping bands of different colours on yoga pants years ago, and I had never heard to Lululemon before. Their company certainly didn't originate the idea. I hope people come to their senses and don't allow this lawsuit to win. I understand protecting intellectual property, but this was not an idea original to Lululemon. MOST fashions aren't originated by any modern designer because there are only so many ways one can put fabric and colour on a body. It has ALL been done before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729613 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:13:59 +0000 Anonymous 729613@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah how is it pronounced? I have only ever heard it around here as Lou Lou Lemon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729606 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:58:25 +0000 lyn* 729606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uhoh. I've been saying it wrong. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729598 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:38:07 +0000 catgirl 729598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How IS it pronounced? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729596 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:34:46 +0000 MsMary 729596@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have anything to add, other than that up until about a month ago, I thought lululemon was pronounced "Lou LOU luh mon." D'oh. Obviously I don't run in yoga circles!</p> <p>That is all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729591 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:18:51 +0000 Mo 729591@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm, I remember a pair of crossover waist pants like this by Champion I was interested in when I was 35, that would be 7 years ago. So they sure aren't the first people to do this style even if they raced to patent it. <a href="http://www.fitsugar.com/Get-Your-Butt-Gear-Champion-Cross-Over-Pants-893206" rel="nofollow">http://www.fitsugar.com/Get-Yo.....nts-893206</a><br /> As for the yoga thing . . . I remember not even being able to find a mat (even in northern California!) when I first practiced in the early 90's. Now you see them at the darn grocery store lol. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729589 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:16:36 +0000 Sylvie 729589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm... I think they should be able to protect their design...for a year. After that, it can be a free for all. I don't think people should be able to lock up designs forever but I think you should get a period of exclusivity.</p> <p>The lululemon pants look higher quality - better stitching and fabric, which justifies the higher price. If they aren't higher quality, then they should lower their prices to match CK.</p> <p>I'm always willing to pay for a higher quality or original "X" if I can afford it. If I can't, that company wasn't going to get my business anyway, even if I buy the less expensive version. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729580 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:07:04 +0000 rae 729580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting. Unless the design of that waistband is "technology" in some way, I don't understand how they can win over CK. It's not like CK is putting a LL logo on their stuff and passing it off as LL. </p> <p>It is a little bit ironic, though, that a "fashion" brand is being accused of this kind of copying for once. Usually it is a fashion brand complaining that someone is copying their genius design and selling it cheaper. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729577 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:02:10 +0000 Makrame 729577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I found this article interesting, too (and they had another article recently about the fight over red soles on shoes).</p> <p>Somewhat OT, but I just found out yesterday that apparently there is a huge issue in Canada with fair use/copyright laws. Something happened (not sure yet what) so that professors can no longer use images for teaching without paying copyright owners, and this is causing all sorts of problems. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729575 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:01:39 +0000 lyn* 729575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's crazy how much people are obsessed with yoga pants :p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729569 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:48:40 +0000 catgirl 729569@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And the irony of litigation over a yoga-related item... Bad karma indeed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/lululemon-yoga-pants-flap-what-do-you-think#post-729566 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:45:23 +0000 catgirl 729566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lawsuit againt Calvin Klein - I'm fascinated by the legal issues over yoga pants! It's really about the whole knock-off economy and at what point a copy is too close to the original.</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443696604577645891750143350.html" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/.....43350.html</a> </p>