c@2008,2013
Hi Friends & Followers,
I haven’t written in a while and certainly haven’t shared any of my past fashion endeavors for a long time. But when I read this 6:00 am about Fergie’s new single MILF$ and her ‘reworking’ of the former moniker to “Mums I’d Like to Follow”, well I had to write a few words.
Fashion as an ‘intellectual property’ is a fine line and very hard to trademark ultimately. No one ‘owns’ a new fashion trend per say.
But let’s be clear, to Fergie and followers (and I think she’s great), this is NOT a new concept. In 2008, I launched my tee company under Christine Nor (formerly http://www.christinenor.com) which included a complete explanation of my re-working of the bawdy MILF moniker to a cleaner “Moms in Love with Fashion”. The concept is exactly what Fergie refers to, “Moms can still be successful, sexy (or fashionable as I put it) and good moms.” And I made 100’s of these t-shirts as well. All back in 2008.
Today in 2016, I still have several of those tees left. (see picture insert).
In fact, in 2011, I donated about 300 to a Los Angeles fashion show fund-raiser. Ironically, I closed my Nor tees web-site only last Fall 2015, moving on to more writing. Thankfully I have proof of all original designs, wordings and website files.
Can Fergie do this? Absolutely. Was it ‘mine’ to begin with – nah, not really. But it was a heck of a good idea long before many others and well before MILF$ began flowing like milk (pun intended) on the music charts.
And I smile because of that.
Just some facts for the all the Mums and Moms out there.
#milf$ #fergie #moms
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