As a darling of the New York fashion scene, Prabal Gurung has a high-profile fan club that includes Lana Del Rey, Mila Kunis Sarah Jessica Parker - and, it appears, the designers at popular budget retailer, Primark.
The chain, which has stores in the UK, Ireland and across the rest of Europe, seems to have paid extensive tribute to the much-loved label's resort 2012 collection.
While the Primark garments are not copies - there are enough significant differences to prevent such a claim - there are some distinctive hallmarks shared by the two lines.
The similarities between the two collections don't end there. A white sleeveless shirt with statement Peter Pan collar also seems to have taken a style lead from the Prabal line, as does a dress, which shares the almost exact shade of green in the skirt.
Mr Gurung was alerted to the likeness via Twitter yesterday, when a fan sent him an Instagram snap of the Primark window display at its flagship store on London's Oxford Street
The original tweet from user Nickgfromdc read: 'Wow is that primark ripping off @prabalgurung?'
The designer replied: 'Oh boy looks like it TY 4 lettin us know.'
So, what's your opinion?
Is this stealing or just taking inspiration?
Personally, I think that Primark are a good cheap alternative than some of the designer clothes that the vast majority of us can't afford to buy.
Yes, you can see the blatant similarities between the 2 dresses, but they're not completely the same.
As for the other 2 examples, you can't copyright a peter pan collar shirt and the colour green.
At the end of the day, Primark are hardly going to make designers go bust.
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