The Instagram account @diet_prada accuses Vetements of plagiarism

"I went back to my roots as a designer, I went back to Margiela. I wanted to show what Margiela means for me, and for Vetements. It’s an approach, it’s not a person. It’s a way of loving clothes, breaking the rules with those clothes. And that’s what we did".

Demna Gvasalia declared it openly telling the inspirations that influenced his FW18 collection recently presented during PFW, but the explanation did not feast crew of @diet_prada.

The famous Instagram account to always be able to find copies in the fashion industry, she has, in fact, accused the label of the brothers Gvasalia of plagiarism.

The disputed crime? Having made a pair of boots too similar to the iconic Tibi Margiela.

In a post it combined the images of the two shoes and added a long commentary:

“Although Diet Prada has Demna's seal of approval, we're definitely not condoning the surprise appearance of Margiela's iconic tabi boots on the Vetements runway today.  His work has always heavily referenced the fashion house (where he worked from 2009-2012), but today he took a more brazen approach for the FW18 collection he called the "elephant in the room", plucking from the entirety of its oeuvre. [...]" We're just wondering what newness Demna's version is bringing to the table other than supporting the autobiographical fanboy concept.”

The response of the accused was quick.

"Everything is an appropriation." -   said Demna Gvasalia, stressing that even Margiela's Tabi were inspired by a traditional Japanese style - "We live in a world that is full of references, and references exist to feed us in order to create something new from them. That’s the challenge I set for myself".

What do you think? Is it plagiarism or just inspiration?