Jennie's 'Jentle Salon' Collection Accused of 'Stealing' THIS Jewelry Brand's Concept — Jensetters Defend Idol
Jensetters jumped to BLACKPINK Jennie's defense after a jewelry brand accused the idol of plagiarizing her designs and concepts.
(Photo : BLACKPINK Jennie (Instagram))
YV̈MIN Claims BLACKPINK Jennie's 'Jentle Salon' Is Plagiarized — Here Are 'Proofs'
In April, Jennie in collaboration with the eyewear brand, Gentle Monster, unveiled its third collection called, "Jentle Salon."
While the collection became popular among celebrities and fans, the Beijing-based jewelry and watch brand expressed frustration after allegedly having their concepts copied by the global idol.
The collection is presented in a large pink box with a white unicorn doll inside. In the compartments of the box, six luxury sunglasses can be seen along with various charm accessories that can be used to personalize the sunglasses.
The whole concept was able to be seen in fruition thanks to the collaborative effort of the brand and Jennie herself.
Prior to releasing it to the public, the star then sent the collection to her close friends and influencers, gaining massive attention for her impressive design and concept. Even aespa Winter supported the idol by posting photos of herself wearing "Jentle Salon" items.
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When the idol started promoting the brand, it received rave reviews until recently, when one jewelry brand called her out for allegedly copying her past collection's designs & concepts.
YV̈MIN, a brand established in 2013 dropped a collection from 2020 to 2023 with designs involving teddy bear miniatures, ribbons and silver charms.
There are also similarities in their concept such as when their models were flying while riding an animal. YV̈MIN used a white rabbit, while Jennie used a unicorn.
Jensetters Clarify Accusations to Jennie
When this news reached Jensetters (Jennie's solo fandom), they expressed frustrations and called out the brand.
In the comments, fans strongly refuted plagiarism suspicions and implied that Jennie won't be able to copy the brand since she probably doesn't know them.
On X, they also explained that while YV̈MIN released similar charm designs before, it couldn't be called plagiarism since this is a popular item that is followed by other brands as well. It didn't even start with Jennie, but the designs have long existed in the fashion world.
Also, looking closely at the details, Jennie used capybara and clouds, her favorite things, whereas YV̈MIN has a teddy bear hugging a heart. In terms of concepts, they are not the same.
THE CAPYBARA CHARM. Yvmin uses a teddy bear hugging a heart on his stomach design, which is a design that is SUPER COMMON among jewelry brands or in the accessories market. JENNIE’s design was based on her favorite things: Capybara and Cloud, which are publicly known to people. pic.twitter.com/YmRuWPW6Lv
— BlueLoveVN (@BlueLoveVN) April 30, 2024
the capybaras and the clouds above were jennie's idea, and the collection was prepared by the gentle monster team. the antis favorites are so jobless that when they see that jennie has gone viral among hf and locals, they get mad and try to throw mud lmaoo 😭 pic.twitter.com/GRPHVmyISP
— mortisu (@hiladiesmuwh) April 30, 2024
The ribbons in the pic are not from yvmin they just added it to complete their story,Heart accessories have been around for a long time yvmin didn't invent them,a bear isn't a capybara unless you know nothing about the animals.. You're just mad because she got so much attention pic.twitter.com/UhMEP3w9AE
— llenᴼᴬ (@urpeony4k) April 30, 2024
1. You edited each pic side by side on same positions so it would look similar
— 🥟 (@mndublinkk) April 30, 2024
2. You cropped out some of the yvmin collections to think that they’re “charms” when theyre not
3. Yvmin are selling accesories and not sunglasses
4. They did not post the story
5.Both styles are diff https://t.co/1d1115xxJx
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
