This weekend Cara Delevingne posted a picture on Instagram of her and model Adwoa Aboah wearing sweatshirts that say 'The Future Is Female.' Cara Delevingne and Annie Clark have both been spotted wearing this sweatshirt over the past month and now she is selling them on Represent, with proceeds going towards the UN's Girl Up campaign.
This is a recreation of a shirt worn by Alix Dobkin in 1975 in a photograph taken by Liza Cowan. But the owner of the LA-based label Otherwild has accused Cara of ripping off their 'Future Is Female' T-shirt.
In a (deleted) Instagram post, Otherwild encouraged people to comment on Delevingne's picture in support of their brand. Cara replied to comments on her Instagram saying 'they are not the creators' and 'I did not steal anything, they did not create the slogan.'
Otherwild's owner said to Jezebel: 'The slogan’s origination is from Jane Lurie’s and Marizel Rios’ Labyris Books (1972) and Cowan’s image of Alix Dobkin was used with permission. Otherwild’s reissue and redesign of the slogan is protected under copyright law, which mandates that any reproduction of an existing known public work must be altered at least 20% from the original.'
She added: 'If Delevingne wanted to sell my shirt design, she would need to wholesale them from Otherwild - and because Otherwild donates 25% of our line proceeds to Planned Parenthood, Delevingne’s ethical practice would benefit not only our women-owned small business, but also serve as a significant donation to PP. If Delevingne didn’t want to do that, she could create her own design of the slogan on shirts and sell them. But Delevingne cannot lift and manufacture Otherwild’s design, claim it as hers and sell it, which she has done.
'What Delevingne has done is unscrupulous and unethical, and ironically counters the very message of the slogan “The Future Is Female”. It is confounding that she would do this to a small queer feminist-owned business after purchasing the product from us just a few weeks ago. She has changed the attribution several times today, but she has not offered to wholesale from us, or cease and desist producing and selling our shirts and create her own design.'
Cara has now tagged @otherwild in her caption writing, 'thank you @lizacowan @otherwild.'
Cara Delevingne Style - Best Dresses & Outfits
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Cara Delevingne at the New Museum exhibition opening, May 2012
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Cara Delevingne at the Mulberry firepit party, June 2012
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Cara Delevingne at Club Monaco Garden Party in Eaton Square Gardens, London - 03 July 2014
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Cara Delevingne at the Osklen afterparty, Sept 2012
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Cara Delevingne wearing Giles Ready to Wear at London Fashion Week 2014
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Cara Delevingne at the Leon Max launch party, Nov 2012
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Cara Delevingne at 'A Dangerous Method' Film Premiere after party, Jan 2012
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London on the 17th of February
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London on the 18th of February
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Cara Delevingne at the Victoria's Secrets Show Afterparty, Nov 2012
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London on the 7th of February
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Cara Delevingne at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Rio - 4 October 2013
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London on the 12th of February
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Cara Delevingne at the UGG Australia flagship store launch, Nov 2011
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London on the 12th of March
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London on the 12th of March
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Cara Delevingne attends the Elle Style Awards 2014 in London
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20 of 95Cara Delevingne style blue mulberry suit
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Cara Delevinge at the 2014 'Met Ball'
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60 of 95Cara Delevingne style print skirt white button top 2014
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Cara Delevingne out and about in London - 20 August 2013
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London on the 10th of February
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Cara Delevingne in Chanel at 'Bal De La Rose Du Rocher' In Aid Of The Fondation Princess - March 2013
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Cara Delevingne at the Moet & Chandon Etoile Awards, Sept 2011
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London on the 13th of March in a Burberry suit
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Cara Delevingne attends the Topshop flagship store opening in New York City on November 5, 2014
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Cara Delevingne posing at a gala on November 1, 2014 in Los Angeles, California
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Cara Delevingne attends the British Fashion Awards on December 1, 2015 in London, England
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Cara Delevingne poses at a Golden Globes after party on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California
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Cara Delevingne arrives at the YSL Loves Your Lips Party on January 20, 2015 in London, England
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Cara Delevingne poses on the red carpet at the BAFTA Tea Party on January 10, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California
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Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner watch the Topshop unique show during London Fashion Week on February 22, 2015 in London, England
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Cara Delevingne on the red carpet for the Elle Style Awards in London, England on February 24, 2015
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Cara Delevingne poses on the Brit Awards red carpet on February 25, 2015 at the O2 Arena in London, England
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Cara Delevingne spotted at Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2015
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Cara Delevingne at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards on April 23, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Cara Delevingne poses on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards on April 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California
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Cara Delevingne attends a Burberry party on April 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California
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Cara Delevingne poses on the red carpet at the 2015 Met Ball on May 4, 2015 in New York City
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Cara Delevingne attends a party during the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015 in Cap d'Antibes, France
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Cara Delevingne arrives at the Chanel & Variety Fair annual party during the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France
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Cara Delevingne attends the Tag Heuer Monaco party on May 23, 2015 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco
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Cara Delevingne spotted in New York City on June 9, 2015
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Cara Delevingne, Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay pose onstage during The 1989 World Tour on June 12, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany
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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 15, 2015 in Madrid, Spain
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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 17, 2015 in Paris, France
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Cara Delevingne spotted on June 18, 2015 in London, England
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Cara Delevingne at the Paper Towns photocall on June 18, 2015 in London, England
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Cara Delevingne spotted in London, England on June 19, 2015
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Cara Delevingne at the MTV Video Music Awards 2015 [Rex]
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Cara in New York, 22 Jul 2015 [Rex]