Dolce&Banana, Fashion with Potassium
According to the Italian design label Dolce & Gabbana, trademark infringement is not amusing. Owner of the Cape Town, South Africa-based gift business Dolce and Banana, Bijou Beller is being sued by the premium fashion company for “objectionable behaviour” and for allegedly “diluting” the brand’s name. An affidavit from Gado, Dolce & Gabbana’s holding company states that the shop sells jewelry made of shells, beads, and wood and employs three women from Hout Bay’s Imizamo Yethu township.
The shop makes a mockery of the well-known brand, Dolce & Gabbana.”Now known as “… & Banana,” Beller has renamed her store. Dolce & Montana and Dolce & Cabana have yet to hear from Gado about whether she intended to sue them or her American outlet, Dolce & Montana.