Did Jeremy Scott steal the trippy images for his Fall/Winter 2013 collection from legendary skateboard artist Jimbo Phillips? That’s what Jimbo seems to think. On his Facebook page, he posted the above images, comparing Scott’s designs with his back catalogue of work. From Spin: “You can see the similarities between the designs of Phillips’ iconic goopy dudes and the ones Scott put on his clothes, apparently without permission. Another Facebook page that appears to be unrelated to Jimbo Phillips uncovers even more of Phillips’ designs that somehow wound up on Scott’s clothing.” The article then goes on to admonish the designer: “Jeremy Scott is well known for his lust for youth culture and nostalgia, and these graphics are right in line with his sensibilities: Last season he threw Bart Simpson all over a $500 sweater and no one batted an eye. But ‘repurposing’ in the Internet era becomes something slightly more sinister when your source material is not already a household name. Matt Groening can take a hit, but we’re betting that Jimbo’s not sitting on a multimillion-dollar industry based on some trippy faces he came up with in the ’80s. Of course, fashion ripping off cool kids is absolutely nothing new: Marc Jacobs has built a career off reselling youth culture to fashionistas at an astronomical mark-up. But it’s a huge bummer when someone who ostensibly identifies with that culture ends up coming off like a mere culture vulture. Even if Scott’s clothes diverge just enough from Jimbo’s designs that he can avoid any kind of copyright suit (which, at press time, has not been announced), he risks alienating the very crowd he hopes to entice.” (t/y B.B.)