{"id":14844,"date":"2025-08-07T04:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14844"},"modified":"2025-08-07T04:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:07:51","slug":"tea-time-the-nordstrom-dupe-update-youve-been-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14844","title":{"rendered":"Tea Time: The Nordstrom Dupe Update You&#8217;ve Been Waiting For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hey guys!<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, I told you how I found out that Nordstrom Rack was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogilates.com\/blog\/popflex-nordstrom-rack-dupe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selling a straight up dupe<\/a> of my patented Pirouette Skort. Get ready, it\u2019s tea time.<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s recap what happened.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popflexactive.com\/products\/longer-pirouette-skort-black?variant=42237530931283&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;utm_medium=product_sync&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_content=sag_organic&amp;utm_campaign=sag_organic&amp;tw_source=google&amp;tw_adid=&amp;tw_campaign=21012501578&amp;tw_kwdid=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21005594577&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADh08v97jGJAeDsppQVfkzsGe6Cp_&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-svEBhB6EiwAEzSdrltN2O5gGc3kA7ghwiwOKyaSD9OXRf7nx3Bwl6U2oKBvr480oPPqkBoCIW8QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46649\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=733%2C733&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"side by side comparison of popflex pirouette skort and gottex nordstrom rack dupe stolen design\" width=\"733\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=190%2C190&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-66-1-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\"\/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Basically I found out about the dupe, which is by a brand called Gottex. I sent a cease and desist because wellllll my design is PATENTED and they responded with a threat to sue ME. So I posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DGLnxhwxi1v\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video about it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>I gave them a chance to fix it.<\/h2>\n<p>I gave them an easy out. I told Nordstrom, \u201cHey, let\u2019s turn this into an \u2018enemies to lovers\u2019 arc.\u201d All they had to do was reach out and get the <em data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"862\">real<\/em> thing in their stores. It would\u2019ve been a win for everyone\u2026 a PR win for them, a victory for me, and a win for YOU because you\u2019d get to shop one of our favorite things in-store!<\/p>\n<p>But instead, nothing happened. Months went by with no resolution and no one getting back to me. I was tossed around like a hot potato between lawyers, retailers, and manufacturers. Like if they gave me the run around I would just\u2026 go away?<\/p>\n<p>The disrespect.<\/p>\n<p>The GASLIGHTING.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"nectar-button small undefined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popflexactive.com\/products\/pirouette-skort-with-pockets-digital-lavender\" data-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-text-color-override=\"undefined\"><span>SHOP THE REAL PIROUETTE SKORT<\/span><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Time to speak up.<\/h2>\n<p>We all know I wasn\u2019t going away without a fight. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogilates.com\/blog\/popflex-nordstrom-rack-dupe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I shared the truth<\/a> about the Nordstrom dupe with you all, things took a turn. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/03\/03\/popflex-ceo-lavender-skort-taylor-swift\/79428060007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News outlets<\/a> picked up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/cs\/features\/709635\/knock-it-off\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the story<\/a> and you started showing me receipts! Turns out Nordstrom Rack isn\u2019t the only one selling this skort, but also TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Beals. Why didn\u2019t I know about these other stores earlier? Something didn\u2019t add up. Shady much?<\/p>\n<p>And how convenient that THIS is when the lawyers finally decided that they had time to respond. Only instead of apologizing or trying to work with me, things got worse.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer literally said, \u201cWe request that your client remove all defamatory remarks.\u201d Excuse me? Defamation? I\u2019m just stating the facts. They took my design, and I\u2019m calling them out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popflexactive.com\/products\/longer-pirouette-skort-black?variant=42237530931283&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;utm_medium=product_sync&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_content=sag_organic&amp;utm_campaign=sag_organic&amp;tw_source=google&amp;tw_adid=&amp;tw_campaign=21012501578&amp;tw_kwdid=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21005594577&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADh08v97jGJAeDsppQVfkzsGe6Cp_&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-svEBhB6EiwAEzSdrltN2O5gGc3kA7ghwiwOKyaSD9OXRf7nx3Bwl6U2oKBvr480oPPqkBoCIW8QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46645\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70.jpg?resize=664%2C885&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"popflex pirouette skort dupe stolen design at tjmaxx\" width=\"664\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70-scaled.jpg?resize=143%2C190&amp;ssl=1 143w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-70-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Pirouette dupe at TJMaxx! How can they copy it down the the color that went viral after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogilates.com\/blog\/taylor-swift-pirouette-skort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift ICDIWABH music video<\/a> and just pretend like it\u2019s their own original design? No.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46650 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"cassey ho popflex pirouette skort patent\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?resize=768%2C1159&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?resize=1018%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1018w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?resize=126%2C190&amp;ssl=1 126w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-65.jpg?w=1076&amp;ssl=1 1076w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This should speak for itself.<\/p>\n<h2>The NDA.<\/h2>\n<p>After we finally had people talking to us, I proposed a settlement to simply end the madness. Just pay me a fair royalty, stop selling the dupe, and we\u2019re done here.<\/p>\n<p>But no.<\/p>\n<p>THEY CAME BACK WITH AN NDA. And not just any NDA\u2026 this one said I could NOT talk about the situation on ANY platform. Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube\u2026 they were very specific. And if I did post about it\u2026 they would fine me $250,000. Umm excuse me?!<\/p>\n<h2>Hard no.<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m not signing their NDA. I won\u2019t be silenced and you cannot buy me. \u00a0In fact, I\u2019m going to keep talking about this because truth is on my side, and I\u2019ll NEVER be bullied into silence. Nice try though.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popflexactive.com\/products\/longer-pirouette-skort-black?variant=42237530931283&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;utm_medium=product_sync&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_content=sag_organic&amp;utm_campaign=sag_organic&amp;tw_source=google&amp;tw_adid=&amp;tw_campaign=21012501578&amp;tw_kwdid=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21005594577&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADh08v97jGJAeDsppQVfkzsGe6Cp_&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw-svEBhB6EiwAEzSdrltN2O5gGc3kA7ghwiwOKyaSD9OXRf7nx3Bwl6U2oKBvr480oPPqkBoCIW8QAvD_BwE\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46651 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"cassey ho wearing popflex pirouette skort in digital lavender\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64-scaled.jpg?resize=143%2C190&amp;ssl=1 143w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Image-from-iOS-64-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"nectar-button small undefined\" href=\"https:\/\/www.popflexactive.com\/products\/pirouette-skort-with-pockets-digital-lavender\" data-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-text-color-override=\"undefined\"><span>SHOP THE REAL PIROUETTE SKORT<\/span><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40823 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cassey-Signature.webp?resize=183%2C137&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cassey-Signature.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.blogilates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cassey-Signature-253x190.webp 253w\" alt=\"\" width=\"183\" height=\"137\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogilates.com\/blog\/nordstrom-gottex-popflex-dupe-update\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey guys! A few months ago, I told you how I found out that Nordstrom Rack was selling a straight up dupe of my patented Pirouette Skort. Get ready, it\u2019s tea time. First, let\u2019s recap what happened. \u00a0 Basically I found out about the dupe, which is by a brand called Gottex. I sent a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14844\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}