this advertisement from 1919 was created by maurice rentner in these it is saying that his designs are distinctly original adaptations. what? what does that even mean? maybe he is saying that they are original or adapted from or inspired by these different fabrics on notions, but how would you determine if this is original or an adaptation or somewhere in between? furthermore many designers question and contemplate whether any design is truly original since pre-existing ideas styles, trends are the basis truly, for all garments. when we think about it, the great style that designers will follow is the zeitgeist, the spirit of the time, in creating their goods. they look at history. they look at high culture. they look at politics. they look at society. they are influenced by these similar ideas. it is no wonder that similar products are created. this example stems from 1922. king tut's tomb was discovered. and all of a sudden everyone from hair products to make up to clothing designers are inspired by ancient egypt. and you see, pretty similar, they are all inspired by ancient egypt. s