this advertisement from 1919 was created by maurice rentonor -- in these it is saying that his designs are distinctly original. what does that mean? maybe you could think about -- maybe they are 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 -- writers, historically and today 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 the similar ideas. it is no wonder that similar products are created. this example is from 1922. king tut's tomb was discovered. and all of a sudden everyone from hair designers, clothing designers are inspired by ancient egypt. and you see, pretty similar, they