Photographer and director Estevan Oriol has stated that he is suing H&M and chain store Brandy Melville for allegedly using his copyrighted 1995 image “L.A. Fingers” and selling it as tank tops for women. Oriol’s image has become iconic, and according to him, “If you put my photograph side-by-side with their re-creation of my image, anyone would tell you they are one in the same… they clearly copied my image.”

As of right now, nothing is known as to what Estevan is asking for in compensation, and there also has been no official word from either H & M or Brandy Melville. As you can see from the photo below, the images are very similar, so it will be interesting to see what comes out of the whole situation.

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[Via Ballerstatus]