While alot of companies have totally bitten(?) Holden this last year Holden is biting High fashion designers ...personally I wouldn't call it biting I would say they were inspired or found something they liked and saw a different application for it...or they made a decision to follow a trend.....but thats what apparel designers do, they see something they like and they make a garment to represent that idea or feeling or business decision...and yeah this could be discussed for days
So I guess that no one is designing anything we either go to the local boardshop and buy a Holden jacket and make a copy of that or if your a Holden Designer you go to your local Nordstroms buy a Dior Homme jacket and copy that...
And Designing as defined by the free dictionary
de·sign Pronunciation (d-zn)
v. de·signed, de·sign·ing, de·signs
v.tr.
1.
a. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent: design a good excuse for not attending the conference.
b. To formulate a plan for; devise: designed a marketing strategy for the new product.
2. To plan out in systematic, usually graphic form: design a building; design a computer program.
3. To create or contrive for a particular purpose or effect: a game designed to appeal to all ages.
4. To have as a goal or purpose; intend.
5. To create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner.
Or you could say I sit around daydreaming, drawing, doodling, sketching, painting, planning, talking, thinking...or nothing at all...I just call it designing.
Sorry for the long rant...it felt good to get that out though so thanks.