Westwood Designer Wins Battle Against Athleta, Gap

WESTWOOD, N.J. -- A Westwood designer who uses her clothing to raise money for charity has beaten a retail giant in battle without firing a single shot, according to fortune.com.

Westwood resident Kristine Deer is giving community members their stripes.
Photo Credit: *Cecilia Levine*

Model Katelynn Bock fashioned the Laura stripe on the model of Fitness Magazine. K-Deer relaunched the print last spring.
Photo Credit: *K-Deer*

Athleta pulled several types of yoga pants from its website after fans of K-Deer took issue with the design.
Photo Credit: *Facebook*

James O'Rourke

01/12/2016 5:00 a.m.

Gap Inc. and its Athleta brand had been marketing several types of yoga pants that were nearly the same design as those produced by K-Deer, a local activewear company that produces multiple types of yoga pants and donates a portion of the sales to various causes, according to fortune.com.

After K-Deer fans brought Gap's unoriginal design to the forefront via social networking websites, fortune.com began investigating. Gap pulled the pants after being contacted by a reporter seeking to write about the pants, according to fortune.com.

The owner of K-Deer, Kristine Deer, said she has no intention to file legal proceedings against the Gap, according to fortune.com.

Click here to read the fortune.com report.

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