This 2024 has been a difficult year for María Pombo, who, in recent months, has starred several scandals linked to his Facet as an entrepreneur. Such would be the case of the alleged economic debt of the textile brand that he founded with his sister Marta and the ex -husband of her, although she clarified that she got discounted from the company last summer.
Precisely, during those same dates, in July, his clothing firm, Name the brand, Created in 2019, it was accused of plagiarism For one of the dresses belonging to his collection Garden Stories, whose design, apparently, was similar to a set of The IQ Collection, The textile brand of Inés Domecq.
Although neither the company nor the little sister of the Pombo clan spoke about it, the truth is that, in a matter of a few hours, the garment of Name The Brand disappeared from the web where he was on sale. Now, however, the businesswoman has broken her silence in an interview she has granted Ac2ality, Where, from the 23rd minute of the talk, he has not hesitated to give his face for his business.
“There were more than seven differences”
“Any business gives headache, But without a doubt the most difficult is the issue of fashion, “says the Madrid, highlighting the high sector competition, The third parties dependence “to work well” and its small benefit margins as some of the determining factors of the situation, although they would not be the only ones.
And, as he says, committing to the firm is important to be economically viable and, where appropriate, to avoid “bad experiences With people who work in brands “. “If you are not one hundred percent you cannot be aware of everything,” He adds, stressing that his image on social networks has meant a double -edged sword.
“In successes it is always the name, María Pombo, never marks the When bad things happen they multiply by ten “, Point out. An affirmation that, shortly after, contextualizes when talking about the controversy about the plagiar in that it was “a creation of the designer.”
“Say the ‘ok’ to a dress that was not plagiarism as such because There were more than seven differences with the original garment, But it was obvious that he was copied, “confesses Pablo Castellano’s wife about an incident that quickly went from” a disappointment “to a” problem “for the firm due to the impact he obtained.
However, that did not prevent the influencer He would take action on the matter and, through other people, decided to “dispense” the services of the designer who created the dress of his signature, which, although it was not plagiarism, was not “ethical” to continue selling it. “It’s a task because It costs a lot of money to get a design benefit (…) We lost a huge turnover, from that whole collection there was no benefit, “he laments.
A “bad experience” that, according to it, was due, to a large extent, to its predisposition to delegate those functions that, a priori, exceed their “abilities”, more linked to communication and social networks. “” If it were one hundred percent, I would save me many dislikes, ” Madrid concludes, explaining the reason why no statement was issued on the matter.
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