Fashion Industry Testifies in Favor of Design Copyright Protections (Again)

For a few moments, the fashion savants in the room must have wondered whether Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) would butcher the introduction. It wouldn't have been the first time Lazaro Hernandez, designer and co-founder of Proenza Schouler, heard his celebrated young label mispronounced.

Goodlatte, whose name, too, is often accidentally given an extra syllable by Starbucks enthusiasts, introduced Hernandez as though the Congressman were a fanatical subscriber to Vogue.