stolen ideas?

currently i am in palm beach and resting... a well deserved vacation. it was a vacation until i annoyed myself by logging on to the sstyle.com blog finding an idea of mine to be completely ripped off. for my senior thesis last year i created a website and semi company where woman can create their own handbags-tote bags-for their personality ( in both the bag shape inside of the bag and its exterior)...

their version (for men..also in canvas and create your own bag for men--painting, monogram, etc)
well maybe i wasnt ripped off -but i think that i am going to cultivate this idea. all the bags are hand painted-the handles interchangeable as well as the inserts..the "it" bag seems to be no longer about an it bag-now it is more about what works for the personality sporting it.


my version (one of the canvas bag shapes and two versions--the exteriors are snapped on and off so you can change the cover of the bags as you please-similar to a slip cover for a couch)