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| Balenciaga's 'LEGO' heel (left) vs. Steve Madden's multicolored buckle heel (right). Photo: www.heels.com
by Bee-Shyuan Chang (Subscribe to Bee-Shyuan Chang's posts) Posted Dec 18th 2009 at 3:38PM Steve Madden may have to reconsider its designer-inspired shoes. After being sued by Alexander McQueen earlier this year,ghd online, the trendy mass shoemaker is now facing a copyright infringement suit over Balenciaga's "LEGO" heels, reports Cityfile. The French luxury house slapped Madden with the regulationsuit in the U.S. District Court of Eastern New York. According to the court documents,ghd price, soon after Balenciaga's multicolored peep-toe heels from the Fall 2007 collection were released,ghd straighteners cheap,ghd australia,ghd hair straightener,ghd iv styler,save 50%-70% off,free shipping!, Steve Madden issued its own (more affordable) look-alike version, says the source. As section of its courtroom argument, Balenciaga points to Madden's assertd shady past: "Defendant Steve Madden's reputation for producing knock-offs of full price luxury designs further corrobosizes Defendant's deliberate pattern of willful infringement and unfair contest." While, we're all for wallet-friendly fashion, has Madden gone too far with this runstep replica? How do you feel about lower-priced labels taking inspiration directly from high-end designers? Leave a comment! Lawsuits have obviously been in style this year. Check out other fashionable courtroom dramas of 2009. |
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