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Alexander McQueen suing Steve Madden


Allan

Posts: 11209

Posted: 08.10.2009 at 19.29
McQueen's Faithful bootie on the left and Steve Madden's Seryna bootie on the right.



Lets play spot the difference.
Posted: 08.10.2009 at 20.23
Erm... the... err...

There might be a slight difference in - Wait, no, that's the angle.

Um...

The zipper! Ah-ha! The zipper's different!

...right??

Do I getz a gold starz? :D
Posted: 08.10.2009 at 20.51
the leather on the McQueen boot looks a little more worn but otherwise they look almost identical.

Allan

Posts: 11209

Posted: 08.10.2009 at 23.44
Post by Courtenay
Erm... the... err...
There might be a slight difference in - Wait, no, that's the angle.
Um...
The zipper! Ah-ha! The zipper's different!
...right??
Do I getz a gold starz? :D

Yes



Also @Amy I get the feeling it looks a little more worn cause it's a more supple softer leather :D

Daniel

Posts: 14623

Posted: 09.10.2009 at 05.36
The leather on the McQueen looks like French Calf as opposed to old sow.

ruru

Posts: 2970

Posted: 09.10.2009 at 06.46
the heel on the mcqueen is thinner?

Daniel

Posts: 14623

Posted: 18.12.2009 at 13.11
It's sue Steve Madden time:

Balenciaga Sues Steve Madden


Left: Steve Madden, Right: Balenciaga.

Balenciaga filed a lawsuit against Steve Madden for allegedly copying the label's multicolor Lego heels from the fall 2007 collection. Filed on Tuesday in United States Eastern District of New York Court, the complaint states that Steve Madden "intentionally copied" the fall 2007 footwear, which first gained notoriety when Beyoncé wore them to the American Music Awards in November 2007 (she was namechecked in the complaint!). The original Balenciaga pair sold for $4,175, while the knockoffs, which came out in 2008, sold for $99.95, or approximately 2 percent of the original price. And it's not like Steve Madden's camp hasn't been hit with infringement lawsuits before. In October, Alexander McQueen slapped the company with a lawsuit for copying its black Faithful bootie. Will Steve Madden learn its lesson this time?


Balenciaga Sues Steve Madden -- The Cut

Allan

Posts: 11209

Posted: 18.12.2009 at 13.52
Wow that took a while, did they just notice?

zee

Posts: 60

Posted: 18.12.2009 at 18.27
I get as a designer that I don't want other brands knocking off my designs after all the time & money invested in creating them buuuuuuuuut i m not going to get balenciaga's or mcqueen's pairr soo please let me have my steve maddenn

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