After being sued by Alexander McQueen earlier this year, the trendy mass shoemaker Steve Madden, is now facing a copyright infringement suit over Balenciaga’s “LEGO” heels.
According to stylelist.com,
court documents reveal that soon after Balenciaga’s multicolored peep-toe heels from the Fall 2007 collection were released, Steve Madden issued its own (more affordable) look-alike version, says the source.
As part of its courtroom argument, Balenciaga points to Madden’s alleged shady past:
“Defendant Steve Madden’s reputation for producing knock-offs of full price luxury designs further corroborates Defendant’s deliberate pattern of willful infringement and unfair competition.”
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Do you think has Madden gone too far with this runway replica?
