Turns out that Steve Madden's fashion forward designs aren't always original. The brand has been sued a SECOND time recently for copying designer shoes. That's just not right...LOL
Can you tell the the original from the "alleged" copy??
Can you tell the the original from the "alleged" copy??I remember seeing these shoes in a magazine when they came out. Doesn't seem like it was that long ago, but these are the Balenciaga 'Lego' shoes from 2007.
On the left is Steve Madden ($99.95); right is Balenciaga ($4175).
Ridiculous.....
I remember wanting these shoes SO bad back when I saw them in that magazine. BUT....I knew I would never be able 2 afford them! The Steve Madden version isn't as cute when you put them side by side, but if I would have known of them in 07, I would have considered purchasing them!! NO LIE. Gotta get the look w/o breaking the bank!! But now I'm glad I didn't know. In retrospect, Steve Madden probably hurt Balenciaga's sales. Maybe...
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Yes- I saw these shoes at Baker's Shoes in Detroit. Absolutely loved them, and it's funny that you pointed this out. I wish I could have found them on their site because a different label definitely copied too!
ReplyDeleteYea, but I'm gonna look into that b/c Baker's always has a Steve Madden look alike... Maybe they are sister stores. IDK, maybe Baker's just likes to copy Steve Madden? Thatnks 4 commenting!
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