If you're a fashionista like me you will know that yesterday; Mr Christian Louboutin, a famous shoe designer has sued Yves Saint Laurent for copying his trademark red soles. It's unbelieveable that YSL did this! But it's saddly true, YSL are likely to become less popular by Louboutin fans now aren't they?
It's common fashion knowledge that any shoe with red soles are Louboutin, or a knock off of Louboutins. The last thing we'd expect is a big fashion house like YSL knocking off Louboutin, though that's just what was claimed to have happened.
YSL's spring 2011 collection features multicolored shoes. Blue suede shoes with a blue sole, green suede shoes with a green sole, purple suede shoes with a purple sole, and lastly, red suede shoes with a red sole.
Louboutin filed court papers in New York suing YSL for infringing on their trademarked red sole.
Louboutin's legal team issued this statement:
"The defendant's use of red footwear outsoles that are virtually identical to plaintiff's Red Sole Mark is likely to cause and is causing confusion, mistake and deception among the relevant purchasing public as to the origin of the infringing footwear,"
What do you think? Is this causing you confusion?
Personally I think it's a stupid thing to do copying Mr Louboutin!
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Personally, Veronica, I find both sides to be pathetic and immature. I like some Louboutin shoes but to sue YSL is like sueing a dead man? But to copy an international shoe designer is like shooting a zombie.
ReplyDeleteI find this post is most amazing! I love the shoe presented here. But the way Louboutin went his way in sueing, and YSL copying is pathetic.
Both sides are pathetic.