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It looks like someone @ Louis Vuitton may have gotten caught with their hand in the cookie jar, as New Balance is suing the designer brand for trademark infringement.

Boston’s New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. is suing LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, accusing the luxury goods company of copying its best-selling casual sneaker. New Balance claims Louis Vuitton’s Minstrel shoe is virtually identical to its 574 sneaker introduced in the mid-1990s.

LV needed a nice lawsuit for this fuckery anyways because…

1. LV’s sneaker retails for $590, while you can score a pair of 574′s for less than $60 @ Shoe Carnival, as its one NB’s lower-priced but best selling models (20 million-plus pairs sold since 2002). I’ve owned a couple of pairs of LV’s and the leather is always beautiful. Yet there’s no way I’d pay that exorbitant amount for anything less than the finest Italian cow ass. Read the rest of this entry »

It seems as if Kanye may have inadvertently caused yet another minor skirmish.

Apparently, Louis V. decided against using those images that Kanye said were going to be used in the ad for his upcoming LV sneaker. We’ve already discussed how LV is very selective about their image & how/where their products are displayed. While I was happy to look @ Amber’s bum and I’ve seen racier ads in various men’s fashion mags, it’s the company’s decision, again, to determine how they want their products marketed; not Kanye’s.

The skirmish portion comes in when the widely-read NYMag reported on things.

“So to answer the question we all asked when we first saw these images, no, Louis Vuitton is not out of its mind. We’re still not sure what the shots are for. We’re guessing some kind of urban magazine like Giant. Unless Vogue has lost its mind.”

Often, verbal squabbles like these can be seen in volleyball terms. NYMag‘s Amy Odell dinked the ball over the net & Parlour’s Steely D. fires a spike back across like Greg Focker. Read the rest of this entry »

I assume that the majority will now be copping the Air Yeezy’s. Honestly, I figured a $700-800 price on these but they managed to exceed that far & above. Either way, only the Read the rest of this entry »

Finally, clear pics of the Air Yeezy’s. Still a little to bulky around the padded collar for my tastes, even though I like the cement print, which isn’t cement @ all but actually Read the rest of this entry »

Note: Do not screw around with Louis Vuitton, no matter who you are. Even if you like their products, you better ask explicitly if it’s okay for you to like, purchase & endorse their stuff. Even current Twitter-fiend Puff is not immune. Read the rest of this entry »

Since the last post about overpriced/expensive sneakers by Kanye got you all riled up in a tizzy, I expect this one to have the same dramatic effect. With a collabo between LV and the Louis Vuitton Don*, we can surely expect the price tag on these skippies to be exorbitant.

I know I’m among the minority but I see nothing wrong with paying several hundred dollars for a shoe. Nada. Read the rest of this entry »