Adventures in Copyrights: The Red Shoe Oddities

Feb 28, 2008 @ 9:29am

Dolce Vita Urban shoes.jpgReader Helen alerted us to a very strange knockoff, indeed:


The shoes at left are not, in fact, the same. One is from Dolce Vita, sold at Urban Outfitters.

The other appears to be Urban Outfitters' own take on the show, except with a pointier toe and a slightly altered buckle.

But why?

You're out $30 either way, so we're not really sure why they bothered to knockoff Dolce Vita in the first place.

Why make the knockoff if the higher quality original is the same price, and on the same site?

Better yet - Why copy a shoe at all if it's not more like Miu Miu?

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writer Natalie Hormilla
posted in Adventures in Copyrights tags Dolce Vita, Fakes, Shoes, Urban Outfitters

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posted by guest

Feb 28, 2008 9:36AM

I don't get it either. The Dolce Vita was 98 bucks. The Urban Outfitters Fairytales are blah blah blah was 48 bucks. I can't imagine that shoe was in that high of demand from either brand.

posted by shinyredthermos

Feb 28, 2008 10:03AM

well. some people prefer shiny round toe to matte pointy toe and v/v. who doesnt love a snake skin buckle? we have to have options!

right...?

posted by poseur

Feb 28, 2008 10:08AM

there is something about cheap pointy flats that i can't stand.

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posted by guest

Feb 28, 2008 4:55PM

Dolce Vita often does their own shoes for other brands/stores. They did it for Steve Madden too.

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posted by guest

Mar 02, 2008 7:43PM

uh, i really don't like either them.
and the only pointy flats i've ever gotten were sam edelman 'bunny' flats - they're not too pointy and i love the gold heel

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