Adventures in Copyrights: Bonus Edition!

May 29, 2008 @ 2:01pm

dior madden knockoffs.jpg Steve Madden knows that everybody on the planet is going to see Sex and the City - The Movie this weekend. He also knows that whatever is seen on the foot of Carrie Bradshaw is retail gold.

So he's done his research.

At left, the Dior shoe that Carrie will wear while wandering the city and pondering her relationship with Big for the 8-millionth time. At right, Steve Madden's copy.

He's so accommodating, he's even made a more sales-friendly version, with a lower, slimmer heel and lesser ankle strap.

How thoughtful.

posted by andremichael

May 29, 2008 2:06PM

... as there will be a directly proportional sales trend between these shoes & the movie's ticket sales this weekend. make that $$, madden.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:08PM

Sadly I think the Steve Madden ones look less trashy than the Dior ones. And the low heeled ones arent that bad either.

posted by marc lover

May 29, 2008 2:12PM

baker's has them too - they've been out there for a few months now.
http://www.bakersshoes.com/product/trends/gladiators/candice.do

posted by bLair m

May 29, 2008 2:14PM

is it strange or bad that i like the steve madden ones better.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:20PM

I bought the dior shoes last summer and I love them. I personally think that the Steve Madden copies look really cheesy and cheap.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:21PM

oooh, i almost like the baker's pair the best.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:23PM

Unimpressive. The Bakers version is even better:

http://www.bakersshoes.com/product/trends/gladiators/candice.do

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:27PM

i'm contemplating buying the ASOS ones. i think they ship to the states (?):

http://www.asos.com/Sarah-Jessica-Parker/Asos/Asos-Leather-Heavy-Gladiator-Sandals/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=233507&cid=4172&clr=Black&Rf-500=338&sh=0

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:34PM

The diors in black are unimpressive. Carrie wears the brown ones in the movie, and i being the lemming that i am snapped up the gold ones at saks the minute i saw them (goodbye stimulus check!)

they are fantastic and i will kick anyone who comes up to me thinking that they are steve madden.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:36PM

well obviously you say they're ugly if you coughed up the money for the $$$$ dior ones ;)

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:41PM

i like the steve madden ones better.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:42PM

Oooohh...I personally love the SM version...must.have.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 2:51PM

Yeah the sm are better.... Maybe its the gold hardware...

Also funny that the only people who like the Dior better are people who actually bought the Diors.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 3:00PM

the heel doesnt look slimmer on the SM version...?

what is a lesser ankle strap

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 3:23PM

I have the Diors in black, and for as high and strappy as they are, they are incredibly comfortable. Not saying they were definitely worth the $780+, but I can pretty much guarantee the SM/Baker's/Asos versions won't be nearly as easy or blister-free to walk around the city in.

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 4:17PM

The SM ones are most certainly the cutest! I kind of want to buy them! The heel looks thicker to me making it easier to walk! They would look cute with jean shorts : )

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 4:51PM

you guys are blinndddddd. the dior ones are so hot. the steve maddens look cheap-o!

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 5:35PM

There's another rip-off by Australian chain Wittners.
I think they're actually ok. Definitely better than SM.
But still not Dior
http://www.wittner.com.au/shop/shop.aspx?catid=112

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 5:35PM

Here are the exact copies from Wittner in Australia.

http://www.wittner.com.au/shop/shop.aspx?catid=109

xoxo s

posted by guest

May 29, 2008 5:46PM

It's not an issue of sight, it's an issue of preference.

posted by la petite fashionista

May 29, 2008 7:24PM

oh i like the baker's pair better. anyone whos making a similar looking shoe to the dior pair is going to profit from the SATC movie

posted by guest

May 30, 2008 4:07AM

i live in paris, so i went and saw SATC on tuesday morning, when it opened here, and i can tell you, she doesn't lose the gladiators for the WHOLE movie ... not just the Dior pair, but a couple of others too. They're gorgeous, but I can't help but thinking how much they're going to date the movie ....

posted by kijjalyn

May 30, 2008 10:15AM

Patricia Field even copied them!! Hers are the worst though.

http://patriciafield.com/ProductImages/footwear_merch/bondagepolly_large.gif

posted by guest

May 30, 2008 4:40PM

I just bought the steve madden ones. My faves are the bakers, but they dont ship to canada... uuuugh!!! Ohh well..Can't wait to get them! I watched the movie yesterday and the whole time all I could think of were her beautiful shoes..oh lust

posted by guest

Jun 07, 2008 12:55AM

i like steve madden's better....should i be embarrassed?

posted by xnoelle25

Jul 02, 2008 3:10PM

I'm all about design not labels.. So i definitely would have to say Steve Madden. Yeah, it's almost a direct knockoff, but the gold and snake skin touch add so much to it. And the body and heel of it are so hot. My opinion is that the original Diors look a bit too Harley or maybe even a bit Whitesnake.

posted by HiFashionLvr

Jul 17, 2008 7:35PM

xnoelle25, its not about the label. the reason knockoffs r such an outrage is because they openly ruin the designer's vision. there's no inspiration or heart to it, its just for looks. its like abstract art; it all looks somewut random, but theres an idea behind it. the knockoffs hav no idea, no vision, no inspiration. i LOVE the Dior ones (didnt buy them tho..im only 14. can u imagine how stupid i would look?) Steve Madden, Wittner, Patricia Field, and ASOS all look incredibly cheaper and poor quality in comparison to Dior. and Bakers lacks the couture feel. it doesnt hav so much to do with the label as it does in the detailing

posted by guest

Sep 05, 2008 9:09AM

I know this is utterly disgusting, but I prefer the steve madden over the Dior.
There, said it, something I never thought I'd say.