Sure, this Pierre Hardy shoe’s from 2008, but the print’s so distinct that when we saw Nine West’s Bonfire pump we immediately knew what we were really looking at.
Prints on shoes are rare anyway, let alone 3D squares of bronze and black stacked upon each other. The size, the angle, the shadows of the square are all perfectly imitated (on an almost identical shape, too).
We’ll stop short of calling the shape irrelevant and focus on the fact that prints represent a danger zone for high street knock-offs, especially given the success of past print-based lawsuits from Anna Sui and Diane von Furstenburg.
Nine West makes the shoe in another print, one we haven’t seen before, no need for them to push it.
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blatant knock-off
At least they are not as cheap-looking as any shoe from Steve Maddens.
Man, those Nine West shoes are ugly. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…kill them with fire!!!
And both Pierre Hardy and Nine West can send their profits directly to the estate of M.C. Escher. ;)
or the floor of the Venitian hotel in Las Vegas, or actual places in Venice, where I have seen this style of floor used many times.
Good point about M.C Escher and Venetian tiles; I think it illustrates perfectly the fine line between inspiration and rip-offs. It’s interesting to take a print inspired by an artist and put it on a shoe; it’s shitty to take someone else’s design and copy it exactly for your own profit.
can the Q-bert people sue?
Love it #6!!
I saw this same thing on another blog.
Nine West’s version isn’t very pretty. Neither is the Hardy, but I like the shape of the shoe more. Maybe I’m just a fan of a higher heel.
Poor Pierre, having to share his last name with his bastard brother Ed.
#9 for the win!
Peter is like a ninja. He stealthily comes in, kills everything in sight and then you won’t see him until next week.
#3, 4 and 6 are his apprentices disguised as “guest”