Showing posts with label eLuxury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eLuxury. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2008

Imitation = Flattery?

I just recieved the Nordstrom holiday catalog in the mail the other day and as I was flipping through the pages, I was stopped in my tracks by the spread for these Steve Madden boots/sandal booties.



Which also happen to come in a taupe suede as well. Why was I stopped? Not because I find them that good looking or eye-catching or even well made.





No, it was because they appear to be very poorly conceived and executed knock-offs of the Maison Martin Margiela sandal booties (worn here by Jane of Sea of Shoes)



She also has the tall boot version of these as well.



Here's a close up of the taupe verison.

These white ones were at eLuxury.


Of course the knock-offs (named Triumphh) were done by Steven Madden... the master of bad versions of good shoes.