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Monday, January 9, 2012

Are Kardashian Barbie Dolls Really on the Way?

These girls can do anything! Right?

Kim, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian have already lent their famous names and faces to their own brands and countless other products—but they haven't yet hooked up with the first name in fashion.

That being Barbie, of course.

But rumor has it that limited-edition Barbie-brand dolls modeled after the three Kardashian sisters are on the way! Kim, Khloé and Kourtney dolls are in the works and should be available wherever Barbies are sold later this year.

Now that's an achievement dollls!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Who Wore it Better? Jennifer Lopez or Haifa Wehbe / هيفا او جنيفر لوبيز ؟

Who wore this stunning Zuhair Murad better?

Ivanka Trump Denies copying Derek Lam

Though she’s only been in the shoe game a couple of years, Ivanka Trump has stepped on some pretty big toes, lately she received a cease-and-desist letter from Derek Lam, who claims one of her designs is an exact replica of his. “We have seen very similar copies before but we have never seen a shoe that perfectly copied,” Jan-Hendrik Schlottmann, chief executive officer of Derek Lam. The shoe in question, a $150 Cadie wedge from the Ivanka Trump Footwear Collection, is said to be knock-off of Lam’s $780

But Marc Fisher Footwear, the collection’s distributor, strongly denies the claims.

Derek Lam's sandal (left) and Ivanka Trump's (right): twins!

“The Lam wedge sandals are of a popular design type that has been used by numerous manufacturers for many decades,” the company says in a statement. “There is nothing iconic about the appearance of the Lam sandal.”

As for Lam’s lawyer’s insistence that Trump’s Cadie wedge “mimic each unique design detail,” the licensee says there are discernible differences. “The Ivanka Trump sandals prominently display the Ivanka Trump name, and there can be no confusion as to the source of the Ivanka Trump sandals.”

Lam has reportedly given Trump seven business days to pull the shoe off the market.

The designs are twins as you can see, I agree with Ivanka's lawyer above... but also I sympathize with Derek, and many designers who work their A... off creating designs and struggling for many years to be recognized, while Celebs like Ivanka Trump and many others are making it over night! regardless if they copying others or not!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Christian Louboutin vs YSL - Yves Saint Laurent

The battle continues in 2012! YSL has hired 11 law professors who teach, research and write about trademark law to defend their side.

Carrie Bradshaw and Charlotte York in Sex & the City wearing red-soled Louboutins.

Sex and the City. Carry & Charlotte

The professors filed a brief with the Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday saying Louboutin's arguments to protect his use of a single colour - red - in fashion "should be rejected in order to preserve freedom of innovation and competition."

According to WWD , the professors said Louboutin's side argued against the doctrine of "aesthetic functionality" which prevents companies from using "trademark as a kind of back door to perpetual patent-like protection for attractive but non-novel product features.…[If] the relevant consumers want a product feature because it is especially attractive, then that feature is not a proper subject of monopolisation by a single producer - unless it meets the demanding novelty requirement of design patent."

Louboutin 'Mater Claude' peep toe heels with their distinctive red soles.

Louboutin/ Red Soles

The legal experts went on: "A woman who buys red shoes is doing so for a reason - red shoes have a particular meaning to her, and to others, that cannot be supplied or even approximated by shoes of a different colour. Given the substantial creativity involved in both fashion design and fashion consumption, courts should not lightly allow one particular competitor to monopolise particular fashion submarket."

The Yves Saint Laurent 'Palais peep toe pump' from their 2011 resort collection.

YSL / Red Soles

Louboutin and YSL have been embroiled in a legal battle over trademark infringement since last spring. Louboutin has made shoes with scarlet soles since 1992 when the designer saw an assistant painting her nails red.

On April 8th, Louboutin accused YSL of selling shoes with red soles, as part of their resort 2011 collection, that were "virtually identical" to his own, according to a suit filed in federal court in Manhattan. It sought a court injunction against the sale of the shoes and damages
of at least $1 million.

Louboutin lost the first round in August when a judge ruled:

"Because in the fashion industry colour serves ornamental and aesthetic functions vital to robust competition, the court finds that Louboutin is unlikely to be able to prove that its red outsole brand is entitled to trademark protection, even if it has gained enough public recognition in the market to have acquired secondary meaning."

The case continues.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Kim Kardashian's Fun New Look 2012

Not that it's a big deal, but since all media even local media are talking about it, though I can share it with you in video!
Kim Kardashian changes up her style to ring in 2012! See her debut straight hair and short bangs as she celebrates the New Year at the TAO Las Vegas! I personally do not like her new hairstyle, she looks far better in her pony tail ( that she can still have) and with the wavy hairstyle!