Wet Seal seems to have jumped on the bandwagon.

Seriously.  It’s just comical at this point.

I’m sure all of you remember our excitement back in August when we discovered the Steve Madden Seryna bootie knockoff of Alexander McQueen’s Faithful.  I didn’t pre-order mine, so instead, yesterday I stopped into a Madden shop and found a pair on display.  Sadly, just as a sales clerk was about to grab me a pair in my size, the store manager swooped out of nowhere and literally grabbed them out of my hand, stating, “These have been discontinued and are no longer available for sale”.

Why?

‘Cause McQueen is suing the pants off of Madden for the nearly identical knockoff.

image via Counterfeit Chic

The detailed complaint isn’t yet available online, but alleges that the Madden version is a “studied imitation” and “…The only design element of the ‘Faithful bootie’ that Madden did not deliberately copy is the zipper pull that contains the ‘Alexander McQueen’ trademark,” McQueen’s lawyers have been quoted saying.  A cease and desist letter was sent to Madden in September, but no reply from Madden’s reps have been publicized.

I understand the point behind design protection, but from a personal standpoint, I’m always grateful for the knockoffs.  Personally, I can’t afford thousand dollar and up shoes (even the $120 Maddens would have been stretching my budget right now), and I’m pretty sure most of you guys can’t, either.

Well, thanks to HM reader Rachel for catching this damn good knockoff , available for Pre-Order from Steve Madden (sadly, minus the little skull zippers). Priced at $129,  but I found you a sale:  20% Off Plus Free Shipping No Minimum Order using Code MADDEN20 at checkout Now through 8/24! .

Samantha kindly asks that you save her a size 6.

Why are her feet so small? I can never borrow her footwear.