Balenciaga Sues Steve Madden For Alledged Copied Handbag

THE ORIGINAL BAG: Balenciaga Velo Bag available for $1835

Balenciaga Sues Madden -Balenciaga and Steve Madden battling it out after the French label filed a lawsuit stating that Steve Madden has violated a trade dress regulation, reports the Daily Mail. “The Defendant’s wholesale copying of Balenciaga’s designs is likely to deceive consumers into believing that the infringing [handbag] is associated with or authorized by Balenciaga when it is, in fact, not,” reads court documents that were filed at Manhattan’s District Court just last week.

THE ALLEGED COPY: Steve Madden Btalia bag on sale for $88

The handbag under scrutiny seems likely to be Steve Madden’s Btalia bag, which is available for $88 at Macy’s and Nordstrom’s, and does have some similarities to Balenciaga’s Motorcycle bag. Balenciaga states that “The flat pouch with a zippered rectangular closure, a zipper pull consisting of a strip centrally-knotted and hanging in two equal lengths, and a semi elliptical patch outfitted with two raised studs in each corner; and two identical patches in an elongated pentagonal shape, featuring an elongated hexagonal patch outfitted with a buckle and two raised studs,” are all characteristics of the Motorcycle bag that when copied gives a “false impression” for consumers.

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Kendall Jenner Appears in Vogue Paris

Kendall Jenner Appears in Vogue Paris

Kendall Jenner poses for Vogue Paris’ June/July issue. Photo: Patrick Demarchelier

Kendall for Vogue– Kendall Jenner of Kardashian family can be found on the inside pages of Vogue Paris‘ June-July issue. The Fashion Spot unveiled the image where Kendall can be seen posing with other models in looks from Chanel and Prada. Photographer Patrick Demarchelier captured the shots for the Katie Grand styled fashion spread.

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Malaika Firth By Emma Summerton For Vogue Japan July 2014

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TOM FORD SNEAKER COLLECTION FOR FALL 2014

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African American Albino Model Diandra Forrest For OOB Magazine May 2014

Burberry Prorsum Resort 2015

Toni Braxton Signs Copies Of Her Memoir ‘Unbreak My Heart’ At Barnes & Noble Bookstore At The Grove In Los Angeles

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Rest In Peace Maya Angelou 1928-2014

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou. April 1928-May 2014. RIP.

Still I RiseYou may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

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Grace Bol & Jeneil Williams For Double Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2014 Issue

South Sudanese model Grace Bol is joined by gorgeous Jamaican model Jeneil Williams in a beautiful fashion editorial for Double Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2014 issue for their 27th issue.

The editorial, set on a stage, shows the two dark-skinned beauties in high fashion brands from the latest collections and the ladies are styled by Marie Chaix. Grace Bol and Jeneil Williams are styled in a variety of casual garments including chunky sandals, jersey dresses and denim. - See more at: fabmagazineonline.com

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Kelly Khumalo For True Love Magazine’s June 2014 Issue

The singer who recently gave birth to a baby girl (in March 2014) covers the magazine in a gorgeous white dress and her cute daughter Thingo is also adorable on the cover in a pink frilly dress. Kelly Khumalo is styled in a cute fringe and hot pink lipstick.

She talks to the magazine her baby girl and her love for Orlando Pirates star Senzo Meyiwa. Read excerpts from her interview below:

On the birth of her daughter: Thingo weighed 2,9kg at birth and the last time we went to the doctor, she weighed 4,23kg.

On breastfeeding: I’m not breastfeeding her. I never did – even with my son, Christian.

On “stealing” Senzo from his wife: I still maintain that he didn’t declare his marital status to me. He gave me no chance to decide whether I wanted to go out with him – married or not. And she, not able to punish her man, blames me, a stranger. I was in a position where I didn’t know where I was headed.Check full story on June issue of Tue Love.

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Actor Omar Sy In GQ Magazine May 2014 Issue

French actor Omar SY is featured in the May2014 issue of GQ Magazine in an editorial tagged “Kick Up A Storm”. In the editorial the X-Men: Days of Future Past actor is seen showcasing trendy fashion items for men to fall back on during rainy season.

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