Ann Demeulemeester Wannabe(s) PART II

I know I keep posting about these Ann Demeulemeester boots but I am both dismayed and excited about how quickly knock offs are popping up. Racked saw this knock off "in the window of Pixie Market LES." I also definitely saw a girl wearing the real deal this morning at Vassar. JEALOUS. I will definitely have to go pick these up!

Update: 5/15/09 There is a terrible copy by Steve Madden too. Oh Steve, if you are going to make a buisiness out of ripping off designers, at least do it well. They also have a tragic version of the Gucci Baboushka ankle boot.

Ann Demeulemeester Wannabe(s)

I post last week about how I really wanted Ann Demeulemeester shoes, and it looks like the copycats of the shoe industry heard my cry.
These shoes, by Bijux Max, are pretty much an exact replica of her lace up flats. And for only $115, they are a great deal (at 1/10 of the price of the real thing).
Even Dolce Vita has gotten into the game of copying Ann Demeulemeester. These look just like her wedge, lace up heels, even down to the suede fabric. Of course neither are anywhere near the real shoes. Sigh, my craving will continue, unfullfilled.

Louboutin vs. Forever 21

So I was at the Galleria last weekend and I saw these heels at Forever 21:They were on sale, only 11.99, seemed like fun summer party shoes. But they also seemed a little familiar....
Here are the Christian Louboutin heels from last spring. They have the signature red sole and a great zipper on the platform but WOW forever 21 is not being subtle here at all. In the stores, the zipper on their copy was much more silver than it appears in this photo, making the similarity between the two shoes even more obvious.