I feel torn about this, because on one hand I feel like it's crappy to completely copy someone's design and even their pictures. But on the other hand, I don't feel like Steve Madden is going to steal any business from Christian Louboutin. People who can afford $500 shoes are going to buy the CL version, but I'm willing to bet that most of the people that would buy the SM version have never even heard of Louboutins, and even if they did they wouldn't buy it. That's a HUGE price difference ...
I agree. I honestly meet very few people who wear CL or other high-end designer shoes. A lot of people I know think Steve Madden is expensive and shop at Payless for cheaper versions. I guess SM has to be inspired by somebody, but does it have to be an exact copy? I never knew how close the copies were as I never shopped at SM before.