Christian Louboutin Loses Another Red Sole Lawsuit To Zara

Christian Louboutin

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN has lost a lawsuit against Zara, been ordered to pay £2,300 ($3,600) to the high street retailer. First Christian Louboutin accused Yves Saint Laurent of mimicking the scarlet signature of his famous shoes, then Jessica Simpson was under attack for copying his famous designs before a lawsuit was filed against Zara for the very same thing. Now WWD reports that a French judge ruled in favour of the high street chain, giving it the green light to sell their red-soled shoes.

L-Christian Louboutin's YoYo Zeppa slingback R-Zara's open toe similar slingback

The case began in June 2008 when Louboutin sued Zara for selling an open-toed shoe £40 which closely resembled their £400 YoYo Zeppa creation. Louboutin won the suit, but  Zara hit back with an appeal in 2011, citing there was no way that a customer would confuse the two.back by filing an appeal on the grounds that Louboutin's trademark registration was too vague and there was no proven risk of confusion between the two pairs of heels. The court agreed and ruled in favour of Zara, France’s final court of appeal the Cour de Cassation sentenced Louboutin to pay approximately £2,320 as compensation in it's ruling.

Louboutin general manager, Alexis Mourot, told WWD the footwear company would continue to defend its sartorial signature and is not backing down. “Another red sole trademark application has been successfully registered and we will enforce this trademark against any infringers.”

Zara's similar open toe slingbacks

As the shoe maestro said himself while in conversation with Grazia's Paula Reed, he has made shoes with scarlet soles since 1992 after seeing an assistant painting her nails red. An official trademark for the red sole was awarded in 2008 with the brand arguing that customers should not be put in the potentially befuddling position of not knowing whether a shoe is a genuine Louboutin or not.

During the YSL case, however, Judge Victor Marrero argued that no one designer should place a colour off limits for other brands. Comparing the rival shoemakers to artists Picasso and Monet, he said, 'every painter and designer in producing artful works enjoys equal freedom to pick and choose colour from every streak of the rainbow.'

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Delortae Agency, launch a luxury authentic on line store in the UK

Delortae Agency, launch a luxury authentic on line store in the UK. THE UK’s leading independent fashion designer authentication and appraisal specialist, and leading luxury authentic handbag SPA is pleased to announce they have launched a luxury authentic on line store in the UK.

Delortae Agency, THE Authentic Designer Bag Care Resource Portal, is pleased to announce that it has launched a luxury authentic on line store in the UK.  Delortae Agency is letting consumers buy luxury authentic apparel and accessories from top brand designers at discounted prices.

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“Buyers don’t have to travel across town or get on a plane to search for a coveted find.”

The e-commerce destination is located at http://www.luxuryonlinestore.net to purchase items, consumers can join exclusive Gold Membership which offers buyers more benefits.

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For example, the site currently has Hermes Louis Vuitton and Celine handbags for sale.

Marketing plans include extensive media outreach including broadcast, print, social media and blog coverage, Ms. Lambert said.

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In addition, Delortae Agency has also announced "designer-to-consumer" (D2C) integrated site for limited edition or custom-made clothes will soon be added. Along with this consumers will be able to shop new arrivals by designer, season, style, colour, price, size or condition.

Additionally, consumers will also be able to consign their luxury authentic items for re sale through the site, safely and securely.

 “One of the most challenging aspects of buying online is having the confidence that your item is 100 per cent authentic,” Ms. Lambert said. “All Delortae Agency’s luxuryonlinestore.net suppliers are invited or hand-selected into the community for their niche concentration on authentic products and verified by our own authentication in house panel. We are, in fact, providing consumers with peace of mind,” she said. “Buyers know that our items have been vetted by our own experienced authentication team prior to listing.”

About Delortae Agency
the UK’s leading independent fashion designer authentication and appraisal specialist. Trusted supplier of luxury Authentic new and pre owned merchandise. The UK’s principal Luxury Authentic Handbag SPA, specialist. Delortae Agency offers a growing range of Designer Handbag Leather Care products including the complete MyBagSpa and Apple Leather Care range, to help authentic bag lovers prolong their handbag investments. Central London based, Head Office in Cambridgeshire, also ship worldwide. http://luxuryonlinestore.net