Boots.

Alexander McQueen has accused Steven Madden Ltd. of "trade dress infringement" for producing a shoe which resembles one of his own far too clearly. We're all familiar with 'imitations' of high end label designs on the high street market. McQueen has caught wind of this and is throwing a totally justifiable B.F.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Oct. 1, McQueen’s Autumnpaper Ltd. alleges that Steven Madden’s "Seryna bootie" is a rip off of the "Faithful" design originally produced by the House of McQueen. The McQueen shoe launched in January and is described in the suit as a black leather, open-toe stiletto ankle boot inspired by the motorcycle jacket. The complaint alleges that the Steven Madden model is a “studied imitation” that reproduces all of those attributes. “In fact, the only design element of the 'Faithful Bootie’ that Madden did not deliberately copy is the zipper pull that contains the ‘Alexander McQueen’ trademark,” the designer’s lawyers wrote. The suit says McQueen’s shoe has earned distinction in part through “widespread media attention” and has been photographed on the feet of Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate Olsen and Rihanna.

McQueen’s legal representation wrote that they sent a "cease and desist" letter to the Madden company in September, but that it has refused to comply.