Christian Louboutin Sues Yves Saint Laurent Over Red Sole Shoe Design

If you’re thinking of making a shoe and would like the soles to be highlighted in a shiny red, make sure you have a good lawyer first. The company and designer behind arguably the most famous red-soled shoe, Christian Louboutin, filed a suit late last week in New York against Yves Saint Laurent, claiming that the company has been selling a shoe from their spring 2011 collection that looks too similar to their own. Likely helping to back up their case, Loutoutin’s red soles have been registered with the US Patent Office since 1997 and officially trademarked three years ago.