British designer Stella McCartney is reportedly suing Steve Madden for selling a "knock-off" version of her popular Falabella bag. In a complaint filed in New York federal court, the British Brand McCartney says the U.S designer Steve Madden's Btotally tote bag — which is more than $1,000 cheaper than McCartney's  — “clearly seeks to mislead consumers,” the suit says and is a “near-identical” to the company's own Falabella bag.

Think that no one get hurts when you buy a knockoff item? According to Art historian and author Noah Charney, your dead wrong. In a recent article over at Salon, author Noah Charney discusses the sale of counterfeit luxury goods in Italy. Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès, Fendi. Her article draws a link between the sale of counterfeit goods and the growing human rights issue of human trafficking, a form of modern slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others.

French clothing line Eleven Paris has been hit with a lawsuit, by five of the biggest names in music over claims that the brand did not seek their approval before using their names, lyrics, and photos on their products.  The complaint was filed with the Southern District of New York against the French clothing company ElevenParis, alleging that the popular retailer unlawfully sold merchandise that was not their intellectual property.

In a judgement handed down today, the Court of Justice of the European Union has just delivered a ruling that settles a long heated dispute between H&M and the French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent over the rights to two handbag designs,