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Louboutin Starts Fighting Dirty! Attacks YSL In French Newspaper

Let the mudslinging begin!

Christian Louboutin launched a verbal attack against Yves Saint Laurent in France's Libération newspaper last month and he didn't hold back.

In the article titled "Pinault doesn’t care about plagiarizing my red sole", Louboutin believes the fashion house's parent company PPR is being hypocritical:

"I find it most incredible that a group like PPR would take the risk of defending itself as a plagiarist. They claim to fight against counterfeiting and plagiarism of which they are victims and yet behave like this."

YSL's legal eagles were quick to fire back at Louboutin's claims, saying:

"YSL's use of red outsoles is not plagiarism of anyone else’s design. YSL is one of the most celebrated and original fashion houses in the world, and it has been using red outsoles to give life to its own venerated style traditions since long before Louboutin was even designing shoes."

The case went to an appeals judge last month and Louboutin expects a ruling by the summer.

[Image via Flashpoint/WENN.]

KStew Designs Custom Vans That Are Meant To Inspire

Kristen Stewart is one of the many celebrities ambassadors for this year's Vans Custom Culture competition.

Each ambassador was asked to design a pair of custom sneakers that would inspire the 400+ high school art classes competing for the $50,000 grand prize and this is what she came up with.

Wow. KStew put a lot of effort into her design, didn't she?

[Image courtesy of Vans.]

Bergdorf Goodman Paints The Town Red For Christian Louboutin

Aside from the Yves Saint Laurent court dealings, life is a ball for Christian Louboutin!

Celebrating twenty years in business with a number of parties, the show mogul enjoyed yet another party Wednesday night at Bergdorf Goodman.

Much like the sole of his beloved shoes, the theme was RED!

Red curtains adorned the walls, red balloons floated in the air, and even the floor was shimmering with red confetti in the shape of little shoes!

The night was absolutely perfect. And the man of the hour looked like he was having a blast!

Reflecting on his success, Louboutin commented:

I started my company out of nothing, with just two friends. What a lot of people see in me today is a role model. I’m a living example of what is possible. I’m fighting for that.

Such an inspiration!!

And what a lovely way to theme his party, especially since the color is what he's fighting for in court!

[Image via Getty Images.]

Taylor Momsen Spreads 'Em For FHM

Hey gurl! Longtime no see.

FHM's March cover features a provocatively posed Taylor Momsen in her usual pantless getup and heavy eye makeup.

When she wasn't giving her pouty faces to the camera, the Pretty Reckless singer dished on her love of stripper shoes and what she likes in a guy.

Here are some HIGHlights:

On her shoe fetish:

"I love stripper shoes and I always try to find the tallest ones. I’m always surprised no one talks about my shoes. I’m, like, on stage in 15-inch heels but people talk more about my eye make-up, which has stayed the same forever."

On her love of high heels:

"I'm 5ft 8in. So I’m really tall. I got into heels when I was little, though. My mom’s really short so she always wears really tall heels and I used to steal them and now it’s just a part of my everyday life."

On her "type":

"I don’t like guys who overdress. And I don’t like guys who try too hard. My biggest thing is be yourself. Be yourself and if people don’t like you, then they can suck a dick. I don’t like people who pretend to be something to fit into a certain crowd or guys who pay more attention to how they look than you do – that’s not a good thing."

Such a classy girl, that Taylor is.

[Images courtesy of FHM.]