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I remember walking by the Dolce & Gabanna store in Beverly Hills two weeks ago and stopping dead in my tracks at their new super-sized window posters displaying who I thought was a look-alike Madonna. A beautiful young version of Madonna. The Madonna I fell in love with so many years ago. Continue reading
Remember when I reported in June that Madonna and her daughter Lourdes had created a new fashion line together for Macy’s called Material Girl? Didn’t that sound like the cutest thing ever?
Well, it’s not so cute anymore. Not since L.A. Triumph, Inc. filed suit against Madonna claiming Madonna’s “Material Girl” line infringes on L.A. Triumph’s “Material Girl” clothing line which was established in 1997.
According to TMZ, L.A. Triumph wants a declaration from a federal judge that Madonna’s use of “Material Girl” creates “deception” in the marketplace and wants the judge to order Madonna and her company to turn over all of the profits they’ve made from their clothing line.
This just sounds crazy to me. I have never heard of LA Triumph or the clothing line Material Girl associated with anyone other than Madonna. Madonna is the “Material Girl.” But if this is true, was Madonna’s lawyer asleep at the wheel? How hard was it to do a trademark search before launching Madonna’s clothing line? This sounds fishy to me. I can’t wait to see how this one unfolds.
Madonna and Lourdes have formed a company called MG ICON, which will produce the collection of apparel, footwear, handbags, jewelry and – you guessed it, fingerless gloves.
