New Balance Is Suing Karl Lagerfeld for Jacking Its Signature Logo

The fashion designer made a sneaker too close to the signature "N," and the company is taking legal action.

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Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most insane people in fashion. Just check one of his many quotes. But his latest move is perhaps his most bizarre, if that's possible. He created a sneaker that has a logo so close to New Balance's signature "N," that the Boston-based sneaker brand is suing him, TMZ reports.

The sneaker looks close to New Balance's line of retro runners, but Lagerfeld's "K" is almost a mirror image of the "N."

But the one question us sneakerheads are wondering is: Which sneaker is better quality, Lagerfeld's high-fashion knockoffs or New Balance's Made in USA runners?

[via TMZ]