Skater sneakers. For too long now we’ve associated them with the days when we wanted to be Avril Lavigne, hanging out in our local skate-park complete with sweatbands, studded belts and thick slithers ...

You’d be hard pressed to find a pair of Roger Vivier shoes without his signature buckle as a final flourish. The brand’s rendition of a “cherry on top”, it appears this time on the Viv Skate trainers.

Vans and parent company VF Corp is suing Primark for allegedly copying the designs of two of its iconic skateboard trainers. The footwear brand claims Primark has been selling “intentional copies” of ...