Was the Yeezy Season 3 boot a copy?

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(Twitter/KimKardashian)

Yesterday Kim Kardashian tweeted a picture of the highly anticipated Yeezy Season 3 boot.

For most, the moulded, pointy-toe plastic boot looks an invitation for some serious blisters, but others who saw the boot couldn’t help but feel a little bit of déjà vu.

Turns out the boot looks strikingly similar to the boots worn by models on the runway at the Dior fall/winter 2015 presentation in Paris back in March of last year, where West sat front row.

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(Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

While West has spoken freely about being influenced by other artists, some feel this this is too blatant of a copy.

In an interview with Vogue earlier this year, West said,“Just as much as Drake is influenced by Kanye West, you know my f—ing influences.”

“You see Raf Simons right there, you see Helmut, you see Margiela, you see Vanessa [Beecroft], you see Katharine Hamnett. It’s blatantly right there,” he continued.

“I’m not going to try and act like I was influenced by a f—ing dog walking down the street that broke its ankle that I had a heartfelt discussion with. I had a heartfelt discussion with all of these f—ing Helmut Lang images that I stared at for so many years. I had a heartfelt discussion with my Tumblr.”

While West has yet to address these copyright claims, there’s no mistaking the similarities between the boots don’t you think? Let us know your thoughts by tweeting to @YahooStyleCA.