Fakes Are Never in Fashion

Dec 11, 2007 @ 1:26pm

fakes_teed_off_lg.jpgWe didn't come up with FakesAreNeverinFashion.com, but we wish we did. The website is part of Bazaar Elite.com - and it's the most fun one can have while fighting fashion crimes.


Their "Shop" section teaches you how to spot a fake, while their "Learn" section lets you report them. It also shares video clips and articles about undercover investigations into the mafia-like world of counterfeiting.

On the "We're T'd Off" page, anyone can submit their designs for an anti-faux statement tee. The winner's shirt will be mass produced and published in an issue of Harper's Bazaar. And if you send us one, we promise to wear it the next time we walk down Canal St.

Our favorite part is their Fake to Fabulous sweepstakes. If you do have a faux-Vuitton hidden in the back of your closet, you can send it to the magazine's headquarters and they'll enter you into a $1000 shopping spree - and if you do your shopping homework, you can get a couple of real designer handbags for that much money.

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writer Britt Aboutaleb
posted in Fashion Is Fun tags Harper's Bazaar, Louis Vuitton

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posted by guest

Dec 11, 2007 3:17PM

There's tons of Burberry fakes too. It's so annoying. I laughed so hard when I saw this: http://fannypackantics.com/2007/12/11/attack-of-the-burberry-plaid/

posted by urple

Dec 11, 2007 6:19PM

thank you for this post! just read the WWD articles they had. they were very informative and interesting. i've always been interested in this subject and wanted to know more. next time some i know wants to buy a fake i'll let them no what else they are supporting!

posted by hannah

Dec 11, 2007 7:09PM

I would totally wear one of those t-shirts!

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posted by guest

Dec 11, 2007 7:43PM

I'm actually kind of distressed at the snobbery of this piece and as an occasional visitor to the world it makes you all look a little ridiculous - like you're sitting on a cloud somewhere, thinking that the fashion industry has 'rights' to be protected against fakes. Ridiculous. Fake designer gear is for people who CAN'T AFFORD the tat that people like you judge them for not having. I can't believe that doesn't enter your consciousness. Now I just imagine you, sitting in your cloud, surrounded by designer bags and shoes and laughing at all the poor people and their rip-offs and fakes. $1000 can get you a couple of bags?! Yes, and it can also feed your family for a few months. Unbelievable.

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posted by guest

Dec 11, 2007 7:59PM

"If you do have a faux-Vuitton hidden in the back of your closet, you can send it to the magazine's headquarters and they'll enter you into a $1000 shopping spree"

isn't that bad? im sure therre will be people who will buy a fake jsut to enter into the competition....

posted by adopt a shelter pet

Dec 11, 2007 9:14PM

Guest 7:43pm you are completely missing the point.

And I think it would be a great idea to protest on Canal St. How angry would those sellers be!

Those tourists have no idea what they are supporting.....

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posted by guest

Dec 11, 2007 9:44PM

Fakes are disturbing on a number of levels, but not, in my mind, because they are infringing on copyrights.

The number one reason I have never bought a fake is because there is a very good chance that the factories they are made in are unregulated, use child labor and may support questionable activities.

BUT, something that has always bothered me is the incredible need people have to have these "designer" (usually logo) items. It seems that every other woman on the subway has one of these fake bags. Why are people brainwashed into feeling like they need these things? It is not because they are beautiful or good quality. It can really be very depressing.

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posted by guest

Dec 11, 2007 9:58PM

Responding to guest 7:43pm:

I know that the line gets tricky here, but I really think that fashion, ideally, can be equated with art. Would you make the case that a fake Picasso is legitimate because it is they're for people who can't afford the real thing? I'm not trying to idolize fashion and I realy do think its ridiculous that a bag can be sold for ten of thousands of dollars, but a designer is an artist. Their work shouldn't be allowed to be mass produced and copied just to make things egalitarian. I would never ever be able to afford designer clothing but I still respect the artist who designs it. That said, its awful that the economy and the class system is so screwed that people some can throw away thousands on a pair of shoes while other can't afford housing and health insurance. So I don't really know what the solution is. I'm sorry if this is completely indecipherable -- its finals week and my mind working on absolutely noooo sleep.

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posted by Cassette Love

Dec 12, 2007 9:45AM

"The number one reason I have never bought a fake is because there is a very good chance that the factories they are made in are unregulated, use child labor and may support questionable activities."

Which beggers the question: where will all these t-shirts be produced?

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