There’s an interesting article in the New York Times this week about a study conducted by Duke/MIT professor that may color the ongoing fakes debate. The basic idea behind Professor Dan Ariely’s study, Faking It: The Psychology of Dishonesty and Counterfeits, is that if you do it once (buy a knockoff), you’ll do it again, [...]
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At least one company’s so annoyed with getting knocked off that they’re taking serious anti-counterfeiting measures – Rather than relying on police cracking down on fakes, Loro Piana’s decided to make their goods un-fakeable. They’ve created their own metal ring bearing the Loro Piana logo that’ll be sewn into each of their cashmere products. The [...]
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We probably haven’t watched PBS since the last time we tuned in for Sesame Street, but we think we might have to forgo TiVo’ed Gossip Girl episodes for a little educational broadcasting tonight. Illicit: The Dark Trade, a National Geographic Special, airs at 8pm EST, and we’re too curious to not see how deep into [...]
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By now you’ve surely heard all the buzz surrounding tonight’s ball at the Brooklyn Museum celebrating Takashi Murakami’s “Murakami” exhibit. Kanye West will perform, Marc Jacobs will pose, Jay-Z might appear…yadda yadda. As always, we’re most concerned with the fashion. At left is the LV camouflage print designed for the event (which we think is [...]
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We got into a little scuffle with our favorite (ok, our only) Fashionista contributing editor, Josh Madden, when he showed us the Ezekiel tote on the right. We said, “Omigosh, they stole the Damier Speedy from Louis Vuitton! That’s so wrong!” He said, “But Ezekiel is a skater brand for sixteen year old girls. They [...]
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WHICH beautiful socialite is often on the Vogue Best Dressed list despite the fact that she carries counterfeit designer bags? She says she likes them because “they’re funny.”
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Reader Helen alerted us to a very strange knockoff, indeed: The shoes at left are not, in fact, the same. One is from Dolce Vita, sold at Urban Outfitters. The other appears to be Urban Outfitters’ own take on the show, except with a pointier toe and a slightly altered buckle. But why? You’re out [...]
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The NYPD raided an enormous counterfeit operation on Canal Street yesterday, reports WWD. The facts: 1. 32 illegal storefronts were shut down. 2. $1M of knockoffs – from handbags to perfumes – were confiscated. The reality: This isn’t the first time the city has staged a huge crackdown on counterfeit sellers, and the market for [...]
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If you still haven’t gotten your fill on canvas tote bags (was 2007 the year of tote bags?), there’s something kind of amazing about this “Fake Bag.” A set of 100 of these guys were made for a Korean art exhibit called “Wake Up Andy Warhol,” and you can definitely see the pop art influence. [...]
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Walking back from Crunch, and these women behind me swing big plastic bags – the sturdy, static kind from Chinatown that Vuitton spoofed in ’05. They are dressed like tourists – that is to say, dressed like they think New York women dress. All black. Pashminas. Boots trying to be Uggs. The oldest one says [...]
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