Fake It?

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People ask me fairly often how I feel about knock-offs. Of course, high end fashion designers like to say they are simply influenced or inspired by various artists, designers, musicians, etc. when they create their looks. But it's widely accepted that everyone sort of copies everyone else a great deal of the time.

I am okay with a copy being obvious and inexpensive.  For example, cheap shoes at Payless or Target are not trying to be anything but a much less expensive version of a designer shoe. The same is true for 95% of what  I see at Forever 21.

What I am not keen on is the pricier knock-offs, and the huge industry that makes money off doing good or fairly good copies of designer handbags, for example. You may be the only one who knows your bag is a fake, but do you know what the money you paid for that bag funds? Go here to learn about the human trafficking that goes on in the world of counterfeit goods. This link also provides information on how to tell if something is a fake.