don't FAKE it.

(from www.eluxury.com)

Counterfeit goods have been made for decades, but just recently the NYC police has been cracking down on counterfeiters. They raided the famous Canal Street in Chinatown (NY) in February. The police seized over $1 million in knockoff accessories and fragrances, that included Prada, Coach, Fendi, Gucci, Dior and Burberry.

Just hours before Marc Jacobs and Takashi Murakami's Louis Vuitton exhibit was going to be unveiled in Brooklyn, the police raided Queens. According to WWD, the warehouse carried over $5 million in fake handbags and sneakers, anywhere from fakes Vuitton handbags to Nike footwear and Bathing-Ape jogging suits. There were "more than 50,000 handbags, 65,000 pairs of Nike shoes and... 6,000 two-piece jogging suits" in a large two-level building.

I don't think people understand the extent of how illegal it is to by counterfeit goods. Prices for luxury goods have been increasing because of the counterfeiting industry growing.

I don't understand why people even wear or buy counterfeit goods. The reason why you would want a monogrammed Louis Vuitton bag is because you want the status that comes along with it. Now, how do you have the status when it's fake? Not everyone can afford it, but people forget that it's illegal to be buying it.