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Experts at vintage fashion retailer Messina Hembry have shared five red flags you need to be armed with while shopping for preloved items. The simple tricks can help shoppers spot fake designer or ...
A French commercial court has ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million (dollar figures U.S.) to a high-end fashion company because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site.
Counterfeit luxury handbags have become difficult to distinguish, prompting resellers to use fashion forensics. NBC News’ ...
What’s driving the increasing interest in fake fashion items? According to Eric Li, Ph.D., associate dean, Professional Graduate Programs at the University of B.C.-Okanagan, it’s a few things.
In the fashion apparel, footwear and luxury goods segment, retailers and brands work tirelessly to protect their brand, product and IP. Here, Megan Bannigan, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, ...
In her latest chick lit page-turner J'adore Paris, Eastern Townships-based author Isabelle Lafleche tackles the tricky topic of fake fashion. Download Flash Player to view this content.
The raid in the world’s fashion capital bears some similarity to cleanups carried out by previous Olympic hosts like Beijing in 2008, which had mixed results, as well as London in 2012 and Rio ...
Canadian border guards and the RCMP have intercepted a $2.5-million shipment of fake fashion accessories on the way to the streets of Montreal all the way from China.
Fake fashion is big business, even more so in a country that considers itself a fashion capital. Counterfeit branded clothing alone is estimated to cost companies in France 1.8 billion euros annually.
Counterfeit designer handbags, wallets and sunglasses have long been fodder for criminals, and fashion show invitations can be added to that list too. Last week four individuals were arrested for ...