Apparently most of us would like to be "abroad" right now (I concur). Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll! Now for a new poll topic....
Copyright infringement is the topic du jour in the fashion world right now. The new york times recently featured an article whose ultimate answer was- as long as poor women can't afford the overpriced designer goods brands like Forever 21 and H&M will thrive.
Hell yea if I walk into a chain store I usually know if I'm checking out a "knock off". But it doesn't bother me because it's usually made just as well, and who wants to spend $1500 on a trendy skirt or pants that will be dated in 2 weeks? The Times is actually rather late in covering this topic- fashionista.com has been covering it for the better part of a year. Fashionista unsympathetically decries the middle class copies and insist we invest two months rent on bags and clothing made in the same exact factories and their lower end knock offs.
(why does you Fake LV bag look so good? It's no accident- that "Made in France" tag can cloud over the fact that unskilled child labor in China stitched it together)
So our new poll is "How do you feel about knock offs in fashion?"
