What makes you assume someone’s jewelry or handbag is fake?

[Anonymous]

What a grotesquely shallow subject.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care but many Asians are carrying/wearing fake stuff. It’s rampant in Asian. There is fake Chanel, Burberry, Gucci, Prada, LV, etc. it’s everywhere!

Ask me how I know ….. daughter of Mom who travels to Asia all the time and brings back goodies. Some look better than others. Some last longer than others too. Sometimes the attention to detail is unreal.

There are also tons of Asians with real things. It’s a massive luxury market and there is tons of wealth there.

I think the biggest market for all of these high end designers is asia! So no don’t assume it’s fake.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was shocked by how much people of all SES like obviously labeled designer or brand stuff in the DC metro.

Doesn't matter whether it is real or fake to me, it all looks like people want to be an unpaid advertisement. So I think less of all of them, for that reason.

Public transportation with a designer bag = fake

In DC? Or NYC? Wrong.

+1. I got skewered by an unhinged poster on here last year when I mentioned seeing a certain designer item worn by someone on the metro. The person assured me people who wear expensive clothing only take Uber 🙄

I ride the NYC subway most days, nonchalantly mix the real with the fake, and don't really care about the provenance of other people's accessories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t care but many Asians are carrying/wearing fake stuff. It’s rampant in Asian. There is fake Chanel, Burberry, Gucci, Prada, LV, etc. it’s everywhere!

Ask me how I know ….. daughter of Mom who travels to Asia all the time and brings back goodies. Some look better than others. Some last longer than others too. Sometimes the attention to detail is unreal.

Not Asians (it's a huge continent), this is specifically Chinese.

[Anonymous]

I find it unlikely that someone who spends money on a high quality designer bag would only splurge on that one thing and settle for not just low cost but low quality for all other things they wear. However if for some reason they did splurge or receive it as a gift, I think they would get their money’s worth by using it all the time and keeping it pristine.

If the designer bag is beat up and the person is wearing Target shoes from 2 years ago, it’s probably fake. If the bag is pristine and the person is young (unlikely to have a mortgage or kids) and they are wearing this season’s Target shoes instead of the $200 shoes they are knock offs of, I find it believable that they saved their summer job money and bought the real deal and it’s their prized possession.

A person who has a fake purse probably has lots of purses and would have a purse for every outfit and occasion. A 26 yr old who bought herself a LV Neverfull with her first bonus at her first post-college job is going to take that bag to work, the grocery store, on a dinner date, etc.

[Anonymous]

Unless it is glaringly obvious like the really terrible LV/Gucci logo knock offs, I don’t pay enough attention to care.

I tend to buy stuff that is somewhat less popular, therefore less likely to be faked. I’m overweight and frumpy, though, so I assume I’m pretty much invisible to anyone who really does care about this stuff.

[Anonymous]

I assume all Neverfulls are fake. They look almost identical so it doesn’t matter. Why bother to spend for a real one?

I assume the 20-something’s white or red Channel flap at the Galleria Mall is fake. If she was 40+, maybe I’d think it’s real.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked by how much people of all SES like obviously labeled designer or brand stuff in the DC metro.

Doesn't matter whether it is real or fake to me, it all looks like people want to be an unpaid advertisement. So I think less of all of them, for that reason.

Public transportation with a designer bag = fake

In DC? Or NYC? Wrong.

+1. I got skewered by an unhinged poster on here last year when I mentioned seeing a certain designer item worn by someone on the metro. The person assured me people who wear expensive clothing only take Uber 🙄

I ride the NYC subway most days, nonchalantly mix the real with the fake, and don't really care about the provenance of other people's accessories.

Yes, many people wear all kinds of things everywhere. That was the point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked by how much people of all SES like obviously labeled designer or brand stuff in the DC metro.

Doesn't matter whether it is real or fake to me, it all looks like people want to be an unpaid advertisement. So I think less of all of them, for that reason.

Public transportation with a designer bag = fake

In DC? Or NYC? Wrong.

+1. I got skewered by an unhinged poster on here last year when I mentioned seeing a certain designer item worn by someone on the metro. The person assured me people who wear expensive clothing only take Uber 🙄

I ride the NYC subway most days, nonchalantly mix the real with the fake, and don't really care about the provenance of other people's accessories.

Yes, many people wear all kinds of things everywhere. That was the point.

I know. I was agreeing with you. Not everyone on this board is looking for a fight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked by how much people of all SES like obviously labeled designer or brand stuff in the DC metro.

Doesn't matter whether it is real or fake to me, it all looks like people want to be an unpaid advertisement. So I think less of all of them, for that reason.

Public transportation with a designer bag = fake

In DC? Or NYC? Wrong.

+1. I got skewered by an unhinged poster on here last year when I mentioned seeing a certain designer item worn by someone on the metro. The person assured me people who wear expensive clothing only take Uber 🙄

I ride the NYC subway most days, nonchalantly mix the real with the fake, and don't really care about the provenance of other people's accessories.

Yes, many people wear all kinds of things everywhere. That was the point.

I know. I was agreeing with you. Not everyone on this board is looking for a fight.

Haha i was actually agreeing back with you on that one point since my PP was long. Sorry if it read as curt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was shocked by how much people of all SES like obviously labeled designer or brand stuff in the DC metro.

Doesn't matter whether it is real or fake to me, it all looks like people want to be an unpaid advertisement. So I think less of all of them, for that reason.

Public transportation with a designer bag = fake

In DC? Or NYC? Wrong.

+1. I got skewered by an unhinged poster on here last year when I mentioned seeing a certain designer item worn by someone on the metro. The person assured me people who wear expensive clothing only take Uber 🙄

I ride the NYC subway most days, nonchalantly mix the real with the fake, and don't really care about the provenance of other people's accessories.

Yes, many people wear all kinds of things everywhere. That was the point.

I know. I was agreeing with you. Not everyone on this board is looking for a fight.

Haha i was actually agreeing back with you on that one point since my PP was long. Sorry if it read as curt.

LOL---that's ok!

[Anonymous]

I just dropped over $100 on a cross body bag and couldn’t be more excited.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Particularly in frumpy DC (and I very much count myself as a denizen), I think the people who do care about this stuff might be surprised by how many of us are completely oblivious to all of it.

Love this

+2. Even many of us who can afford it are clueless. I didn't even know what the Goyard tote was until last year. I just assumed it was a vinyl tote from Target.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Personal grooming/upkeep (or lack thereof). Not talking about weight - more like hair, skin, nails.

I don't carry designer bags or fakes, but man I wish I could figure out the proper grooming that would go with them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Particularly in frumpy DC (and I very much count myself as a denizen), I think the people who do care about this stuff might be surprised by how many of us are completely oblivious to all of it.

Love this

+2. Even many of us who can afford it are clueless. I didn't even know what the Goyard tote was until last year. I just assumed it was a vinyl tote from Target.

In all fairness, those Goyard totes look so plasticky and cheap, that no one can blame you.