A couple of months ago I posted about the wide range of absurd items that are being "faked" these days (like elevators and Buick Engine Blocks).
Here is a kinda cool update. A Dutch design boutique have decided that instead of trying pass that knock-off for the real thing, it's time for us to embrace the truth.
Mind What You Wear calls a fake a fake with this new series of fake stuff. Founder Bea Correa's perspective is interesting:
"Despite all efforts to eradicate counterfeits goods, we receive thousands of e-mails every day advertising anything from luxury label replicas to phony life-saving medicines. Every city has a crowded black market. And ‘Fake’ is not merely limited to b-grade products: how many times have you seen a beautiful woman and wondered which parts were authentic? 'Fake’ has become one of the defining keywords of the current age, and Mind What You Wear is embracing the trend."
They sure are, their range includes fake Louis Vuitton bags with the word "FAKE" silkscreened on the side in huge letters....
Just the thing for people who are anti-everything...
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