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Fashion's Fight Against Fakes: An Exercise in Hypocrisy

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 08.20.2009 | Style


Alexandra Sinderbrand

Buying an authentic designer goody in lieu its counterfeit alternative isn't a step toward ending sweatshop labor: It's playing into Fashion's latest and greatest, activism-focused marketing initiative.

Attention Luxury Brands: Paris Hilton is "Out"; Michelle Obama is "In"

Darryl A. Cobbin | Posted 07.08.2009 | Business


Darryl A. Cobbin

The stewards of luxury brands who are not bold enough to truly redefine luxury in the new world economic order for fear of diminishing the value of their brands are making a big mistake.