Even celebs fall for fakes
We’re happy to welcome Gemma from Catwalk Queen as a guest author in support of National Authenticity Week.
With more cash to splash than your average shopper, it probably comes as a surprise that some celebrities still fall for fakes. When Courtney Love stepped out in an unmarked dress supposedly sent to her publicist, she set alarm bells ringing at Chanel. The dress was a dead ringer for a catwalk sample that had never left Paris, and Karl Lagerfeld was less than pleased at the rip-off!
Even label hound Victoria Beckham hasn’t escaped unscathed. She once accessorised her designer outfit with a Louis Vuitton monogram belt, which surprised folks at LV, who’d never seen the design before. Louis Vuitton also sued Britney Spears’ record company for featuring faked monogram fabric in her ‘Do Something’ music video. As far as we know, they’ve never covered a Hummer dashboard in pink cherry blossom leather!
On the other end of the scale, Tyra Banks declared war on fakes with a segment on how to spot a counterfeit on her talk show. For this she teamed up with the amazing blog Counterfeit Chic, which is full of great info on how to spot fakes, and why we should be avoiding them.
Finally, P Diddy has gone to great lengths to protect the reputation of his Sean John label, by creating the ‘Don’t Buy A Lie’ website for Canadian customers. The site shows the difference between the real deal and cheap fakes – from uneven stitching to missing linings – and really shows why buying a fake may (sometimes) save you money, but also means a great compromise in quality.
- written by Gemma from Catwalk Queen.
Are you on Facebook? Show your support of National Authenticity Week by joining our Facebook group called Authentic Fashion Only. And watch this space - tomorrow you can challenge your friends on our great viral game called Spot the Fake.
Tags: Britney Spears, chanel, Courtney Love, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton, Victoria Beckham
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