I have this box on the bottom left corner of my blog site that says,"sites linking here." I don't know how it got there, but I like it there. Anyway, today I clicked on one that I hadn't noticed before:
http://www.counterfeitchic.com/knockoff_newsbriefs/
and this is what it said,
"And finally, it seems that rampant commercial copying has sparked a bit of do-it-yourself imitation as well:
A shopper-style bag with a gold chain handle, the Tribute Patchwork is made up of samples of 15 bags from the Louis Vuitton spring/summer and cruise collections.
However, it is the most counterfeited brand in the world - just one per cent of all products claiming to be made by Louis Vuitton are genuine. With this in mind, the Tribute Patchwork was created not just for aesthetic effect but in conjunction with the company's anti-counterfeiting unit, which is confident that this may be the first Louis Vuitton product that cannot be faked.
A Louis Vuitton insider said: "It takes all the best parts of the season's creations and rolls them into one. We are confident that the bag is utterly exclusive and that it will remain so."
Well, I've got bad news for Louis Vuitton - I've made my own.
Not only does Brooklyn designer Kate Cusack have to contend with alleged copying by The Gap, but enterprising crafters are working on -- and publicizing -- their own versions.
That's my zipper flower. Just to set the record straight, I only made it to see if i could make one of those $70.00 zipper flowers. C'mon now, how could I not try it. $70.00 for a zipper flower? I have never sold one, nor do I have any intentions to. Putting it on my blog was simply to share it with my friends. I thought it was interesting. So sue me.
If you look above at the Louis Vuitton bags, she (Susan) did the same thing and made her own. Yikes - watch out Susan you may end up on a counterfeit watch blog!
Just me and my PMDD in full force.