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the compliment counterfeit that arrives wearing someone else's name for less money.
means a cheap, unauthorized copy of a branded product, designed to look like the real thing without the license to be it.
from emerged mid-1900s from boxing slang knock off meaning to finish quickly and cheaply, later borrowed by the garment trade for hastily copied designs run off overnight.
global trade sharecounterfeits estimated over 3 percent of world trade
canal streetnyc block once synonymous with fake designer bags
fashion loopholeclothing designs largely cant be copyrighted in the us
luxury responsebrands add microchips and holograms to fight copies
for instance
canal street bags — manhattan strip famous for fake chanel and rolex since the 1980s
paofen sneakers — guangzhou factories churning replica jordans by the millions
silk market beijing — multi floor mall openly selling knockoff apparel to tourists
dhgate — chinese marketplace nicknamed the internets knockoff superstore