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A smart way to shop luxury – and avoid fakes

As the holiday season approaches, Filipinos are already entering into the annual shopping rush — but so are scammers. Luxury ...
2001 - the year of my birth - also happened to deliver a lineup of iconic handbags. The Balenciaga City, Issey Miyake’s Bao Bao, and of course, Louis Vuitton’s Graffiti bag. The latter swung from the ...
Victoria Beckham has revealed she once carried a counterfeit Louis Vuitton handbag, a moment that was noticed by the brand’s then-creative director, Marc Jacobs. English designer Victoria Beckham ...
Louis Vuitton received a two-week extension for construction on its new Worth Avenue boutique. The remaining work will be quiet and take place inside the new two-story store. The luxury retailer has ...
And then there are the leathers: Togo, a softly grained and durable all-rounder. Epsom, a lightweight, embossed leather with ...
As counterfeits continue to rise in South Africa, here are easy tips to help you spot real accessories and shoes from fakes ...
HEAD down, flushed-of-face, and weighed down with fake designer gear, I nervously shuffle through “nothing to declare” at Heathrow Airport. Breezing past the customs officials and sniffer dogs, ...
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There’s a fine line between tastefully designed and trying too hard. And nowhere was that line more obvious than in wallpaper ...
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