Fakes Are Never in Fashion

I myself love a designer handbags and I wish I had more but I don't. When I was walking to the Trevi Fountain in Roma I saw groupings of Italians selling fakes, anything you want, Gucci, Prada, Fendi, LV. Most people do not think beyond their own desires, and see these bags that mean status, wealth, style, and they purchase. The common person would not be able to distinguish an authentic Louis Vuitton monogram canvas speedy 30 from a fake impostor made practically of plastic by some child in China. The fakes are cheap for a reason and according to an article in Harpars Bazzar "sales from counterfeit merchandise go to fund drug cartels, terrorist acts, money laundering and child labor" now is that where you want your monies to go? No, think! Be a good girl, and go to Saks or Neimans and buy things the way they should be bought, from a store and not off the streets or the back of a van. If you can't afford them, buy what you can afford. According to an article by LV, the brand is highly counterfeited, and just over 1% of the items bearing the trademark  monogram are authentic! What! 1%! Most people think, well no one will know, but you yourself will know. If you are carrying around a fake just for the pleasure of tricking people into an image you would like to portray, you are doing the brand (the designer), and yourself an injustice.