Fake designer handbags for sale in New York, where counterfeit luxury goods from brands like Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Burberry can all be found for a fraction of the price of the originals. Photo: Alamy
From Gucci to Louis Vuitton, New York’s fake luxury goods highlight a rising counterfeit market
- Footwear, clothing and leather goods dominate a US$509 billion global market for imported fakes, with most of it from Hong Kong and mainland China
- Efforts to clamp down on sales in places like New York’s Chinatown appear to be half-hearted, with the focus being on solving more serious crimes
Fake designer handbags for sale in New York, where counterfeit luxury goods from brands like Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Burberry can all be found for a fraction of the price of the originals. Photo: Alamy
