A shopper peruses paper luxury accessories sold as tributes for the departed at a Hong Kong store. Photos: Felix Wong A shopper peruses paper luxury accessories sold as tributes for the departed at a Hong Kong store. Photos: Felix Wong
A shopper peruses paper luxury accessories sold as tributes for the departed at a Hong Kong store. Photos: Felix Wong
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Gucci’s PR faux pas in Hong Kong over luxury paper tomb offerings

Italian fashion house trips over its own high-end hems claiming trademark infringement by small stores in the city that sell paper versions of its goods to be burnt at funerals

Jing Zhang
Jing Zhang

Updated: 4:21pm, 25 May, 2016

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A shopper peruses paper luxury accessories sold as tributes for the departed at a Hong Kong store. Photos: Felix Wong A shopper peruses paper luxury accessories sold as tributes for the departed at a Hong Kong store. Photos: Felix Wong
A shopper peruses paper luxury accessories sold as tributes for the departed at a Hong Kong store. Photos: Felix Wong
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