hahaha i saw this woman at Jamba Juice a few days or so ago with a green city bbag with brass hardware, thought it might be the new emerald, but it turned out to be one of those overly crinkly, shiny, waxy ones. when i got closer it was such an obvious fake. my mom was with me and nudged me to ask is it real? and i shook my head b/c she was like 5 feet away.
a few minutes lates (whilst waiting for my smoothie) some other woman came in with a real
gucci (methinks) and they started talking bags together. ( i was wearing my new balenciaga travel bag, not an it-bag) and seriously, OF COURSE i listened in. the fake bag girl was talking about how she was planning on getting this new it-bag shaped like a half-moon soon (muse anyone?), very hoight-toity, about how she JUST bought this one and how she has an addiction. my mom started laughing and i just bit my lip.
despite this... false display of wealth and prestige, i like the idea of "fake" bags actually- i think they help to dispute the idea of a bag displaying monetary status. the communist in me loves that it levels the playing field. not only the rich should have nice things or good design.
but the direct representation of a fake bag as an authentic, and selling it for the same price as an authentic ruins this ideology and perpetuats that elitism.
(sorry if this is a bit off-topic, i dont mean to turn this into a fake vs. real argument. just someting i realized myself a few days ago...)