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I used to think buying ‘superfakes’ was OK. Then I learnt how toxic they are

I used to think buying ‘superfakes’ was OK. Then I learnt how toxic they are

Once we can appreciate the criminality of fakes, it’s clearer why we should all be concerned. How did they get here? How were they sold unchecked for so long?

  • by Melissa Singer

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Complaints mount against Cosette over 'superfake' bags
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Complaints mount against Cosette over 'superfake' bags

Following a joint investigation by The Age, SMH and Nine’s A Current Affair, Fair Trading NSW has launched an investigation into luxury store Cosette over allegation it sold high-end fake bags to customers who thought they were getting the real thing.

Louise paid $2500 for her dream bag, but says she was sold a ‘superfake’
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Louise paid $2500 for her dream bag, but says she was sold a ‘superfake’

A Sydney-based luxury retailer has been accused of selling fake Prada and Gucci handbags, as counterfeits become harder to spot.

  • by Melissa Singer
Designer bags that look so real
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Designer bags that look so real

Fashion reporter Melissa Singer talks through her investigation into designer bags sold as genuine but which are, in fact, very realistic fakes.

‘I collect Italian sports jumpers from the ’90s’: Inside Sian Redgrave’s wardrobe

‘I collect Italian sports jumpers from the ’90s’: Inside Sian Redgrave’s wardrobe

The cook, stylist and food writer describes her style as androgynous: “It’s definitely not girly or feminine. I love tailoring and minimalistic colour blocking.”

  • by Georgie Gordon
Your wig looks great from the back. Shame I can’t see the show I paid for
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Your wig looks great from the back. Shame I can’t see the show I paid for

It’s the height of rudeness. And, while we’re at it, let’s address the general devolving of how to behave in shared spaces.

  • by Wenlei Ma
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‘Nine stitches instead of eight’: Unmasking fashion’s ‘superfakes’

‘Nine stitches instead of eight’: Unmasking fashion’s ‘superfakes’

Sales of knock-off “luxury” handbags are booming – and these highly sophisticated duplicates can fool the most trained eye.

  • by Amy Wang
Headline act sold down the river
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Headline act sold down the river

And another discussion faces the noose.

Researchers’ findings should be redacted
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Researchers’ findings should be redacted

They were way out of line.

Nuclear subs finally get a plug
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Nuclear subs finally get a plug

So utilities won’t take a dive.

Slipping on a banana spiel
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Slipping on a banana spiel

Marketing claim could be pulp fiction.