ASOS vs. Acne Resort 2011
So lets talk "knock-offs" for a second...
I'm not very well versed in the arguments for or (most prominently) against knock-offs. I don't really know why anyone cares that people can buy/carry ugly fake Louis Vuitton bags. The people who buy fakes could never afford the real thing (I'm counted in with these types, but I have never had any interest in buying a knock-off bag) so they aren't part of the target market of these companies anyway. I think one of the arguments is that counterfeiters are making a lot of money from the artistic property of whomever designed the (hideous...) bags so I guess that's wrong.
ANYWAY BACK ON TOPIC: the thing I wanted to point out is that, as far as I can tell, Acne isn't selling this hat anyway and it was probably just a one-off piece used to compliment or draw attention to the collection. If anyone has any background on the matter, please fill me in. If not, enjoy this ASOS hat because it's pretty spiffy, if wholly unrealistic...
2 comments:
I think the problem that luxury brands see with knock offs is it cheapens the pieces that are knocked off. The number of people who want to own a real LV bag has definitely dropped since the boom of well made fakes. If a passerby on the street is just going to assume what you have is fake then what's the point of spending the money? Also it takes the luxury and exclusivity of the product away. I dunno..
that asos hat is jank t ho
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