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Shanzhai and subversion.

on how the Chinese term “shanzhai” offers a different way to think about dupes.

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Bad fakes

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Craft fetishism

Lore of leather.

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Proof of value

interviews James Firestein, a luxury authentication expert and founder of OpenLuxury.

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Open luxury

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Why luxury counterfeits will endure. 

editor of [StyleZeitgeist Magazine](https://www.sz-mag.com/), on the enduring power of luxury status symbols.

Selling the dream

QUINCE

Deconstructing dupes from a manufacturer's perspective.

interviews Toti Moreland, head of brand for Quince, an affordable luxury e-commerce store.

Back to basics

Authenticity anxiety

Buying the dream.

on authenticity anxiety about luxury "super-dupes."


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Quality check.

 introduces a special editorial package.


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Dirt Review of Dupes

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A (mini) oral history of BOMB Magazine’s early years.

compiles conversations with Betsy Sussler and Mark Magill.

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