« How a company should organize against counterfeiting | Main | No Ordinary Counterfeit - New York Times »

June 23, 2006

Lagerfeld on counterfeiting

Karl Lagerfield is saying here, that he finds it is flattering when someone counterfeits his products. Most companies (brand names) choose to say this in public, so it will not hurt their image or say, "I am sooo flattered" however, behind the scenes, its a WHOLE different story. Not one single company is happy that their margins are being made smaller, nor likes it when the "cleaning person" of your rather large estate, is wearing the "same" items of clothing which you have paid full price for. This is how MCM, went bankrupt... I bought a shower gel once thinking I was getting a bargain, £1 for a bottle of Palmolive, two days later, my whole body broke out in a rash... I will not purchase this product ever again, nor use it becasue I am afraid of what happened to me... There ARE economical quality products but they are hard to find because of all the counterfeit imports. Conunterfeits create the illusion of having these luxury products, as I was talking about MCM and how they went bankrupt due to the fact that that EVERYONE was running around with their bags, so it was not exclusive anymore... As we hear in this video, "I always thought that secretly having this black market was good for fashion...it created PR and desire for the product". This is just NOT true! If it was, then companies like Gucci and Prada would have adverts in the local supermarket leaflets, or would even sell their products there... Exclusive is the key word here.... One would think that counterfeits are there because of the demand of the product and if it would be made cheaper, everyone would buy it... Well, would you buy medicine that was not real medicine? Would you feel safe with not knowing what you are putting in your body? Who would you go and complain too about your skin falling off??

June 23, 2006 |

Comments

mary ann

i wrote about the chanel counterfeits once. it's become some sort of hipster chic in downtown nyc to the point where it's not uncommon to see chanel logo tattoos. in my opinion, the symbol has become so kitsch and almost tacky. i don't think lagerfeld was aiming for that result.

Posted by: mary ann | June 27, 2006 at 07:09 PM

filep motwary

I LOVE YOUR BLOG

Posted by: filep motwary | July 06, 2006 at 02:31 PM

filep motwary

I LOVE YOUR BLOG......!!!

Posted by: filep motwary | July 06, 2006 at 02:32 PM

The comments to this entry are closed.

Categories

Photo Albums

About

My Photo

My Online Status

TRADE SHOWS

NEWS ARTICLES

STREET MARKETS

PARTNERS

  • Noris-Color GmbH
    Encyclopedia about stamp pad inks I. Colouring matters 1. Dyes 2. Pigments II. Development of colouring matters then and now 1. Origins of colour matter a) Natural dyestuffs b) Synthetic dyes c) Pigments 2. International classification of colouring matters III. Influence of light on the shade 1. The spectral colours of sunlight 2. Mixture of colours IV. Origins of stamp V. General informations about stamp pad inks a) Water based stamp pad inks b) Oil based stamp pad inks c) Alcohol based stamp pad inks Basic information I. Colouring matters Colouring matter is a collective name for all colouring substance. In this category are dyes and pigments: 1. Dyes: Dyes are organic colouring matters, which are completely soluble in solvents and / or binding agents and therewith enter into a real chemical amalgamation. You can clarify this exact definition with an example: If you put some sugar candy into hot water and stir it some time, you cannot see anymore sugar candy particles when you look through the glass afterwards. It has completely dissolved in the water. 2. Pigments: Pigments are colouring matters, which are existant insolubly in solvents and / or binding agents. This can also be clarified by an example: If you try to mix carbon black with water, you could still see particles of the carbon black, even after long stirring or shaking. The same can be watched with coffee. Consequently the carbon black and the coffee are only finely dispersed, but not completely dissolved. Pigments are mainly used for the production of colours with good covering power. Hence it can be deduced as follows: Dyes amalgamate completely with solvents and / or binding agents, while pigments are only dispersed finely, but not dissolved completely. Furthermore: Dyes result in transparent solutions, pigments in non-transparent solutions.
  • Schwarz Druck
    The cornerstone of our diverse range of services focusses on the areas of form printing, ticket printing, and printing security documents and documents with a monetary value. Our strength lies in the individuality of our products: card integration, personalization, security marks and guilloches are just a few of our techniques that make this possible. Check it out for yourself. We additionally offer software development, inspection and security systems as well as machines for the further processing of our products. See the section entitled "Service" for further information.

SEMINARS

ADDITIONAL INFO

CREDITS