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Friday, July 24, 2009
Fake Gucci bags - Did they look like this real one? - became part of New Jersey sting operation. Enough to make you SYH...

there is always drama.

Today's story about the New Jersey corrupt politicians and Rabbis is a complicated web of lies, deceit and worse, a complete break in the public trust. But being the fashion maven that I am, my mind keeps stumbling back to the fact that Rabbis "were using charitable organizations to launder money that they believed came from bank fraud and selling counterfeit goods. The witness allegedly told targets he was in bankruptcy and trying to hide his cash. In some instances, he said, the money came from the sale of fake Gucci bags." Come on! I mean we've all dabbled fake designer labels, but did you think the money was going to help make Rabbis - alleged men of the cloth - and public officials, filthy, stinking rich? Gucci bags. Kidneys. It was all the same to them. Now, I know there is a lot more in this story that has to come out, and after reading it twice, it was hard to connect the dots. But I'll ask you this: When it comes to "It" bags, do we really want to make crooked public officials rich? Think about that the next time you are tempted to go for the fake option, you might find Target to be your best bet! Did anybody out there purchase a fake Gucci in Jersey recently? Where the heck were these bags sold? How are you feeling now?

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington @ 11:58 AM  Permalink | 2 comments
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Posted 11:19 AM, 07/31/2009
Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
I have way too much respect for the people who design clothing and bags that I would never sport a fake. For the most part, people who sport knock-offs buy them not because they actually like the style, but because of what the bag represents and to that I say, "If you can't afford the real deal, you have no business carrying one."
Posted 11:22 AM, 07/31/2009
Professor Smart E. Pants, PhD.
Also, Vogue did an article a few years back about designer knock-offs and what people are supporting when they buy them. Human trafficking and child-labor to mention a couple of things. Horrible.
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About Elizabeth Wellington
I’m a Libra so I’m all about pretty things. We of the scales sign know what we like, and our standards are high. So I can’t help but love fashion – one day I will get that Diane von Furstenberg wrap and those Christian Louboutin shoes. And fragrances? My favorite right now is Chanel Mademoiselle. As for makeup, can we say MAC? So let’s thank the Greek goddess of beauty, Aphrodite, that a true fashionista can find everything she needs right here in Philly. I’ve covered fashion here for six years, and I have traveled to New York, Los Angeles and Paris to write about local and national designers. Let me tell you, there is no place where people wear midnight Eagles green or Phillies red with such wild abandon as they do on the west side of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Sound familiar? This blog is for you.