moral issues.

The majority of my day was spent in the car on the way to Delaware and at the rest stops in New Jersey, so there really isn't all too much for be to comment on about that, fashion wise, at least. But- I was thinking about counterfeit designer clothing. I have some thoughts.

Everyone has copies, whether they are prepared to admit it or not. I for one probably have more than ten fake Tiffany pieces drifting all over my room, and knockoff D&G glasses hanging around everywhere. Honestly speaking here, I hate copies, even though I have loads of them. They give you this dirty feeling inside wearing them, even though they look pretty and people believe they are real, you know that that ring on your finger was bought for $8 on Canal Street, not the boutique it appears to have hailed from. Nice as they are, you can never expect a knockoff to give you that fuzzy feeling inside when you know you have something that looks nice, because it's a lie that only the most keen can detect. Copies make you feel like you've cheated, on yourself and to the designer who slaved over it in the first place. Of course, I'm only speaking for myself, the rest of you may feel nothing.

Then there is the factor that mainly dictates why people buy knockoffs in the first place: they're cheap. There is no way on this earth that you could even dream of buying the newest Marc Jacobs bag for $40. It's ludicrous. To even voice the thought is simply batty. But then, you caaan get one that looks EXACTLY the same for that price! It even says his name on the bag! Everyone will believe you are the rightful owner of the $500+ purse that you didn't even need to use a Franklin for! Ahhhh, then the fake and yourself will go skipping into the sunset....

Well, when you think about it, that's kinda botched. All the people responsible for that handbag should be getting the money that they deserve from people buying it. But if people go and snatch their designs to make a cheaper, lower quality product that they privately sell, they aren't going to get the money for what they made, what they deserve. So really, when you think about it, you're stealing from Marc when you buy that bag.

But then, you think about the people who earn their livelihood by selling these products. To take them away from them would take away their money and business. They do have to make a living too.... But could they do it selling legal products of their own design? The designers do get a lot of money from the people who buy legitimate pieces anyway...

This is the moral struggle that goes on in my head every time I think about wearing my knockoffs.