Buyer Beware - Knockoff handbags hurt more than the designer
- -Designer Handbags Inspired 

If potential customers actually knew the truth about that cute counterfeit Goyard bag, that it is the product of organized crime, that it was most likely made by child labor, that it is linked to human trafficking, that it supports terrorism networks and contributes to loss of legitimate employment and tax revenue, they might not think it was so cool or fashion-forward.
- The Luxe Chronicles, 19 June 2008

Luxury house Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy (LVMH) spent more than $16 million last year on investigations, busts and legal fees.
- “Fakes!”, Business Week, 7 February 2005 (p.51)

In Italy an estimated 10% of all designer clothing is fake, much of it produced domestically.
- “Fakes!”, Business Week, 7 February 2005 (p. 53)

We can no longer stand by and do nothing, so let’s say it out loud: Fake Watches are for Fake People!

British Jewellery, Giftware and Finishing Federation (BJGF) trace its roots back to 1887, and is a trade body representing the interests of firms working within the British luxury goods industry, estimated to be worth £22 million. BJGF provides a range of central support services to the Member Trade Associations, and they support Members trade development in overseas markets. Another objective for the Federation is to safeguard and maximize income from the assets.

The National Association of Italian Footwear Manufacturers (ANCI) was founded in Milan in 1945. Approximately 1,000 industrial enterprises belong to the Association. The purpose of A.N.C.I. is to “examine, support and promote projects of an economical, technical and scientific nature in the interest of the shoe industry and to represent the same on all institutional levels.” One focus of the Association is to safeguard and control the “Made in Italy” trademark and to fight the proliferation of imitations.