How Knockoffs Became SO Popular
If you’ve been around awhile like myself you probably remember a time when buying knock-off items was a big fashion no no, so we wanted to know when and how it became cool to purchase cheap knock-offs. Have we been duped into buying dupes?
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What i hate is that most of my local 2nd hand stores are now FULL of shein and low quality crap. Going to vintage resell shops is way too expensive
Yeah, that's definitely happening all over the place unfortunately. There's a conversation to be had here about buying these items secondhand so they don't go straight to landfill but we're still kind of encouraging overconsumption if we do that since we'd have to be repurchasing these items more frequently.... Let us know your thoughts on this below!
@@FutureProofTV there is no hope.
Are you sure I can’t interest you in a $120 vintage high school letterman cardigan?
I'm managed to score a pair of river island jeans in my favourite charity shop, there's still hope Even found a really good leather jacket but I wasn't looking for a high quality leather jacket like that, and it was incredibly heavy, I don't know how but it was more heavy than my half maincune cat
You are right, it's like Halloween costumes from the 90's are now today's 'high quality' merchandise
That Dupe philosophy was so ridiculous, “I reject big brands but still follow their trends” the actual cool thing to do is express your individuality
Super agree with this, we've kinda lost the messaging here !!
Expressing your individuality is overrated.
Kinda, but you can just buy second hand clothes. Any style you preffer and ethically-safe-option
It just shows that very few people actually think. Period. People are being manipulated even when they think they're not.
Or maybe they're just not affordable?
Dupe is more commonly used term in makeup and perfume. Like "this cheap eyeliner has a similar formula to and works just as well as that really expensive one." In that case, it's not a product being made to copy another at all. It just happens to work out like that.
yes! here to say that… i’ve seen things referred as a dupe when they have the same characteristics, just like you say. Same function, and perhaps even better quality for a lower price.
that's white-labelling in some cases, and off-branding in others. A "dupe" is just shortened "duplicate" which, by definition doesn't fit your classification because it IS intentional.
@@Anaphriel The word dupe is used All The Time in regards to makeup like I described. Whether or not thats the original meaning is irrelevant.
Yeah perfume is a big one. I'm a guy, but I took the time and learned about perfume oil concentrations and the differences between eau fraiche, aftershave, ed cologne, ed toilette, ed parfum, and parfum. I mostly own perfumes. It has nothing to do with perfume vs cologne, but oil concentration and how long it stays on your skin and how much silage it produces. Perfumes are what I see the most dupes in. Its very easy for people to pick out the notes in perfume and recreate them to nearly identical. I don't necessarily buy one of the other (dupe vs brand) as I see a need for both. Sometimes I'm willing to drop 400$ on a Maison Francis Baccarat Rouge 540, and other times I'm not willing to drop more than 90$ for a few oz of a knockoff perfume.
@@vultureblockchain8320 I agree with you on the that. I only buy plant based perfume due to my mom's allergies. But I will spend the money on a nice one but also buy something more affordable. I like what I like and just not interested in some of those animal based ingredients as I feel if I wouldn't want to touch it why should I wear it.
I feel like pre recession a lot more people were judgmental of those who couldn’t afford designer clothing and bags, but after the 08 recession and also during the covid 19 pandemic, less people can afford the real deal and now it’s more about saving money than being able to afford designer shit
That’s a super good point. The flex doesn’t mean what it did before either. 👀
You're acting like there aren't non-designer/dupe clothing and bags.
@@OC-CPA I’m just going off my experience growing up in the early 2000’s
If it is "designer shit" why buying dupes when you can simply buy normal no logo stuff ?
@@idraote because you were made of fun for that too.
I have my best friend living in China for 12 years now and a couple years ago he discovered a knockoff factory for designer bags in which the guys were taking the same leathers, zippers, and everything from the same producers as, for example, Louis Vuitton does. Their knockoffs are practically indistinguishable from the originals. We've brought a couple (paid $250 a pop, from the factory! Super expensive for a knockoff product) and gave them to some women with huge experience in this stuff and they were shocked. 100% same as the originals.
Just to point out: UGGs themselves are technically a dupe of Uggboots, an Australian fashion item that was sold simply as "Uggboots". They simply put a label on it and sold it in America, even their brand name was a dupe of the name "uggboots". The name for the fashion item came before the brand name!
That’s completely false. You’re very wrong.
No, he's not. Australians have been wearing sheepskin boots for decades, well before Americans came and stole the trademark
@walterwalkman they’re really not. It makes me laugh when I hear about kids in America getting mad about getting the ‘dupe’ for Christmas or birthdays, because the UGG Australia brand that’s such a big deal over there is actually an American dupe of the Australian uggs.
Greed is what is going on. Workers can’t afford the designer prices. Thus the success of Shein and Wish. It’s a race to the bottom.
2 fast 2 furious 2 the bottom…
Designer isn't the only authentic option. Dupes are for insecure kids who care more about imitating style than actually having affordable, high-quality clothing.
The only way Shein cloth are that cheap is because they not paying there work. Or running unlicensed factory so health and safety and regulations don't apply
The luxury fashion brands are selling Shein and Wish quality products at luxury fashion prices. What do they expect? Knock-offs are inevitable.
@@afctaylor12 sure except that as this channel has covered, big name brands aren't any better about paying workers or having good work conditions.
Has this channel ever done an episode about charcoal products like facial masks and toothpaste? Knowing how well you guys research all this stuff, I'm extremely curious to know if it's effective, but more importantly safe to use/consume.
I can really recommend a video from the german channel "mailab". maybe it will work with subtitles for you. just search "mailab aktivkohle"
Hmm we have not but that's a fantastic subject to cover! We've just launched Future Proof Health which delves into things more along these lines, so we might add this topic to our ideas list for that channel. If you're interested in our other channel, we'd love if you checked it out! You might just see a video on charcoal products over there eventually, thanks for the suggestion 🤩
Theres one that is about toothpaste already. The charcoal topic is briefly mentioned though.. so looking forward for a video avout that 🫶🏽
Active charcoal products are hazardous to have as a regular part of your diet because it literally absorbs medications you take as well as nutrition from foods you eat. You don't want mineral/vitamin deficiency!! Medical active charcoal tablets are great to have in your home pharmacy box in case of a kind of poisoning that benefits from charcoal absorption (call your local poisoning/etc hotline first, and explain what the hazardous substance was, as sometimes other household items are better taken or none at all, before you get taken to the hospital if necessary.
Once more sustainable brands start making clothing in my size (tall, size 16, shoe 12) I'm all in. But most more ethical brands tend to ignore people like me exsist. Fast fashion brands and learning to sew are really my only options for everyday clothes.
And don't talk to me about shoes, lol
Westernwear, especially vintage westernwear, is your answer. I just sold a pair of roper brand jeans from the 90's that were size 17 and built for someone who was over 6 foot and all leg, and that was considered entirely unremarkable for the market. And this wasn't some mens wrangler style clothing that was built for a brick outhouse on legs, they were form fitting and really beautiful all while being made of a denim that still looked crisp and new after 30 years of use.
@Cooper Wiggins Thank you for the suggestion! I live in New England and work in an office, so western wear isn't my first choice. Might be good for a pair of jeans.
True. I am 6'4 75kg after 37years and I have no idea where to buy freaking clothes 😞
@@funwithbernii4730 The Netherlands :)
I think you said "when ugg boots first came out" or similar - when would that be, sonny? Because I was wearing them here in Australia in the 1970s. Every roadside barn through Australia's woolgrowing regions sold them, unbranded, unlabelled. Then a Yank company decided to trademark the name and concept and when challenged in court, they won. The court accepted uggs were a generic product in Australia so the company (I thought it was Teva?) couldn't have sole rights to them here, but they won international rights to the name and product. Now that's a rip-off!
Exactly what I came to say. There's no such thing as a "knock off ugg" because there's no one brand that owns them. Just because someone has decided to take them overseas and pass them off as some fashionable product doesn't make that company's version the "true" ugg.
@@casssowary actually it goes by who is most important ,and uggs are most important
Honestly, just being made of genuine (non-synthetic) materials should be the cutoff point for "ugg boots"
I’m so glad that I don’t care for fashion trends, it just makes life so much more easier to endure.
It saves me sooooooo much money to Genuinely Not Care about that stuff. (But if other people do care that's fine too, such people aren't inherently stupid, everyone should be allowed to have some silly hobbies without getting mocked)
Just a note, the UGG example is a bad example. UGG is a generic term for a style of shoe. It's just that Deckers outdoor products gained a monopoly on the trademark. So much so that the original Australian manufacturers can't sell their goods outside of their own country
And then there’s me, I have no idea about most fashion so if I went to Amazon and bought a pair of shoes that were a dupe of famous shoes I likely wouldn’t know it.
This is me! I don't have any desire in wearing something that looks like a designer product. I think that's tacky to knock off another product and pretend you're wearing the more expensive brand. But the problem is that sometimes I just like something and want to buy it and then I find out later that it's a super trending knockoff on TikTok 😂🙄
The argument that "by buying dupes you're not supporting the shitty designer brands" is so weird to me lmao. So you're replacing a shitty designer brand with a shitty fast fashion brand, wow 😂 How about we just don't buy anything...
I thought the same thing! “I’m original because I don’t support big brands, but still follow their trends”
And you're still reinforcing the trend because people it looks the same! Which drives consumers to buy the original
I've heard that. So you realize some kid is making that $4 shirt for dimes a day while they inhale fumes all day? How is that better?
@@toofatforfun it's not better, it's not worse: same kid making the same subpar product. The better choice is to buy as little as possible, and try to find items that last a long time.
I really wish that the fashion of repairing better quality clothing would come back mainstream. I have been purchasing better quality items for the past few years and last year I only purchased a couple of items. I hope to purchase next to nothing this year!
I agree! I've been able to find a good seamstress and cobbler, who can fix anything made out of leather, bags, belts, shoes, etc. but finding these types of professionals is really hard. I was just looking online for sewing classes. Good luck with your buy nothing year!
It's good if you live along the border, you can find those type of people in Mexico, that's my case as I go and do those activities in Tecate and not in San Diegi@jeannesutter4951
@@Ignaciombrin europe it's mostly turkish immigrants who have opened up tailor-shops
Second hand doesn't work anymore - people just offload their fast fashion addiction there. Pay more but buy quality/sustainability and make it last.
In Italy, in the 50s, women were just as vain as they are today, but money was short. A lower middle-class working woman like my mother would have one single skirt suit for important events, three or four skirts, four shirts, two or three jumpers. One heavy coat and a medium weight coat for spring/autumn. Three pair of shoes and a single handbag. All of that could be held in a two-door wardrobe with two drawers for underwear and tights. That was normal. Even with a long-term job, you could afford little more than that. Today I hear people always complaining about having no money and yet their wardrobes are bursting with low quality outfits. P.S. most of those garments were made by a seamstress who would make sure that those few garments my mother could afford would suit her body shape to perfection. My mother used to have an excellent deportment and most of the times she looked like a model in those bespoke outfits.
I just had to thank you for including the Schmidt's "Youths" video. I love this moment and everytime he says it. I would literally use it everytime if I could and met anyone else who had seen it. I am an old lady in my 30's, so... And please, make the bucket hats end already😄
my honest thought was that it's too expensive for people to buy the real thing - so they buy dupes instead. it's a fair point that people actively seek out the trends, whilst holding disdain towards the luxury brands too.
“Reps” (replicas) have become extremely popular in the sneaker community since it’s become so difficult to purchase cool, trendy sneakers at their retail price whenever you want. So young people have resorted to purchasing replicas aka knockoffs for affordability and to feel included. Resellers have also been passing off reps as the real thing to make money off of marked up prices of the real shoe. The consumer on the receiving end of that gets scammed (they willingly paid the marker up price). Nike is suing Stockx for selling fake sneakers as they are supposed to authenticate sneakers that resellers bring in to be sold through them. Apparently whoever is making a lot of these replicas, they’re really good and hard to distinguish.
this is crazy because for more hyped shoes, their reps will literally go for MSRP! but I'm sure that seems like a steal to a true fan of the style since the gen shoe would get 10x it's price on the after market
Great watch as always 👊🏿. I like knockoffs coz they offer people an alternative cheap option to some of the stuff that gets overvalued on brand names but it always confuses me why the people who buy knock offs just don't buy the regular cheap options coz you can easily find cool reasonably priced stuff without having to find something that appears to be brand xyz but I guess it's human nature to want to follow and chase the made up trends.
I just discovered your channel this evening , and I really enjoyed the informative but also witty way you approach all your subject matter. Great choice of topics as well. Keep it up with the awesome content. You definitely got my subscription and likes from now on!
Always brilliant commentary and thought-provoking provocations without preaching. Love this channel.
Wow, thanks for the support dude!! Love havin' ya here 😁
this is kinda funny because Uggs is literally a dupe. the style is a staple in Australia and Uggs the company have been spending years suing the mom and pops stores out of business over there.
Slow fashion brand suggestions?? Personally a fan thrifting bc that's 90 percent of my clothes/shoes.
Honestly find the ones that are local to you or you connect with online. We don’t have an exhaustive list but that’s a good place to start 🥰👍🏼
So yes, fast fashion is bad. Cheap dupes are generally bad too. However, the argument here seems to be that dupes and knockoffs aren't actually putting a dent in billionaires' pockets, and the only reason you suggest that people buy dupes is to "fit in" or look cool, and I don't think that's true either. Many of these "dupe" brands don't only sell dupes, or they're not obvious as dupes. If I buy jeans on Shein because I need pants and they look good, knowing that they're Levi's dupes doesn't matter, being dupes or not doesn't really matter- you still need to wear clothes. Buying $20 pants from Walmart instead of buying from Shein because they make dupes doesn't even matter. The fact is, we're at a point in society where the wealth gap is so large that the affordable products for people are often made under bad worker conditions using cheap materials that are bad for the environment. Yes, reducing consumption is the ideal here, but that can only go so far. At some point, most people are going to have to buy new clothes because theirs either don't fit or are worn out and they can't mend them, and the budget options are rarely if ever ethical. Without the ability to buy longer-lasting quality pieces because they cost significantly more, these brands are going to exist and thrive. We can't fix this unless we fix the wealth inequality first.
Actually not all dupes are bad quality. I have dupes that are great, last me for ages (5 years and counting for leggings!) and I don't see any reason to avoid them as long as you are not overconsuming!
Me too. My favourite t-shirt is a knock-off Lacoste polo that my uncle got me on a vacation in Thailand from a street vendor. It´s 15 effing years old, worn and washed a thousand times, and it still looks new. I think it might actually be better than the original.
You are inaccurate on some of the definitions: Knock off: Direct copy. Different name Counterfeit:Direct copy, same name Dupe: self-admitting knock-offs
Dupes/reps/knockoffs (imo) became popular because people realized you can get a 1:1 copy for x100 less and no one’s going to know…there’s so many websites to get 1:1 jackets, bags or shoes and their made in different factories yes but their made with the same materials and there’s dupes that are a little more , a couple hundred and are exactly the same down to ever stitch
I like a bag company out of London, UK. Their bags are easily $400+ each. I buy second-hand on eBay and they arrive new-to-me and in great condition. I own 4 of said bags for under $150 total. Secondhand is my first choice nowadays.
How authentic are they tho? 🤔
The only "fashion" I buy new are the items that nobody really sees, i.e. underwear, socks, etc. Maybe a pair of sneakers every 5 or 6 years. Everything else is second hand. Vapor thrift stores are bursting at the seams with good quality items, at affordable prices. And the last time I watched a fashion influencer video was, uhm, never! Such a waste of time and brain cells.
Honestly now that buying second hand is seen as "trendy" rather than trashy (eyeroll) there's sooo many secondhand options popping up all over the place and consuming this way is becoming even more common. Hopefully we keep pushing fashion into this direction and let off on the dupe culture but we'll see!
Well there is the threat of filling thrift stores with shein clothing... and we all know the cheap quality and work values they have.
@@FutureProofTV more common, but more expensive :(
No sauce at all
This will be an interesting ongoing topic as it is one of the most interesting anthropological subjects but as a guy who loves sneakers and works as a creative director, it's common to see creators make or support their friends' dupes and justify themselves saying support small businesses stealing from corporates for the people (we are robin hood) narrative but when they become rich and famous, they frown upon small businesses that makes dupes of their products and uses their fandom to attack them or cry about how much blood sweat and tears goes into making designs......huh?
Thank you for making this video. I loved it. I was wondering whether you could do a video about C.P. Company and the history of this brand?
The real way to be apart of dupe culture is find what you want, research the origins and then buy used / vintage versions of the items + get them tailored to a specific, trendy, fit if needed. This way your style can stay "relevant" and probably get higher quality pieces that you love.
Seeing as you mentioned uggs a couple times, maybe you should do a video on how ugg boots is a generic term that Deckers trademarked and began bullying and suing small independent makers of ugg boots. I would argue to avoid buying the "UGG" brand which is made in China and buy from a smaller shoe maker.
DON'T BE DUPED BY DUPES.
Mantra 🧘♂
Levi, interested topic! Would have been interesting to hear your thoughts on 'Bootleg' clothing, which is another sub category of 'fakes' again.
Great messege and one of your best videos yet!
I somewhat agree, but Tommy Bahama for Instance, has some of the most comfortable shirts I’ve worn and the only 2xlts that I can find that fit me exact
I've been waiting for this video of yours, for so effing long!
I loved the editing😂😂😂
Knockoffs and dupes are the same thing - brandless products sold through legal channels. If it copies the designer logo and is sold through gray/black market channels then it's counterfeit.
Talking about DIY stuff, what is the impact of 3D printing for the environment? I don't have a 3D printer, but I see value in making your own stuff or repair using 3D printed parts vs getting something to replace
If you have tried wearing authentic brand-name clothing, you probably can't return back to dupe products. The quality and aesthetic difference is just too massive.
No lol
9:20 I thought I was watching a mid roll ad. Great editing editors.
Who knew 20 years ago that sewing your own clothes would become a cool, radical thing.
Yet still people think it is the 1950s and you are saving money by making your own clothes (or they can save money by getting you to sew for them). Even without factoring in anything but materials sewing my own clothes is only cheaper compared to paying a tailor/seamstress to make something equivalent to the custom item I can make, it's definitely not possible to compete with major brands on price so it's only worth it if you can make something of better quality.
@@ElizabethJones-pv3sj Exactly. There are a lot of good reasons for sewing your own clothes, but 'cheaper' is most definitely not one of them. Which is a really sad reminder of how extremely exploited the workers are, and how our individual actions won't really change the system.
Ok one thing I think you got wrong here or missed is the quality or perceived quality of dupes. Influencers recommend dupes because the quality and effectiveness is supposed to be on par of the original. Now who knows if that’s accurate but for some shoppers that’s the intention at least. I don’t think a big majority of dupe shoppers or purchasing to “subvert” designer brands. They’re purchasing it because it’s a cheaper version.
Looking forward to a Future Proof episode filmed in a Prius! Come on, do it, I challenge you Levi!
Love you, Levi. Don’t worry about sounding like a dad. Just shows that you’re ready.
i wish you had talked about the correlation between knockoffs and terrorism/other illegal activities in this video as well
I think there is some subtlety missed in dupes ARE fast fashions. Most of the denim jackets out there could technically be considered dupes of Levi's types 1 through 3, and very wildly in quality
Original Levis are probably now dupes of their own original jackets 20 years ago
I got to say growing up in the 90s in Australia Ugg boot dupes were everywhere in winter. Kmart had them, Big W had them….. as were Dr Martin dupes…
I can’t wait for the baby product vids. It’s crazy out here as a parent
I have had a pair of UGG short boots since they came out and I like them. But I absolutely love my fuggs and I have two pair now. I live at the beach, fuggs can be washed in the washer as they are synthetic, so when they get to scuzzy from the dogs or sand or salty musky smells, I can simply throw them in a cold water wash and let them air dry. Can’t do that with real sheepskin. There are also practical reasons to liking knock offs.
Walmart & Amazon became mega empires prying on people being duped - unfortunately, price will always be king above all else despite quality and ethics.
Wow I just remembered I used to visit a website that was dedicated to dupes of eyeshadows, lipsticks, blush. Every time a palette or a single come out from Natasha Denona or Anastasia Beverly Hills, I would be sitting in front of a monitor scrolling for hours looking at one shade of orange, and comparing all the other similar shade of orange from other companies reading reviews of texture, blendibility, shimmer, vibrance, etc etc. omg the insanity of finding that dupe. It was pretty normal to end up with 10 slightly different shades of orange, or brown, it’s like Sherwin-Williams but for make up.
Can you provide or do a list video on brands youd recommend?
I’m cool with dupes of large fashion brand items, I usually buy them or items from the thrift store when buying new clothes, but I don’t buy many new clothes and mostly buy what I want to wear
I wouldn't say that dupes are a "badge of honor", but it IS seen as smart by some people because you spent less money on essentially the same product. Knockoffs of designer purses and jewelry has also become popular because their prices have increased astronomically in the past few years, while their quality has not. Authentic designer purses for example are often seen as "not worth the price" when you can get a knockoff that's reasonably close enough in quality to match if you know where to shop. (I'm not talking about Shein/Amazon) I wouldn't say buying dupes is about eschewing the trends, either... it's totally that people want to buy into it. It's just too expensive to buy the legitimate brand, and not seen as "worth it" by most average people. I agree that the fast fashion dupes are almost never good, but those aren't the only dupes out there. Hell, even some of the authentic brands have severely fallen in quality over the years, Doc Martens being a great example of that, and that encourages more people to find and buy dupes of those types of products.
Guy who used to wear fake Crocs: Cargo pants are ugly. How dare you... 🤣
He probably wore cargo pants with em too 🤷🏻♂️👀
Levi mind-reader confirmed! Levi makes a statement, i have an opinion or critique, 5min later Levi states exactly what i thought
Influencers are the one who control what we want in the social media world.
Ugh I really hope not…
Speak for yourself sheep
@@OM-bs7of I have been manipulated by Chick-fil-A through their food chemicals
Young people mock boomers for believing everything they see on Facebook, bu themselves believe everything KZheadrs or tik tok say , critical thinking is dying day by day.
I dunno a lot of the smaller brands that make quality are expensive do you have any good recommendations for jeans and heavy cotton tees
At 9:39: I like the fact you use a image from Paris Business District (La Défense) when you are Canadian 😂
I’m 55. If I could give anything (except a sustainable environment - that’s pretty much water under the bridge) to younger generations, it would be this: none of this shit matters AT ALL. The only thing that really matters are the people we love and care about. But what they wear, what they drive, how much money they have (above basic necessities) also does not matter AT ALL. Status seeking is a totally empty, dead-end effort programmed into us by people who want our money. Set yourself free of the endless bullshit.
As soon as you took a breath at 2:04 a Shein ad popped up on the bottom of my screen 😂
I love "crocks" I've worn them all the way since they started to manufacture them here in Tunisia. lol I've never had the original which is not even sold here.
Not to mention the top brand quality as gone down the shitter. 30 years ago brands like LV and Gucci are sweatshop items all except their tiptop stuff.
Cargo pants will never go away... they are simply the best, as they are utilitarian.
The quality part may not matter much if you’re only using the article occasionally. If you just wear it for special events, it serves its purpose.
idk why people buy into ultra fast fashion. in design history there’s a giant term pair called form and function, and microtrends forgo the latter for the first
I only buy 2 types of clothes: 1-Sport clothes, those i buy in a sport store that sells things made by them. The quality is even better than brands like addidas, puma, etc. They don't have any branding, but i don't care since at the end of the workout i will be drenched in sweat. 2-Clothes for my daily life from 2 stores. Those 2 stores are mid tier stores. Not so cheap but not expensive. And the quality is amazing. I have some shirts and sweaters from years ago. The only thing i need to change regularly is the jeans since i get a big hole in between the legs (since my legs are huge and muscular, so there is a lot of friction), but even then 1 pair lasts me in average 1 year. I only buy clothes at the end of the season because there are promotions (50% off), and only if I need them, otherwise there is no point.
Um so weird request... idk if in the video there was a list of those mid tier clothing lines but could those be put in the description or a pinned comment. Idk where I heard it in the video but for those of use listening as if it's a podcast or in the background that would be very helpful than to have to scrub through the video, especially if the list is already in the video if that could be copy pasted. Just a suggestion. Thanks
The only "designer" thing I own is a pair of Rayban Wayfarers that I didn't even buy. A family member found them at work and gave them to me since I was eyeballing buying that exact pair.
In finland its really common to see peoples wearing non crocks i my self wear fakes because if you walk to any store they almost allways have the offbrands and they are cheap and reliable and i see no differense because its same plastic just crocks label slap on to increase price i dont even remember ever wearin or seein in finland any one wearing crocks its pretty rare
Not the vine reference 😂😂
any recommendations for slow fashion brands that are also affordable?
*laughs in my once stolen from a friend t-shirt that I absolutely love and been using for the last 20 years*
I only really buy dupes if they show up in a charity shop But they're usually hella ugly and don't fit in with my wardrobe The exception is technically not a dupe, but its off brand binding tape, i cant afford the proper trans tape and the fact I've heard it's got suck a strong adhesive that you need to use baby oil to take it off scares me Im just gonna buy the sports tape variety and use that, i can also use it for my janky knees and messed up ankles The tape is kinsineology or something, its proper sports tape for muscle support and ive only bought from them once before but my knees thanked me so much for that purchase
knockoffs are never cool. i rather wear authentic from a cheaper brand than a knockoff of a luxury brand.
I prefer slow fashion, less cloths but better quality. In the long term you save money and you always look good.
Ive got the problem where the Dupes carry my size while the actual brands do not. Im just really tiny, and the smallest big name brands carry (shoes, clothes, etc) is too big for me, while the dupes have my size and fit
It's hard to believe, but I still repair my clothes and wear it for years
1:37 EVERYONE AT MY OFFICE FOR SOME REASON
When I was in Middle School in the 80s, I had a pair of surfer-style 1pc sunglasses in the typical lime green, hot pink and lemon yellow colour scheme that was on everything at the time. Across the top where one might expect to see names like O'Neill, Serengeti, or Bolle, it said "FAKE OAKLEY". I almost bust a gut laughing when I saw it in the store and I just had to have it. Since it was only $5, my mom was easily persuaded. 🤣 This isn't a new concept though. Just look for Rolex Submariner Homage Watches and get ready for 200+ pages of images.
some people carry dupe designer bags for decades like my late maternal grandmother did a dupe quilted Chanel bag for over 30 years. she couldn't afford a real Chanel bag
Dupe culture is getting bad even in stores where you'd not expect such to be happening, like Mark's. Sure, they have their house brands, but a number of things they've taken name brands and slowly replaced them with their own labels, like insoles. Two years ago you used to be able to buy Sole brand insoles, now for the same price it's significantly worse ones done by a different company, but in a style vaguely similar to that of Sole. Or worse, large art store companies like Deserres or Michael's, where they used to be known for quality name brand products, and now a good portion of such has been replaced with their own generic, terrible in house brands.
Could you do a video on Raised by Wolves. I presume it's a Canadian clothing brand. And I would like to know what makes their clothes pricey.
He said "Late 1900s" 😂😂
I'm in Mexico City and there are soooo many Nike dupes
Hahahaha "My life was hard" oh Levi 😝👍
You mentioned there are smaller brands that have more sustainable practices. What are some good examples?
I know Sézane tries a lot to be sustainable and ethical. Haven’t bought yet cause there’s no physical store where I live to try the clothes before purchasing. Will seek them out in the near future.
you've made a video on Fjällräven, now we need a video on Lundhags
I don't use Tiktok and I don't pay attention to fashion. I just wear clothes until they break. Sometimes if I'm bored I'll fix the holes in my underwear.
I don't care about sustainability, brands, condition of workers crap. Just cheap use and throw stuff. I love dupes and knock offs.
In the sneaker world, there is a (sort of) third category called "unauthorized authentic" or UAs.
I'm gonna be honest, as long as someone buys clothing that they are going to genuinely use and knows how to debunk the claims of brands that they buy from, I don’t consider it an issue if someone buys a knockoff product.
I love my Lucy and Yak dungas for what they stand for and their business model. They last So long and are really comfy.
Yeah, dupes are depressing: they are trying to say 'hey, I don't need high fashion to look stylish", and yet, at the same time they *need* high fashion so they have the style to copy off of. Really??? [insert face palm].
I don't buy into all that high fashion trendiness bullshit, which is why I'm going to buy cheap imitations of the those exact pieces of clothing. It really makes no sense. If they really want to show how they're not taken in by all that, the real move is-as you suggest-to opt for alternatives to that entire paradigm of buying clothing.