Today's Fashion Headlines: Current and Elliott For Old Navy, Alibaba Counterfeits, Michael Kors' Biggest Store

Emily Current and Meritt Elliott Team With Old Navy Emily Current and Meritt Elliott are partnering with Old Navy for a two-month stint as style ambassadors this month. The longtime collaborators are unveiling a series of videos and look books detailing the major trends for spring. In addition to a short film featuring themselves, they …

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Criminals Cashing in on Counterfeit

The $600 billion counterfeit industry is a huge threat to the whole fashion industry itself. And though several successful measures have been implemented to keep fake goods out of the market, those are still finding ways around the system. One of them being the Internet. According to Immigration and Customs director John Morton, e-commerce technology …

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Louis Vuitton Knocks Out Knock-Offs

Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery, but Louis Vuitton doesn't see it that way. Unless you've been wearing Lady Gaga's bejeweled sunglasses for your entire life, you probably see at least a handful of counterfeit Louis Vuitton bags stroll by you on a daily basis. Some are blatantly fake with different letters on …

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Legally Yours. Chloe Awarded $7.2 Million in Infringement Suit

Paris fashion house Chloe was awarded $7.2 million on Friday by default in the infringement suit it had filed against LA supplier Mohammed Alexander Zarafshan in 2006.  Chloe had first alleged that operator Queen Bee of Los Angeles had been selling counterfeit products on their website. The suit grew as Chloe discovered Zarafshan's company, Alexander …

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Legally Yours. U.S. Customs and Border Control Seize Millions in Counterfeit Luxury Goods

Reports have just surfaced that U.S. Customs and Border Protection items confiscated six shipments of what turned out to be counterfeit goods from Newark's seaport. The total value of fake goods was estimated around $10 million dollars and included items like handbags from Louis Vuitton, Coach, Fendi, and Dolce & Gabbana.The shipments also included Gucci …

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