fake designer

Imitation high fashion

Fake designer describes counterfeit or imitation goods made to resemble products from luxury fashion brands: She bought a fake designer bag on Canal Street, The market was full of fake designer watches.

The phrase can also describe a person falsely claiming to work in design: He turned out to be a fake designer with no real portfolio.

Related

black market · street vendor · luxury · luxury goods · handbag · logo · trademark · sweatshop · fast fashion · Canal Street · flea market · authenticity · label · brand · Gucci · Louis Vuitton · purse · brand name

Categories
Opposites
authenticity

fake designerthe real thing

Authentic original version

original · genuine article

brand legitimacy

fake designerfactory direct

Sold without retail intermediary

value/prestige

fake designerhaute couture

Custom luxury dressmaking

high fashion · investment piece · heirloom quality

Family

fake, faked, faking, faker, fakers, fakery, design, designer, designers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G