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I have the same waist size actually and even slim-fit pants have been fine for me throughout the years with all the Max models. The same goes for dress pants.
Maybe I should pick a different brand of pants.. 🤷🏻♂️
I don't carry the Pro Max, though. Too big for my taste.
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Are you really promoting where to buy counterfeit Apple products? The item is overpriced, but i am surprised MR would advertise this.
Technically, since there's no ISSEY MIYAKE print on the label, there's no copyright infringement.
This isn't even a trademark infringement as there are no trademarks on the product.
This is considered a "dupe" and not a counterfeit item since the sellers are not trying to trick buyers into believing the item is an actual ISSEY MIYAKE iPhone Pocket.
The Difference Between Counterfeits and Dupes - And How These Products Impact Brands - François Maingret
But counterfeit items aren’t the only type of intellectual property (IP) concerns brands have. We have seen the concept of “dupes” getting a lot of traction on social media recently. And the difference between counterfeits and dupes can be a little tricky to understand. Are dupes legal or is it...
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“Dupes,” short for duplicates, are products that look like high-end branded items but do not attempt to pass off as the original. They can have similar style and function as the original product, but do not use the same trademark and brand names. There is no confusion for customers, as they understand that they are not buying the original product or brand.
As opposed to counterfeits, dupes are generally legal as long as they do not violate any patents or directly copy protected elements of the original product.
A dupe is a product similar in appearance, functionality, or design to a higher-end branded item but sold at a much lower price. Unlike counterfeit products, dupes do not copy trademarked brand names or logos and are often sold at mainstream retailers. Dupes aren’t usually counterfeit products pretending to be the real thing, but they often resemble the original closely enough that many of them might be considered as counterfeits.
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When I was a kid my parents bought a pet rock. It sat next to the lava lamp.
...because this is how much it should have been from the start.
It would be "fake" if it was marketed as the actual labelled product available from Apple.
It's not a "fake", it's a clone or knock-off. There's a difference.
I have zero issue with buying a cheaper version of something, especially if there ends up being no discernible difference between that and the highly marked-up brand-name version of it.
It's not a "fake", it's a clone or knock-off. There's a difference.
I have zero issue with buying a cheaper version of something, especially if there ends up being no discernible difference between that and the highly marked-up brand-name version of it.
I'm somewhat conflicted on this. For one, I hate that China can copy legitimate products for pennies while undoubtedly using child labor / poverty stricken labor. On the other hand...luxury brand pricing and products are so incredibly stupid. Many of these luxury brands use child labor as well so I guess I'd vote for the knockoffs.
The amount of people here without taste, without any sense of fashion, is quite staggering. Some don’t even know who this Japanese designer is, while they have been watching Steve on stage for years. Yes, with Levi 901 - the non-stylish brand.
What’s more baffling is that the all rap about Apple, their attention to detail, their style.
I must be getting old.
What’s more baffling is that the all rap about Apple, their attention to detail, their style.
I must be getting old.
That's normal practice. A high fashion designer needs 10,000 pieces of plastic junk to sell to fashionistas. A short analysis of the market finds the cheapest producer for that in China. So the order for 10,000 pieces goes to some manufacturer there. When the manufacturer assembles the line to produce that items, he finds, he can also produce 1,000,000 for just double the price of the 10,000. So he delivers the 10,000 items to the designer and keeps the other 990,000 items to sell as a dupe. Simple as that - seen a million of times already.
This is glorious. I almost want to buy one of these and put it on my Christmas tree.