The Village Voice, April 7th, 2004
Elements of Style
AN INFORMED GUIDE TO THE FAKES OF CANAL STREET; A DIP INTO MARTHA'S KMART
So many people have stopped to admire our newest acquisition-a Louis Vuitton-patterned purse that has been goosed up with silver snakeskin, pink Murakami cherry blossoms, and a generous helping of glittery studs-that we have decided to spill it: No, we did not in fact buy this item for $3,000 at the new Vuitton shop on 57th Street. Our $38 handbag, like all the Vuitton we're sporting this season, is from Canal Street, a few blocks south of Vuitton's Soho branch, where the burgeoning fake market is cur...
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