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June 13, 2006

Luxury in China

China's desire for fashionable luxury products is driving a resurgence in the handmade 'artisan'/craft industries within Italy.

"Hong Kong people enjoy looking for 'flaws' on handbags, clothes they see on others. 'Look, that's a fake. I can tell, the buttons are different,'" said Bobo Lee, a shopper in Hong Kong. "Chinese shoppers like me, I definitely would not buy any named brand products that are 'Made in China.' It's a real turn-off. I would immediately throw it back on the shelf."

Posted by miosite at June 13, 2006 3:35 PM

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