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Created: 05/11/09
Last Edited: 05/11/09
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FAUX REAL:
THE BLACK MARKET OF COUNTERFEIT LUXURY
Embroidered Swatches
An investigation into the black market phenomenon and domestic explosion of "purse parties." Curated and designed for a gallery exhibition, Faux Real catalogs our status-envy culture exhibited through conceptual dualities of the interior/exterior and the high/low aspects of luxury/counterfeit culture.
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Deconstruction/Reconstruction: custom embroidered logo swatches of counterfeit dismembered handbags. On display, the synthetic remains of Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Coach.
THE BLACK MARKET OF COUNTERFEIT LUXURY
Embroidered Swatches
An investigation into the black market phenomenon and domestic explosion of "purse parties." Curated and designed for a gallery exhibition, Faux Real catalogs our status-envy culture exhibited through conceptual dualities of the interior/exterior and the high/low aspects of luxury/counterfeit culture.
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Deconstruction/Reconstruction: custom embroidered logo swatches of counterfeit dismembered handbags. On display, the synthetic remains of Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Coach.
