theclassybratt
tariffs2025
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Well, China fights dirty y’all. Did you know 80% of all designer purses are actually made in China? I can’t believe they just destroyed the luxury brand market. Trump, what did you do? 🤦♀️😆I’m talking Chanel, Hermes Birkin, everything!!! They are offering 9 day passes for people to visit China and shop duty-free with just a small tax in some of these videos. 😭😭😭 The good news is I just found out my knock off bags bought in China, including the LV are the real thing w/out the label
“ I can’t believe they just destroyed the luxury brand market.”
However shall I deal with my grief?
L
China’s attempt to expose Western luxury brands as dependent on Chinese manufacturing humiliates France and Italy (and possibly others)—nations that treat their luxury sectors as national treasures—and risks provoking EU protectionism, stricter labeling laws, and a broader push to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains.
Meanwhile, consumers won’t applaud the transparency—they’ll feel duped. The status of luxury goods collapses when buyers realize their $8,000 bag was made in the same factory as cheap knockoffs. Instead of boosting China’s image, it will likely deepen distrust of both the brands and China itself.
A shallow attempt at cleverness by China—at the cost of diplomatic goodwill and brand prestige.
If China hoped to win over European trading partners as a wedge against the U.S., this was a spectacular misstep. It only reinforces their reputation as deceitful and untrustworthy—which, of course, they are.
This was known for years but covered up and most people not willing to listen...