Nicole Lappin

In one video with nearly 10 million views on TikTok, one woman shows a pair of yoga pants that look very, very similar to Lululemon's for $5 a pair. She says they're made in the same factory using the same materials, same production line. Another video claims to sell Louis Vuitton bags for 50 bucks, saying they come from the exact same Chinese factory that make the real ones.

In one video with nearly 10 million views on TikTok, one woman shows a pair of yoga pants that look very, very similar to Lululemon's for $5 a pair. She says they're made in the same factory using the same materials, same production line. Another video claims to sell Louis Vuitton bags for 50 bucks, saying they come from the exact same Chinese factory that make the real ones.

In one video with nearly 10 million views on TikTok, one woman shows a pair of yoga pants that look very, very similar to Lululemon's for $5 a pair. She says they're made in the same factory using the same materials, same production line. Another video claims to sell Louis Vuitton bags for 50 bucks, saying they come from the exact same Chinese factory that make the real ones.

So if your POV is that you want to capitalize on somebody's savings, well, it is too good to be true in a lot of cases because some brands are fact checking and they have receipts. Louis Vuitton has publicly stated that none of its products are manufactured in China, period, end of story.

So if your POV is that you want to capitalize on somebody's savings, well, it is too good to be true in a lot of cases because some brands are fact checking and they have receipts. Louis Vuitton has publicly stated that none of its products are manufactured in China, period, end of story.

So if your POV is that you want to capitalize on somebody's savings, well, it is too good to be true in a lot of cases because some brands are fact checking and they have receipts. Louis Vuitton has publicly stated that none of its products are manufactured in China, period, end of story.

Lululemon does do a little production in China, about 3% of its finished goods, but the brand maintains a full list of approved manufacturers on its website. And it doesn't include the ones that are appearing in these viral TikToks. And that guy from the Birkin clip that I shared earlier, he is not a Birkin expert either.

Lululemon does do a little production in China, about 3% of its finished goods, but the brand maintains a full list of approved manufacturers on its website. And it doesn't include the ones that are appearing in these viral TikToks. And that guy from the Birkin clip that I shared earlier, he is not a Birkin expert either.

Lululemon does do a little production in China, about 3% of its finished goods, but the brand maintains a full list of approved manufacturers on its website. And it doesn't include the ones that are appearing in these viral TikToks. And that guy from the Birkin clip that I shared earlier, he is not a Birkin expert either.

In the video, and I'll link it in the show notes, he really makes it seem like he is in the Birkin factory, making the very bags that the US pays an arm and a leg for. But that's just deceiving. Birkin bags are indeed made in France, not in China.

In the video, and I'll link it in the show notes, he really makes it seem like he is in the Birkin factory, making the very bags that the US pays an arm and a leg for. But that's just deceiving. Birkin bags are indeed made in France, not in China.

In the video, and I'll link it in the show notes, he really makes it seem like he is in the Birkin factory, making the very bags that the US pays an arm and a leg for. But that's just deceiving. Birkin bags are indeed made in France, not in China.

That says Hermes, the parent company of the coveted Birkin bag, does say that they get their raw materials like leather, for example, from all over the world. So it's possible that some of those raw materials are indeed from China. But the bags are definitely not assembled there.

That says Hermes, the parent company of the coveted Birkin bag, does say that they get their raw materials like leather, for example, from all over the world. So it's possible that some of those raw materials are indeed from China. But the bags are definitely not assembled there.

That says Hermes, the parent company of the coveted Birkin bag, does say that they get their raw materials like leather, for example, from all over the world. So it's possible that some of those raw materials are indeed from China. But the bags are definitely not assembled there.

So if this guy was really part of the Birkin supply chain at the very most, he'd be able to get you discounted raw materials, meaning you'd end up with discounted lizard skin, not the shiny entire new Birkin bag. Most likely, the real story here is that this is a trend in an attempt, albeit a very, very clever one, by counterfeiters to ride the wave of anti-tariff sentiment in the U.S.

So if this guy was really part of the Birkin supply chain at the very most, he'd be able to get you discounted raw materials, meaning you'd end up with discounted lizard skin, not the shiny entire new Birkin bag. Most likely, the real story here is that this is a trend in an attempt, albeit a very, very clever one, by counterfeiters to ride the wave of anti-tariff sentiment in the U.S.

So if this guy was really part of the Birkin supply chain at the very most, he'd be able to get you discounted raw materials, meaning you'd end up with discounted lizard skin, not the shiny entire new Birkin bag. Most likely, the real story here is that this is a trend in an attempt, albeit a very, very clever one, by counterfeiters to ride the wave of anti-tariff sentiment in the U.S.

So net-net, if you're buying a bag from the factory that claims to make Birkin bags in China, you're probably buying a knockoff. If you're cool with that, then great. You're not doing anything illegal. Possession of counterfeit items for personal use isn't a crime in the United States. But, and this is a very big but, reselling them is a totally different story. That is illegal.

So net-net, if you're buying a bag from the factory that claims to make Birkin bags in China, you're probably buying a knockoff. If you're cool with that, then great. You're not doing anything illegal. Possession of counterfeit items for personal use isn't a crime in the United States. But, and this is a very big but, reselling them is a totally different story. That is illegal.