"Once upon a time, owning a faux designer purse was one of fashion’s biggest taboos. You could only ever purchase one in secret, inside a shady looking van or hidden behind a storefront on Canal Street. In one infamous episode of Sex and the City, Samantha and Carrie are lured all the way into the Valley to be offered fake Fendi Baguettes in all shapes and patterns out of a trunk, and even the notorious Carrie Bradshaw found a fake bag just too immoral. But now, a fake version of almost any designer product is just a click away, with sites like DHgate blowing up the world of counterfeit products across social media"