The Bag is Real


by Wendy at May 16, 2006, 12:29 PM

lv-denim.jpgThe battle against counterfeit handbags is going high-tech. Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton are stitching holograms and wireless devices that separate their goods from the fakes. "It would be a very subtle signal like a warm, glowing logo or a pattern," software company Authenta's CEO told Harper's Bazaar, "like a secret handshake." So if the bag glows, wear it? [via Scripps Howard News Service]

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