Abloh was also the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection beginning in 2018, and was given increased creative responsibilities across the LVMH brand in early 2021. One of the most influential and respected fashion designers of his generation, he began his own line of luxury streetwear clothing, Pyrex Vision, in 2012, and became the chief executive officer of the Milan-based label Off-White, a fashion house he founded in 2013. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.Virgil Abloh ( / ˈ æ b l oʊ/ Septem– November 28, 2021) was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. The reason why we’re doing this is because it’s the best job.” “Do you know how many people have come to the country the past year or two years when they opened the border?,” fumed the vendor, who hails from West Africa. Nothing like that,” insisted one vendor, called Pop. In August, a massive NYPD sting netted as much as $2 million in knockoff designer goods on Canal Street near Broadway. This week, two officers breezed by the illegal transactions and one even fist-bumped a vendor. The raid led to 17 arrests, with the rogue vendors facing a top charge of trademark counterfeiting property over $1,000, a felony in the state, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said. In November, cops seized more than $10 million in “high-end” counterfeit goods in a sweep of knock-off purses, sneakers and other illicit goods on Canal Street. But the phony peddlers popped back up in the same area within months. Helayne Seidman Local residents are exasperated by the impassable sidewalks. They noted there is a specific unit that deals with enforcement and confiscation of the illegal merch. NYPD cops stroll past the counterfeit goods. Policing the vendors has turned into a game of whack-a-mole. She scored a knockoff Louis Vuitton handbag for $70 after a brief negotiation. Nicole Oshay, 21, may have been from of Nashville, but she was no rube. “The gold in the logo is a bit off and inside you can see the logos are backwards,” she said of one pocketbook. Shady “designer” sunglasses were for sale along with bogus bags and sneakers. Snarked another resident: “I’d like to be able to cross Canal Street and actually reach the curb on the other side.”Ī tourist who said her name was Lily, knew from jump street that the merch was bogus. I do when they do it at the expense of others.” I don’t begrudge someone making a living. Patrick Valentino called the brazen trade “a slap in the face to other businesswoman and men who go by the rules and its become very dangerous for pedestrians. Helayne Seidman Crackdowns on the area’s booming trade in bogus luxe goods did not put a dent in the illicit industry, The Post found on a visit this week to Canal Street. Nothing like that,” said one vendor, “Pop,” who insisted he was trying to make an honest living with the dishonest work. ![]() “The police have been useless in dealing with this problem which has been a factor in our neighborhood for years.” “We don’t bother nobody. “The crowds of people selling bogus stuff is totally oft-putting and illegal and creates human pollution and makes walking on Canal Street intimidating and uncomfortable,” concurred Richard Kurtz. ![]() “Today there are more illegal sales than ever…almost every square foot of sidewalk between Broadway and Church is covered with fake merchandise,” Frederick Kinney wrote in a petition signed by over 1,000 people urging officials to clean-up Canal. Peddlers of fake luxe goods are back with a vengeance along Canal Street, frustrated residents told The Post.Ĭrackdowns on the area’s booming trade in bogus high-end goods put a ding - but not a dent - in the illicit industry, with vendors still out in force hawking $150 “Nike” sneakers, $150 “Rolex” watches, $140 “Louis Vuitton” bags and $35 “Gucci” bucket hats, The Post found on a recent visit.Īnd the sidewalk sideshow is saturating not only Canal, but has expanded to surrounding spots in lower Manhattan. US warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico NYPD’s new boss needs to restore broken-windows policing and boost quality of lifeĬalifornia woman arrested in counterfeit postage scheme that cost USPS over $60M How smugglers flood the US with Chinese fake designer bags – hidden under umbrellas
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