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The counterfeit world is not just for Gucci and Prada anymore. According to the LA Times, the knockoff industry has become flooded with even cheaper fakes of already cheap(ish) brands, like Victoria Secret, Gap, Vans, and Dickies. Susan Scafidi, academic director of the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University's law school, blames the economy. [LA Times]