Ugly Obama Nikes Seized in Counterfeiting Raid

Following a year-long sting, investigators seized $20 million dollars in counterfeit goods from a Red Hook storage facility. The haul included typical Canal Street counterfeit fare by Coach, Prada, Ralph Lauren as well as some counterfeit Nikes plastered with Barack Obama’s face. “It’s frankly just disrespectful to have the president of the United States depicted on these sneakers,” said District Attorney Charles J. Hynes. “Just absolutely disgraceful.” |NYDN|

Graphic Designers Don’t Even Bother Designing Graphics

There’s no reason to go crazy when designing throw away party flyers, but at least try and be little more original. Just coping and pasting some BANKSY, Threadless images, and the Marvel logo is just plain lazy. See the final product and the originals they bite. |YTWWN|

If You Can’t Afford The Real Thing


Spotted at Tom and Jerry’s (288 Bar)
No matter how many times Chinatown gets raided, you can always find knock offs. But there’s always another option. You can just take a regular canvas tote and slap it with luxury. Amazing right? Meta fashion.