the Real Deal

so i was reading my usual line-up of fashion blogs after i got home from work this afternoon and saw this post on Fashionista.com about fake bags. they listed about 10 cheap bags to buy instead of sporting the fakies. but it lead me to question, is the turn off with fake bags really the fact that they're 'illegal and made in sketchy conditions' or would it be safe to say that those with a real love for fashion would just rather go cheap than wear something that wasn't authentic (yet claims to be so). i mean honestly, we (yes, WE) have no problems idolizing underage girls that are photographed drinking, drugging, and clubbing... both illegal, and sometimes under sketchy conditions... and nowadays, it even earns you some style cred. to have scored something thats worth $2 at the thrift store as opposed to sporting some stiff, monogram Louis Vuitton or what have you. so lets not beat around the bush and get straight to the point, i'd rather go naked than fake, because at least naked doesnt leave room for faking it.