Back in the mid-2000s, if something wasn’t a name brand, it was labeled a knockoff. Owning a faux pair of Uggs or an imitation North Face jacket was basically a high school scarlet letter, but not ...

Dupes have gained an undeserved bad reputation, often used synonymously with illegal counterfeits of high-end, luxury branded goods. There is a world of difference between the two. A counterfeit ...

Gen Z shopper Emily Huang of Boston likes buying dupes or name-brand alternatives for herself and her friends. When she was studying abroad in Shanghai last year, she went to a market and bought her ...

The dupe days of beauty are well upon us. Though dupes — which are essentially lower-priced alternatives to prestige products — have long been a relevant theme in beauty, the category has gained new ...

“Recent lawsuits involving Lululemon, Sol de Janeiro, and Smucker’s show that courts are now being asked to define the limits of trade dress protection in industries where imitation is common and ...