Birkin Bag For $1,400 — What’s the Truth Behind China’s Big Luxury Brands Exposé?

Birkin Bag For $1,400 — What’s the Truth Behind China’s Big Luxury Brands Exposé?

China has launched a front against the U.S. luxury businesses in response to US President Donald Trump's tariff war by allegedly pushing counterfeit goods and encouraging consumers to purchase premium items directly from Chinese producers at a far lower price.

The US and China tariff war has once again brought the production prices of luxury goods into focus. In the face of Donald Trump’s 145% rise to exports from the Asian country, the Orientals have not only responded with equivalent measures, but have also opted for a different strategy: to expose the secrets of the luxury market. Through TikTok, Wang Sen, a bag manufacturer, has exposed in a video the real price of Hermès’ iconic Birkin bag, from …

Birkin Bag For $1,400: Chinese Suppliers Offer Luxury Brand Items At Shockingly Low Prices

TikTok is flooded with videos that show how luxury brands manufacture their products in China.

Can China make its own luxury handbags—and make us believe in them?

Not long ago, a certain kind of handbag did all the talking in China’s urban centers. It was loud, logoed, and heavy with connotations: not just what you owned, but who you hoped others would think you were. That’s changed. These days, look around any metro in Beijing or Shanghai and you’ll spot a quieter trend: bags with clean silhouettes and no nameplate in sight. Most are made by homegrown brands, designed to carry more than just cachet. Ther…

$1400 Birkin bag sells for $38,000: Chinese workers expose the reality of luxury Western brands

Since US President Donald Trump began a tariff war on Beijing, China has not only been standing firm but also retaliating in various forms. One of the most unique ways the Chinese manufacturers and workers chose is exposing the luxury Western brands that are made in China at a fraction of the cost but are sold at astronomical prices in Western markets. Many luxury Western brands like Birkin, Chanel, and Hermes produce their goods in China, yet t…

Made in Where Exactly? U.S.-China Trade War Draws Scrutiny on the Origins of Luxury Goods and Questions Around IP Enforcement

For the serious handbag collector, purchasing a Hermès Birkin is a pinnacle achievement. Beyond the eye-watering price tag for the purse alone, being offered a Birkin for purchase is often the result of several thousand dollars in prior sales with Hermès and a positive, established relationship with a salesperson who is authorized to offer Birkin bags to hand-selected customers deemed worthy of carrying a Birkin. The pre-owned market does not of…