i kind of miss italy for the fake knock offs of the prada, gucci, valentina, etc bags. they will sell in the street. a lot of them, were actually purses that were manufactured, but maybe had some sort of defect, and i don't know how these people got hold of them, but they sold them, and they were awesome! could not tell the difference from the real one in the store! i had so many nice ones. but now its kind of tough to do so, because if you get caught buying, since its in the street, you get a huge fine!
but when i was younger, i didn't care. but i don't think i personally would spend so much on clothes or a purse for a name brand, unless its vintage, and something that will be used for years.