Designer clothes are expensive, it's as simple as that. If you are in the market for superb items straight off the catwalk but do not have the budget for buying items straight from the store, there are alternatives However you could be leaving yourself open to buying fake goods. Designer knockoffs are often sold on the street in stores and mostly on the internet. So protect yourself from spending your hard earned cash on items that are poorly made from sub standard materials. Just because the item has a top brand label or does not mean that

it's the real deal. Most of the items claiming to be designer that are sold on the street are just fakes. So use a bit of common sense when buying any type of goods from this kind of seller. For instance if a designer item that costs £200.00 to buy from a reputable shop, is being sold on the street for £20.00 chances are that it is a fake just remember if it sounds to good to be true then it usually is.

Regardless of where you purchase your cut price designer goods, always be sure that the seller is reputable. If you are buying from virtual stores on the web, look to see if the seller has any complaints lodged against them.

And if you purchase designer items from any auction sites, check out the seller by looking at the feed -back responses. But as always trust to gut instinct, if you think something is a fake then avoid buying the item. And remember that no matter how great you are at sniffing out a bargain there is no way that a genuine item that's worth £500.00 is going to be sold for £20.00 just use common sense.

The best way to avoid purchasing fake designer goods of course is by touching and feeling them. If the materials they are made of feel cheap are dyed or woven unevenly or just plainly poorly made they are probably are fake. Also take a close look at the craftsmanship check zips, buttons seams and any other thing that does'nt look quite right on the item.

With leather goods such as shoes and bags look at the quality of the leather and on a bag check the lining often this can tell you the quality just take a peep inside.