The Top 10 Beauty Brands by ‘Dupe’ Searches in the U.S.
Popular as beauty dupes continue to be, the category’s most common targets don’t shift very often. What’s more, demand for dupe products is highly concentrated at the top to just a handful…
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8 Years Later, Ryan Reynolds’ Forgotten ‘Alien’ Dupe Finds Streaming Success
Perhaps the last time that Ryan Reynolds worked with an ensemble cast, the movie Life debuted in theaters only a year after he'd struck gold with the first Deadpool. Reynolds had been…
Yep, Confirmed: This Hailey Bieber-Approved Lip Pencil Is Impossible to Dupe (I Tried)
Like a charting pop song playing redundantly on every radio channel, I could not get a certain makeup product out of my mind this entire summer. I’m a bona fide lip liner devotee: I own…
Legal Questions Surface Over Walmart’s Hoka Dupe
Dupe culture’s the trend, and there may not be much that brands can do about it. The latest example is a pair of Avia shoes that sold out on Walmart. Some shoppers say the style is a Hoka…
Steve Madden’s Sweet Spot: Dress Shoes, ‘Dupe Culture’ and TikTok Fame
On the heels of its namesake’s viral podcast, Steve Madden Ltd. is getting a lot of attention these days — from TikTok to Wall Street. As fashion trends finally shift back to the dressier…
China's economic slowdown fuels designer ‘dupe’ boom
[Source] Formerly label-loving consumers in China are reportedly turning to "dupes," high-quality replicas of branded goods, in a bid to save money amid the nation’s economic slowdown.…
Goodbye Louis Vuitton. China’s Gen Z leans into ‘dupe economy’ as growth prospects stall
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. China’s economic slowdown isn’t…