Luxury Fashion Scandals pulls back the curtain on the glamorous luxury fashion industry, revealing a darker side often hidden from consumers. The book investigates financial manipulation, brand integrity failures, and labor exploitation that plague even the most prestigious brands. For example, inflated valuations and tax avoidance schemes are common practices, illustrating the complex ethical landscape these businesses navigate. Similarly, counterfeiting and marketing missteps can severely damage a brand's carefully constructed image, highlighting the fragility of perceived perfection.
The book traces the evolution of luxury from exclusive craftsmanship to mass-produced status symbols, showing how this shift created opportunities for unethical practices. Examining case studies and drawing on financial reports and investigative journalism, Luxury Fashion Scandals systematically exposes scandals such as market manipulation, data breaches, and unsafe working conditions. It progresses from defining key concepts to analyzing specific instances of fraud and culminates by proposing strategies for reform, offering insights for consumers and industry professionals alike.
