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Why Walmart’s $80 Birkin bag dupe, dubbed the ‘Wirkin’, has sparked so much controversy

Why Walmart’s $80 Birkin bag dupe, dubbed the ‘Wirkin’, has sparked so much controversy

An inexpensive knockoff of the Birkin bag, an exclusive, extremely sought-after leather handbag by luxury brand Hermès that can sell for more than $400,000 US has launched a rousing debate online about fashion accessibility and copycat ethics.

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