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Made in China, Sold for Millions

  • Writer: Chele Sellman
    Chele Sellman
  • Apr 17
  • 1 min read
Elderly Chinese men building a Birdin
Photo by Nfm

Let’s get real. TikTok and Instagram aren’t just platforms—they’re war zones. And luxury fashion? It’s the battlefield.


Chinese creators like @30year_craftbag, @ikwazzz, and @uniwaysourcing are dragging the glossy empire of high fashion by its threadbare seams. We’re talking scarred hands, stitched labels, and stitched-up lies.


Picture of craftsman hands vs normal hands

One craftsman literally begs forgiveness for shipping delays—on a $1,000 designer bag—while working 18-hour shifts for $3.60/hour. Not a dupe. Not a fake. The real deal.


Creators are posting receipts that show the supply chains behind $38,000 Birkins and $1,200 “Made in Italy” sneakers… that may have never stepped foot in Europe. Tariffs? They’re just the smoke. The fire’s already here.

Chinese handbag craftsman showing Hermes bag he crafted

Gatekeepers have become clowns in couture.

Brands lie. Factories fake. Buyers simp. Nobody’s clean.


Chinese Receipts: The Truth in Threads


  • @30year_craftbag’s emotional post shows a calloused artisan handcrafting a luxury bag—and apologizing to U.S. customers for delays beyond his control.

  • @uniwaysourcing breaks down exactly which factories produce the items luxury houses charge thousands for.

  • @ikwazzz peels back the sourcing playbook—showing where the labels come from, and who profits from the illusion.


This isn’t drama. This is a documentary.

One post at a time.


We’re not anti-China. We’re not pro-tariff. We’re anti-bullsh*t.


Call to Action:


Tell us what you see. What you wear. What you know.

Have you stitched luxury dreams into sweatshop seams? Have you seen behind the curtain? Are you ready to tear it down?


We want the rebels, the insiders, the truth tellers, the makers.


Subject: Luxury Lies

Let’s give fashion the reckoning it’s earned.

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