In 2023, a TikTok user posted a side-by-side comparison of a £395 Toteme scarf jacket and its £99 H&M lookalike. Within days, the H&M version sold out globally. This wasn't an isolated incident but a perfect crystallisation of our current moment, one in which the hunt for the perfect "dupe" has transformed from covert consumer behaviour to celebrated cu…
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