The Chinese company operates false children’s fashion shows called Paris Kids Fashion Week. Since 2020, many parents have deceived that they have required a connection with the Paris Fashion Week. He also used pictures of Louvre and Luxury like Dior and Gucci.
The company charged 6,000 yuan ( £71 000) for a child for a walk on the ramp and even organized events where parents joined their children. Gathered 367,000 yuan ( £44 Lakh) from parents as registration fees. The fraud ran in Shanghai, Paris and Toronto, The South China Morning Post reported.
The Shanghai Regulatory Office confirmed that it was a scam after Gucci’s office complained in 2023. The company also used fake logos like GUCC100 and GUCC101. The company was now fined 600,000 yuan ( £71 Lakh).
During the investigation, the employee revealed that the company has accused over 10,000 yuan ( £1.20 lakh approx) for each costume children wore. But many of these clothes were fake, SCMP added.
The owner, Huang, admitted the purchase of fake clothing online, but said they were used only for a photo shoot that was not sold. Nevertheless, the authorities found that it was a trademark abuse.
The legal officer in Shanghai said it was not the first time the company was fined, yet it did not stop.
Social media pages
Their social media sites still remain active. When we continued to dig up, we found social media sites on platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. However, the site had a very small connection. The latest posts on this site were shared back in 2023.
South China Morning has shared how Chinese social media users responded to fraud.
“Such phenomena are quite common today. Many art and sports centers also charge parents a large amount of money to miss their children to unauthorized competitions,” one user wrote.
“The company used the desperate need for parents to make their children successful and famous,” he came from another.
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