Buyer beware of high priced designer labels that don't want you to know the truth behind the manufacturing of their garments. Americans will continue to crave pretty new things, expensive designer things, as they wait for the economy to strengthen. By avoiding "Made in China" labels, Americans are providing jobs for small business, designers and independent cutting rooms, ensuring America's future. Our first step in the healing direction is to continue with the current trend of reading the label before buying the garment. Avoid labels that manufacture in countries where people are being bought with cheap labor, even if it does cost you a little bit more. After all, aren't you worth it? Alexander McQueen's label doesn't think you are, though they are willing to fool you into thinking that they do.

Today shopping at Saks, we just had to snap a pic of this $500 Alexander McQueen dress (Made in Turkey) hanging among four other designer dresses (Made in PRC), all with similar dangling labels (It's probably some new designer labeling trend). When we asked the sales people where PRC was, they had no idea. Humm... Well, we wanted to know, so we Googled it and discovered it to be "The People's Republic of China." Basically it's a sneaky way to say "Made in China." What woman in her right mind would buy a dress made in China with a torn label for $500?

If your label is dangling, perhaps it's trying to tell you something. Think twice before handing over your hard earned cash for some origin-unknown designer label. It's a deliberate attempt to misguide the consumer into buying their product. Just a shame!