Posted by: velocipedestrian
I also remember a guy I worked with who'd bought a 'North Face' down jacket on his travels through Asia. He said it was from the same factory, and the North Face guys just had someone on site doing QC while their order was made. When he left the factory kept sewing...
The fabrics seemed legit, but the seams were a bit shit.
Things like that "might" have happened in the early days of offshoring, but major brands nowadays mostly succed in ensuring that knock-offs are actually knock-offs. And then there is the stuff which doesn't pass QC at brand factories but gets sold on Ali instead of being thrown away. Technically, that is from the same factory.....