Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani gratefully accepted an unusual gift — fake Armani jeans and sunglasses bought at a Russian market.
Armani laughed as a reporter from Russia's NTV television presented him with the phony merchandise after an interview at his Moscow boutique.
"Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani — even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world," said Armani, who is in town to show his collection on Tuesday.
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Cheap clothing bearing the names of luxury designers are common in Russia. NTV said it bought the jeans and sunglasses from a Vietnamese market trader in Moscow.