Hello from Taipei!! What’s an Asia trip without some good encounters with knockoffs? They have really perfected the birkin style here, this one is really well made with real leather for a reasonably low price of $13800 ($470 USD). It even has the same texture as the Hermes clemence. Not that I would consider a fake in any shape or form but if you must go there, I would think a cheeky Hello Kitty Swarovski crystal number is the way to go. I had an entire Hello Kitty day (although I’m starting to think everyday is a Hello Kitty day here), I had high tea at the Hello Kitty Sweets restaurant – the whole place was HK decor and the food was all in the shape of HK’s head.