Chanel’s court battle with secondhand luxury platform What Goes Around Comes Around underlines a lack of trust in luxury authentication processes, leaving resale sites exposed. “You have to look at the smallest details — the stitching, the weight of the thread,” says Fashionphile master authenticator Alison Young, pointing to the interlocking “CC” logo on the inside of a classic black Chanel flap bag on screen. As spotting fakes becomes more difficult, Young explains, she has to pay attention “to every component”.