TIER 2 SECTOR COVERAGE

Fashion

Volume XXIX of the Sector Coverage Series

For fashion-brand general counsel, luxury-goods brand-protection teams, retail-brand risk directors, and independent investigators retained by brands, retailers, e-commerce platforms, and their insurers.

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PRICE $227 / monthly
COVERAGE 96 investigative playbooks across 24 categories
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These playbooks are professional reference material intended for licensed investigators. They are not legal advice. Investigators are responsible for compliance with the laws of their jurisdiction and the specific requirements of their clients and cases.

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Fashion, At a Glance

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The 96 Fashion Playbooks

The full catalog is listed below by category. Each entry is a standalone playbook covering the case type named.

  • 01 · Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection

    • Counterfeit luxury goods investigation

    • Counterfeit watch investigation

    • Marketplace counterfeit takedowns

    • Manufacturing source and factory raid investigation

    • Design patent infringement investigation

  • 02 · Secondary Market and Reseller Platforms

    • Reseller platform counterfeit investigation

    • Authentication service integrity investigation

    • Marketplace employee misconduct investigation

  • 03 · Diversion and Gray Market

    • Authorized dealer diversion investigation

    • Development sample diversion investigation

    • Overrun and “ghost shift” production investigation

    • Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong daigou investigation

  • 04 · Boutique and Retail — Luxury-Specific

    • Boutique theft investigation

    • Personal shopper fraud investigation

    • VIP client fraud investigation

    • Trunk show and sample sale fraud investigation

    • Luxury loyalty program fraud investigation

  • 05 · Organized Retail Crime — Luxury-Focused

    • Traveling South American theft group (SATG) investigation

    • Rolex crew and organized watch theft ring investigation

    • Luxury boutique burglary civil investigation

    • In-transit luxury shipment theft investigation

  • 06 · Jewelry and Watch-Specific

    • Estate jewelry provenance investigation

    • Diamond fraud investigation

    • Watch modification (Frankenwatch) and parts trafficking investigation

    • Watch loan-out fraud investigation

    • Precious metal refining sweeps theft investigation

  • 07 · Model Industry Misconduct

    • Model agency misconduct investigation

    • Aspiring model scam investigation

    • Trafficking within modeling industry investigation

    • Foreign model visa fraud investigation

  • 08 · Designer, Brand, and Executive Misconduct

    • Fashion designer personal misconduct investigation

    • Racism, discrimination, and cultural appropriation crisis investigation

  • 09 · Supply Chain and Forced Labor

    • UFLPA (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act) compliance investigation

    • Cambodia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia factory investigation

    • Country of origin fraud investigation

    • Silk, cashmere, and animal fiber sourcing investigation

  • 10 · Corporate Internal Fraud — Fashion-Specific

    • Sample abuse investigation

    • Return fraud investigation (employee side, fashion)

    • Fashion company employee embezzlement investigation

    • Fashion T&E fraud investigation

    • Fashion ghost employee and payroll fraud investigation

    • Fashion vendor kickback investigation

    • Fashion fictitious vendor and duplicate invoicing investigation

    • Fashion warehouse and DC theft investigation

    • Fashion salvage and damage-out fraud investigation

  • 11 · Beauty and Fragrance-Specific

    • Counterfeit fragrance and cosmetics investigation

    • Substandard and dangerous beauty product investigation

    • Salon and spa channel diversion investigation

    • Direct sales and MLM cosmetics misconduct investigation

    • Beauty product tampering investigation

  • 12 · Influencer and Marketing Fraud

    • Influencer fraud investigation

    • KOL (Key Opinion Leader) and brand ambassador misconduct investigation

    • Fashion astroturfing investigation

  • 13 · IP, Trade Secrets, Design Theft, and Insider Threat

    • Design theft investigation

    • Runway leak investigation

    • Fashion trade secret theft investigation

    • Fashion non-compete enforcement investigation

    • Fashion departing employee data exfiltration investigation

    • Personal shopper and buyer book client list theft investigation

  • 14 · Fashion Show and Event Security

    • Runway show security assessments and incident investigation

  • 15 · Sanctions

    • OFAC compliance investigation (luxury goods)

    • Russian oligarch shopping and sanction evasion investigation

  • 16 · HR and Workplace — Fashion-Specific

    • Sample sale mob and event security incident investigation

    • Fashion sexual harassment and workplace misconduct investigation

    • Fashion workplace violence and threat assessments

    • Fashion discrimination and EEOC investigation

    • Fashion substance abuse and impairment investigation

    • Fashion FMLA, ADA, and disability fraud investigation

    • Fashion union organizing countermeasures investigation

    • Fashion contractor misclassification defense investigation

  • 17 · M&A, PE, and Reputational Diligence

    • Fashion brand acquisition diligence investigation

    • Model agency acquisition diligence investigation

    • Fashion licensee counterparty diligence investigation

    • Sponsor and celebrity ambassador diligence investigation

  • 18 · Executive Protection — Fashion-Specific

    • Designer personal protection and fashion executive EP investigation

    • Fashion family protective intelligence investigation

    • Fashion foreign travel security investigation

  • 19 · Litigation Support — Fashion-Specific

    • Product liability defense investigation (fashion, cosmetics)

    • ITC Section 337 investigation support investigation

    • Fashion expert witness sourcing

    • Chain-of-custody handling on counterfeit product evidence

    • Fashion class action defense fact investigation

    • Fashion contract dispute investigation

    • Fashion employment litigation defense investigation

    • Fashion insurance recovery litigation support investigation

    • Fashion wrongful death defense investigation

  • 20 · FCPA and International — Fashion

    • Fashion FCPA investigation

    • International fashion counterparty diligence investigation

  • 21 · Cybersecurity and Modern Misconduct

    • Fashion cybersecurity incident response investigation

    • Fashion ransomware response investigation

    • Fashion BEC recovery investigation

    • Fashion customer data breach investigation

    • AI-generated fake fashion product and deepfake designer investigation

  • 22 · Activist Investor and Short-Seller

    • Fashion activist investor and short-seller defense investigation

  • 23 · ADA

    • Fashion ADA and accessibility investigation

  • 24 · Cargo

    • Fashion luxury cargo theft investigation

ADJACENT COVERAGE

Where Fashion Meets the Rest of the Catalog

Fashion investigations regularly cross into adjacent sectors. The volumes listed below carry the framework and playbooks that most often surface alongside a fashion matter. Tier 2 subscribers have access to every volume; the cross-references identify where to look first.

Volume I · Retail

Retail counterfeit merchandise, private-label knockoff investigations, and brand-adjacent theft.

Volume V · Mining

Conflict-mineral supply diligence, jewelry-supply provenance, and diamond-source investigations.

Volume IX · Manufacturing

Counterfeit apparel manufacturing, luxury-brand fabrication piracy, and factory-audit investigations.

Volume XV · Insurance

Luxury-goods and jewelry claims, transit-loss investigations, and provenance-based recovery.

Volume XXII · Fine Art

Vintage-fashion and design-object provenance and luxury-collectible authentication.

Volume XXIII · Wine and Spirits

Luxury-spirit brand-adjacent counterfeit and ultra-premium-product diligence.

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Operational Playbook

The doctrinal chapter: case overview, business and practice framework, investigative blueprint with step cards covering purpose, actions, output, restrictions, and gates, evidence considerations, interview strategy, report considerations, common mistakes, a tabletop exercise with worked answers, closing take, and the case-specific Client Communication Pack of email templates for every touchpoint from proposal through invoicing.

TALON Brief

The actor model for the case typology, the artifact map, and the reverse-trace sequence. This is the doctrine layer that tells the investigator not just what to do, but why those steps in that order, grounded in how actors in that typology actually operate.

Universal Forms

25 universal forms are provided separately as a one-time subscriber download.

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