Musinsa has filed a police complaint against the representative of a fashion company for fraud and obstruction of business for selling down padding with misleading duck down content. Additionally, two companies identified during the comprehensive investigation of approximately 8,000 items of duck down and cashmere have decided to exit the market, while five companies have begun to halt sales.
According to related industries on the 23rd, Musinsa filed a complaint with the Uijeongbu Police Station on the 20th against Son, the representative of the fashion company Slow Standard, which operates Lafurgi Store and Oro, for fraud, obstruction of business, and violations of the Act on Fair Transactions in the E-Commerce Sector. It was reported that when Musinsa requested test reports, Lafurgi Store submitted a test report for a product different from what was sold to customers, causing confusion in business.
Since 2023, Lafurgi Store has been selling the 'duck down arctic hood padding' on the Musinsa Store, claiming that 80% of the filling material is duck down. However, it was investigated that the actual usage rate is below 5%. This product has been sold for millions of won on Musinsa. It has also been confirmed that another women's fashion brand, Oro, operated by Slow Standard, not only misreported the padding content but also engaged in misconduct such as using counterfeit materials and design plagiarism.
In this regard, Musinsa released an update on the actions being taken regarding violations of composite rates by its brands through its official newsroom. Musinsa has required brands to submit the certified test reports for 7,968 types of duck down and cashmere clothing, and received reports for 4,573 types by the 21st. A Musinsa representative noted, "We aim to receive the relevant documents by the end of this month," and added, "If they are not submitted, we plan to halt the sale of all products starting from the 3rd of next month."
Currently, Musinsa is in the process of selecting 1,057 types of products from those that submitted test reports for a random investigation of composite rates. The procedures for registering existing brands have been strengthened to mandate the submission of quality documentation, and the criteria and procedures for new brands will be enhanced to focus on brand verification.
In particular, Musinsa is imposing sanctions against companies that have shown composite rate issues, such as duck down and cashmere. Last month, Musinsa suspended sales of Intempo Mood for falsely reporting the filling material's composite rate, and Lafurgi Store was removed from the platform effective April 1. This month, the decision was also made to remove Oro. Sales have also been halted for Good Life Works, Dimitri Black, Fuwa Yu, and Raminez.
A Musinsa representative stated, "We are deeply aware of the responsibilities for the parts we could not thoroughly oversee during this incident" and added, "We will do our best to become a platform that both customers and brands can trust, without limiting our obligations and responsibilities as an intermediary for online sales to simply informing and educating our brand partners."