Underground Labubu creators evade Chinese regulations to meet global demand for trendy dolls
Piles of trolleys loaded with severed silicon monster heads, shadowy vendors in alleyways, bags of hidden goods tucked behind counters—this is the underground market of Lafufus.
Imitation Labubus, also called Lafufus, are filling the unregulated trade. As interest in the collectible fuzzy keychains grows, producers in Shenzhen’s southern
