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May 4th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Louis Vuitton founded his leather business in the year 1854. He was born in Jura, France in 1821.He eventually made a move to Paris, France but constantly visited his hometown, often traveling by foot to Jura from Paris. In the year 1854, Louis Vuitton finally founded the leather company that is Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy.

Vuitton initially created and sold trunks, which quickly became status symbols even in those days. His son, Georges, eventually married and on that very day, Georges was given full control of the family luggage business. Georges Vuitton can be credited for making the innovative 5 number combination locks that graced the trunks they manufactured.

The Start Of Louis Vuitton Handbags

Upon Louis Vuitton’s death in the year 1892, the company initiated the sales of Louis Vuitton handbags. In 1896, Georges, Louis Vuitton’s son, created the iconic monogram that would forever live in fashion history. This monogram which is now world famous and coveted by many fashion experts, was made by Louis Vuitton’s son to prevent counterfeiting. In the year 1931, the company introduced its line of exotic Louis Vuitton handbags, which are crafted, from crocodile skin, elephant skin and other animal skins. Georges Vuitton was an innovative designer who oversaw the designs of the Louis Vuitton handbags and other pieces of luggage.

In 1936 Georges Vuitton passed away, leaving the reins of the internationally renowned company in the hands of his son, Gaston-Louis Vuitton. The Papillon bag from Louis Vuitton handbags was launched. It is still being produced up to this very day, although there have been several variations of the Papillion bag. Over the years, several Louis Vuitton handbags have been created under a limited edition line. These limited edition bags are very sought after and are quickly sold out.

Today, the Louis Vuitton brand is one of the leaders in the fashion industry. They are innovating and traditional at the same time but most of all they have inspired fans and followers who strive to get their hands on those famous Louis Vuitton handbags. The company has eventually expanded in to a prêt-a-porter clothing line, which is just as famous as the highly coveted and extremely sought after Louis Vuitton handbags.

There are a total of 380 stores worldwide and these are widespread from Asia to Europe. The brand is also one of the most imitated and counterfeited brands in the fashion industry. One of the company’s anti-counterfeiting solutions is to stop selling Louis Vuitton handbags and other products at numerous department stores. Now, they mostly sell them at exclusive Louis Vuitton boutiques and some select department stores.

Custom Handbags for men and women

February 28th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

In the United States the primary marketing audience for custom handbags are women, however in Europe, particularly Continental Europe, the use of custom handbags is more diverse. In many areas of Europe, both men and women use the handbag as the primary carrying agent for personal belongings that they wish to carry with them. These personal belongings can take many forms and therefore as one considers who and how to market these products it is important to consider the applicable audience and the purpose of the custom designed bag.

Male Handbag Market

This market for custom handbags is primarily in Mainland or Continental Europe, and therefore the designers need to understand the possible uses of the bags they are designing. Firstly male handbags do need to be a little less girlish and more like tote bags than the average handbag.

Indeed most males would prefer that their handbag actually be a shoulder bag. Even in the most liberal of areas it is not often that a man will be seen carrying a true handbag, and in which case they will usually select one from the broad range available as regular handbags.

Male focused custom handbags should not include zippers as most males have enough zippers in their lives and do not wish to be trapped by one in their custom handbag. Male custom handbags should be large enough to carry a wallet, car keys, camera, medicines, and other paraphernalia and accoutrements required. Although to many it may seem incredible, it is likely that custom handbags for men should be smaller than those for women. One other consideration is the material from which the bags will be fashioned. For most men, a suede or fabric bag will serve the purpose nicely, and therefore the custom design of the bag should be simple and straightforward.

Traditional Handbag Markets

Most designers will focus their custom work on the female market. In these cases custom handbags are primarily targeted at the rich and opulent. For most females custom handbags are those made in limited quantity for a certain celebrity by a well known designer. For these folks marketing the services of a designer is based on their record of providing specialized bags both custom and mass market of a very high quality and desirability.

Custom work can also focus on events. In such a case a designer may offer their services to a broader market of folks and design special bags for each of them. Such events include award events such as the Academy Awards, or opening of special movies and shows where a large number of the rich and opulent will attend. One interesting fact about all such custom handbags is that they are quite remarkable in that their value may increase overtime as they can be sold for gain in environments such as E-Bay. Marketing for this purpose is most often accomplished by designing a number of custom handbags on speculation and allowing their market to see them.

How much is that handbag? Five figure handbags

December 9th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

How much did you pay for your latest handbag?

Sticker Shock Handbags reports: “The sticker-shock handbag is everywhere. You can buy a Dolce & Gabbana ‘Miss Bunny Medium’ Dome Satchel for $2,650 at Nordstrom. Bloomingdale’s Web site has a Zac Posen ‘Abbey Satchel’ for $1,500. Prada, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Yves Saint Laurent and Coach are just a few of the labels with some items priced at more than $750 or $1,000.”

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