Furla, the Bologna, Italy-based company known around the world for its line of luxury handbags, is expanding into the realm of accessories. The company plans to add eyewear, footwear, jewelry, and watches to its product line. Its executives hope to create a lifestyle brand to appeal to a wider audience. Furla is not planning to […]

The makers of luxury clothing, accessories, cosmetics, and perfumes are expanding their reach internationally by targeting travelers. Many of the industry’s leading companies, such as Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, and L’Oreal, have opened boutiques in airports and on cruise shops around the world to appeal to tourists, particularly those from Asia, who are […]

Some sellers of counterfeit handbags are creating websites that appear similar to those of top manufacturers, but really sell imitation merchandise of poor quality. Many sell their items on websites that claim to be outlets associated with top brands. Here are some tips to avoid becoming a victim. Look at the site’s web address or […]

French designer Lancaster Paris, known for its handbags and accessories, is seeking to expand its reach in the United States with an advertising campaign set in New York that features America model Karlie Kloss. The campaign was shot by famed fashion photographer Guy Aroch. Lancaster Paris has changed several key design elements to help it […]

China’s Trademark Office has cancelled the trademark protection for Burberry’s signature Haymarket check on leather goods, such as handbags, saying the design has not been used enough in China in the past three years to continue to be protected. China’s ruling means that, if upheld, it would be legal for rivals to copy the design. […]

French designer Hermes International S.A. is going to pay outgoing CEO Patrick Thomas almost 1 million euros ($1.3 million) per year from 2014 to 2017 in a 10-year non-competition agreement. The deal was reportedly signed on November 1. Thomas graduated from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris. Leading the company since 2006, he was the […]

Everyone knows the counterfeit handbag market is big business. From Canal Street in Chinatown, NY to stores in the middle of Tennessee the shelves are often full of replica handbags that look just like original Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Fendi bags but are priced way below the average retail price of a genuine designer handbag. […]

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Bugatti is launching a series of international stores that will sell limited edition clothing and accessories. They hope it will attract more female customers and build their brand.