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 […]

Fashion powerhouse Gucci has partnered with the Green Carpet Challenge to create a line of zero-deforestation handbags made from Brazilian leather. The GCC is a project that works with top designers to develop and promote environmentally-friendly designer goods and educate consumers about sustainability. The GCC’s pieces have been seen at events such as the Golden […]

A new study says that women wear designer handbags to keep other women away from their boyfriends.

Alexander Wang, an American fashion designer known for starting his own label when he was only 22, is now the creative director for Balenciaga and is getting ready to launch a new handbag line called Le Dix. Wang shot to stardom in 2005 with his unique and stylish handbag collection and Balenciaga is hoping he […]

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