Louis Vuitton

Carrying an expensive purse symbolizes glamour and sophistication, and if you have money burning a hole in your wallet, then what’s stopping you from spending hundreds even thousands on an expensive Louis Vuitton designer bag.

Founded in 1854, The Louis Vuitton Company has employed famous models and A-list celebrities in their marketing campaigns, and for the most part, catered to the upper-class culture.

These expensive and luxurious handbags are sought after for their rarity and extravagant designs.  Well known for their luxury fashion and high quality leather, these limited supply purses make women blush with excitement and scurry to check out these status bags.

Stephen Sprouse teamed up with Marc Jabocs in 2001 and designed a limited-edition line of LV bags with graffiti written over the monogram pattern.  The graffiti read Louis Vuitton.  Some pieces featured the graffiti without the monogram canvas background, but were only available on Louis Vuitton’s V.I.P. customer list.

In 2004, Louis Vuitton celebrated its 150th anniversary. Stores in New York City were opened and its first global store in Shanghai was unveiled.  The Champs-Élysées store in Paris designed by the American Architect Eric Carlson, alleged to be the largest and most profitable store in the world, reopened in 2005.

Louis Vuitton released their most high-priced handbag in early 2007, the Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Bag.  The limited edition purse, made of samples of different Louis Vuitton bags, sold out almost immediately. Twenty-four numbered copies of their most expensive handbags were made, priced at $45,000.  A collection of denim patchwork bags selling for around $3,000-$5,000 followed soon after the LV Tribute Patchwork Bag.

Louis Vuitton has been named the world’s most valuable luxury brand for seven consecutive years (2006-2012).  Ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses, and books, the LV monogram appears on most of its merchandise.

Selling their products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores and through the e-commerce section if its website, Louis Vuitton is known as one of the world’s leading international fashion houses.  In 2012, LV was valued at 25.9 billion USD..  Since the 19^th century, luggage is still made by hand and the manufacture of Louis Vuitton merchandise has not changed.

The Louis Vuitton LV Gold Diamond Cell Phone is an exotic ultra luxe mobile cell phone.

The Louis Vuitton LV Gold Diamond Cell Phone is both eye-catching, yet also a fashion statement.

Featuring a dual-sim dual-standby dual-bluetooth feminine flip phone, e-book, the Louis Vuitton LV Gold Diamond Cell is elegant and a phone with mosaic diamond around the phone edge.

Made in Monogram Mini Lin Croisette canvas, the Louis Vuitton Marina GM bag is both supple and delicate. Its stripes pay homage to the traditional trunks of the house, initially decorated with striped canvas.

– Textile lining and grained natural cowhide trimmings
– Golden brass pieces
– Zipped closure
– Hand-held or carried across the body
– Adjustable and removable leather strap

Size: 18.9″ x 11.8″ x 5.5″
Available in Red and Blue
Price: $1,500

Gucci is the flagship brand of the French luxury group – PPR. It is the world’s most coveted luxury brand according to a global luxury brands survey by The Nielsen Company.

In the latest survey, one in five global consumers said they would choose to buy Gucci (over any other luxury brand) if money was no option, making the Italian fashion brand that was revived by Tom Ford in the 1990’s the most coveted and aspirational luxury brand in the world today.

Chanel and Calvin Klein tied for second place in Nielsen’s 48-country global online survey, that was conducted in November 2007. In fourth place came Louis Vuitton, followed by Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior and Versace.

Two years ago in the same survey, Gucci also shared top honours in the survey with Giorgio Armani. But Armani has since slipped to fourth place in current global rankings.

Still trying to impress with your Chloe Paddington for $2,100? That’s nothing these days. How about a Chloe Paddington bag for $3,300? That’s chump change.

For the ultra-serious shopper, seeking the ultimate status symbol, nothing compares to the white alligator and diamond Chanel. Price is a staggering $260,150. If you want to save a few bucks, then try the $42,500 Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork tote. Don’t you feel better now?

Barbara Atkins, who’s the fashion director of Holt Renfrew Canada, says the “it” bag craze started when Hermes designed the “Kelly bag” for Grace Kelly. It became quite famous in 1956, when the princess appeared in Life magazine, hanging from her arm.  Full article