Must have designer bags countdown
Consumers like luxury fashion in general, and buying luxury designer bags in particular, but they must be aware that this consumer activity should be calculated like a wise investment.
Must have designer bags, the countdown!!
#10 Prada Frame bag
#9 Yves Saint Laurent Muse bag
#8 Givenchy bag
#7 Fendi B bag
#6 Burberry Prorsum bag
#5 Derek Lam bag
#4 Hermes Birkin bag
#3 Gucci Jackie O bag
#2 Luis Vuitton Monogram Speedy bag
#1 Chanel 2.55 bag
The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia, mentions four must have bags: Chanel 2.55, Luis Vuitton Speedy, Gucci’s Jackie O, and Hermes Birkin.
Hermes
*present your countdown designer bag list in the comments section!!!
Avoid buying fake branded copies.
For some details about the history of bags use
http://juliamoorhousefashionsourcebook.blogspot.com/2009_11_01_archive.html
Handbags in full color
http://bassia.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/handbags-infull-color-2
Wear Caps with Style
Caps started their way in fashion history back in the middle ages as a small hat, in the form of a helmet, made mostly of soft fabric to fit more closely than a hat. By the 19th century became an outdoor sports accessory and the cap with the stiff visor appeared by 1880’s used mainly for golf and tennis players. By the 20th century caps were used when riding, sailing, and finally for baseball caps.
From there to the actual fashionable cap it’s a success story today you can find it as an elegant ball cap sometimes called jockey shape cap, an accessory promoted by the best of firms. Cap prices ranging from $200-$300 dollars and sometimes more. And the price goes up if they are authentic celebrity autographed.
Wearing in style
PROSPECT THE GENERAL “HUSTLE”
Luis Vuitton
http://www.louisvuitton.com/us/flash/index.jsp?direct1=home_entry_us
Gucci visor cap
http://www.gucci.com/us/styles/200035FFKPG9791#
Hermes cap
The cap market is full of fake and imitations look for your authentic style
Luxury brands going to China
Luxury firms will be going east by 2011 looking for more sells and bigger markets, some of them are already there.
Gucci, Cartier jewelry, Tiffany, Luis Vuiton (Moet and Henessy), Tods.
Prada, with it’s base in Milan and owner of firms like Miu Miu, Car Shoe and Church’s opened new stores in Asia.
Gap opening in China
The French brands, Lacome, L’Occitane are selling in Hong Kong. Also Estee Lauder.
Automotive brands are doing good in China, like Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Some of the brands launched in the past year fashion events in China mainland like done by Hermes in Shanghai, other cities are in the focus like Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
As for this luxury brands they have to tailor new strategies for the east market adapted and new and attractive to the Asian eye.
Walking through the Wuhan-Guang business district, can be an experience (Wuhan’s Jianghan Lu) (江汉路)
LINKS:
When luxury and tradition meet East
http://bassia.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/when-luxury-and-tradition-meet-east
Gucci
http://www.gucci.com/cn-en/home
Cartier
http://www.cartier.com/show-me/collections#/show-me/collections
Luis Vuiton
http://www.louisvuittonjourneys.com/africa/
Gap Inc.
Take a look at Chinese Brands:
LukFook Jewellery
http://www.lukfook.com.hk/en/n_index.asp
http://www.hktdc.com/fair/worldboutiquehk-en/HKTDC-World-Boutique-Hong-Kong.html
















