When Norwalk-based Dooney & Bourke launched a new line of handbags in August 2003 that resembled the widely popular Louis Vuitton "Murakami" bag introduced just months prior, Dooney & Bourke insisted the company was simply following When Norwalk-based Dooney & Bourke launched a new line of...
Byline: catherine curan Indomitable Tweety Bird met his match on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. Low-budget key chains bearing the familiar cartoon character were a bust, along with other merchandise at the Warner Bros. store. Shoppers let it be ...
The hottest retail center in the Arizona Valley doesn't have a Tiffany & Co., Ralph Lauren, or Louis Vuitton. But shoppers just can't seem to pass up retail inside Sky Harbor International Airport's Terminal ... The hottest retail center in the Arizona Valley doesn't...
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, owner of the Fendi brand, sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in federal court in Manhattan on June 9, claiming the Bentonville-based retailer was selling counterfeit Fendi bags and wallets at its Sam's Club warehouse stores for huLVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, owner of the Fendi brand,...
This fall, Louis Vuitton unleashes its men's-only pattern, damier graphite. The gray-on-gray check goes on everything from bike helmets to billfolds [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Photography Sebastian Kim...
It's time to kick off those flimsy summer pumps and powerwalk into autumn Heels Seen at: Prada above Boots Seen at: Louis Vuitton below Flats Seen at: Marc Jacobs above Bad news for platform devotees: the stiletto is back. Italian shoe designer Giuseppe Zanotti has...
SWIMMING sensation Eleanor Simmonds modestly said that she simply did what her dad and her coach told her to do: Go out and do your best! What could be a more simplistic approach to a daunting task like representing your country in the Paralympic Games? ...
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Court told of spending spree on luxury goods A LONDON-based woman conned some of Paris's biggest auction houses and finest boutiques out of more than 400,000-worth of luxury goods by writing cheques that she knew would bounce, a court was told yesterday. Shahra...
SHE'S a tiny figure with a kingsize determination... 3ft 9ins in her socks and as fiercely courageous as any towering hero. Eleanor Simmonds, just 13, swam to glory at the Paralympic Games. There has never been an individual British gold medal winner so...
Wealthy European consumers rated Hermes the mostprestigious luxury handbag brand in the 2009 Luxury Brand Status IndexLBSI survey from the independent Luxury Institute( www.LuxuryInstitute.com ). The survey was conducted in France, the U.K.,Germany and Italy, as a proxy for Europe. Chanel and Louis Vuitton rankedsecond and third, respectively. "In Europe,...
Q I keep hearing about all the bargains at online consignment shops. How can I score the best deals? A These virtual resale stores are a mecca for great designer finds, especially belts, handbags, and scarves, which aren't size-dependent. We asked Christina Carathanassis, owner of the consignment boutique...
WHO NEXT for Roy Keane - Joey Barton? Mark Viduka? Lee Bowyer? They're probably about as likely to end up at Sunderland as you'd have thought Djibril Cisse, El Hadji Diouf and Pascal Chimbonda were! It's hard to imagine players who are...
A grand jury has returned an indictment against a South Jordan man accused of running a Web site that sold thousands of counterfeit watches and sunglasses. Between 2001 and 2003, the owner sold counterfeit Oakley sunglasses, Louis Vuitton wallets, Rolex watches and other items through his Web...
Joe's Jeans Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: JOEZ) today announced the lease signing for its second full price brandedstore to be located in the Union Square shopping district in San Francisco.Located at 239 Grant Avenue, the 1,533 square-foot store is scheduled toopen in November 2008 and will feature an entire collection...
TALK about having your Louis Vuitton and eating it - but that's what Brian Ormond and Pippa O'Connor did at their glitzy joint birthday bash. The pair's best pals sparkled at the finest party in town as the RTE presenter and the model threw a lavish...
I was in Chicago the other day, shopping with a longtime friend. She was excited to take me to luxury boutiques --La Perla, Louis Vuitton -- but I was more interested in Sanrio, the home of Hello Kitty. It was then that I came face-to-face with...
-- Sony BMG Makes Settlement Payment To Louis Vuitton, Ceases Sales And Distribution Of Products Bearing Louis Vuitton Trademarks And Copyrights, And Agrees To Educate Its Record Labels About Louis Vuitton's Intellectual Property -- NEW YORK -- Louis Vuitton Malletier today announced that the company has concluded a...
Organic revenue growth of 12% Further increase in operating margin PARIS -- LVMH Mo[R]t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury products group, recorded revenues of [euro]7.8 billion in the first half of 2008, reflecting organic growth of 12%. The Group had excellent performances in Asia,...