Read more Louis Vuitton stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/544/louis-vuitton.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69879/japan-loses-its-taste-for-luxury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundred-dollar melons and pricey designer handbags used to sell so well in Japan that companies considered luxury goods a mass-market sector. But while the Japanese kept on shopping through previous recessions, this one has produced a sea change. The luxury industry has been hard hit, and the change may be...http://www.newser.com/story/69879/japan-loses-its-taste-for-luxury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 7:31:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69550/no-one-really-wears-this-stuff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor everyone who’s ever looked at runway fashions and wondered, “Would anybody really wear that?” Claire Suddath has the answer: No. New York Fashion Week's over-the-top designs, from clothes befitting a 19th-century French prostitute to “outfits that literally have no armholes” are “a form of wearable artwork,” she writes in...http://www.newser.com/story/69550/no-one-really-wears-this-stuff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 13:41:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67060/fall-fashion-mags-shed-a-few-pounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFashion magazines’ typically beefy September issues are nearly a third skinnier this year as advertisers drift away from print, the Wall Street Journal reports. Vogue, for example, boasted 840 pages in September 2007; this year, it’s just 429 pages, a 36% drop from last year. Advertisers are trying out space...http://www.newser.com/story/67060/fall-fashion-mags-shed-a-few-pounds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 10:50:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63364/luxury-labels-flaunt-green-cred.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs traditional luxury good buyers make way for a new generation of eco-conscious consumers, luxe brands are jostling to show off their planet-saving credentials, the Wall Street Journal reports. Firms like Louis Vuitton and Tiffany are snapping up eco-friendly firms, introducing new lines, and using green themes in their advertising...http://www.newser.com/story/63364/luxury-labels-flaunt-green-cred.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 7:02:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61984/scotland-yard-to-grill-lilo-in-500k-bling-theft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScotland Yard is seeking to question Lindsay Lohan as part of an investigation into the theft of some $500,000 in Dior jewelry she wore during an Elle photo shoot in London, reports TMZ. Lohan was featured on the cover. Lohan "kept going on about the jewels, asking if she...http://www.newser.com/story/61984/scotland-yard-to-grill-lilo-in-500k-bling-theft.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 4:42:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56328/designers-fight-store-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDepartment-store sales may woo bargain shoppers, but they turn off the high-end base luxury designers cater to, Christina Binkley writes in the Wall Street Journal , and cut into those designers’ profits and brand control. Discounts last Thanksgiving set off a chain reaction that collapsed high-end retail’s pricing structure. “That’s not...http://www.newser.com/story/56328/designers-fight-store-discounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 9:33:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45414/easter-island-statue-plans-paris-pilgrimage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA “moai”—one of the giant statues of elongated heads on Easter Island—will travel to Paris in 2010 on a mission to challenge the “materialistic conscience” of the world, the Independent reports. Representatives of the Pacific island’s government said the statue had made its wish for travel known to...http://www.newser.com/story/45414/easter-island-statue-plans-paris-pilgrimage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 18:50:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31923/fashion-politics-unlikely-mix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over, Hollywood—these days, fashion designers are dying to get their wares on a new kind of celebrity: politicians. The last time Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy visited London, Dior issued no fewer than five press releases on their outfits, and Louis Vuitton has even hired Mikhail Gorbachev as...http://www.newser.com/story/31923/fashion-politics-unlikely-mix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Jul 2008 14:57:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31301/luxe-knockoffs-cost-ebay-63m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA French court sided today with couturier Louis Vuitton in a suit against eBay, ruling the auctioneer must pay $63.1 million in damages for fake goods sold on its site—a ruling the Wall Street Journal says will force eBay to step up anti-counterfeiting protections. EBay says it will...http://www.newser.com/story/31301/luxe-knockoffs-cost-ebay-63m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 16:48:03 CDT