2013年10月10日星期四

For the LV lovers, the Louis Vuitton Neo Papillon GM is perfect for fall - PurseBlog

Around Paul Smith Bags here, we often talk about getting away from monogram bags and going for something for refined and less flashy. While some vehemently oppose monograms on their accessories, others embrace it; for that reason, it makes me happy to see such a wide variety of designs being offered from the different houses. is a household name and well known for their monogram and non-monogram bags alike, and I love it when they offer a taste of both.

Welcome the Louis Vuitton Neo Papillon GM to your screen. This bag is celine mini luggage bags from the pre-fall collection and is a twist on a Louis Vuitton classic, adding a more sophisticated touch with the Monogram Revelation, which is a debossed calf leather.


This bag is truly gorgeous and perfect for the Louis Vuitton lover. It is still an iconic LV shape, the coveted Papillon, but the Monogram Revelation gives this bag new life. The use of sturdy yet sumptuous calf leather offers beautifully curved sides, and the inside of the bag is just Celine Phantom Bags as luxurious as the outside. Soft black microfiber lines the interior and there is a lambskin pocket as well. The other aspect I adore is the extra long double top handles and optional shoulder strap, which gives this luxurious bag a sporty finish as well. If celine phantom luggage you love Louis celine bags UK Vuitton and like the classic Monogram but don’t want it overly in-your-face, this is the bag for you. .

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Alexa Chung steps out with Chanel (and even more customized Louis Vuitton luggage) - PurseBlog

Here’s Alexa Chung once again, celine mini luggage bags prowling the streets of celine bags UK Manhattan with an adorable black Chanel Mini Classic Flap Bag and a customized Louis Vuitton Mon Monogram Keepall Bag. We just spotted Alexa last week towing her around NYC. Interestingly enough, her Pegase is customized with outlet cheap Mulberry Bags sale completely different colors than her celine phantom luggage Keepall. You can get your own customized Mon Monogram Keepall for Paul Smith Bags .

Alexa’s Chanel Mini is a particular favorite of hers – to tour the rest of her bag stash, check out ! How do you feel about color-mixing your customized designer pieces, PB readers?

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Louis Vuitton's value dips 12% from last year, Prada gains 63% - PurseBlog

The last time we mentioned , you guys had a lot to say, and much of it was demonstrative of the challenges that Vuitton faces going forward – how does a company whose incredibly recognizable logo bags have become ubiquitous maintain its air of exclusivity for top-tier customers? And if those top-tier customers leave, will customers at Celine Phantom Bags the lower tiers go looking for their little slice of luxury elsewhere? Is this a problem that Louis Vuitton has waited too long to fix? Based on the double-digit dip that the company’s value celine phantom luggage took last year, things could be better at LVMH’s flagship brand.

The Millward Brown (which sounds made up, but is not) ranks the 100 most valuable luxury companies in the world every year based on their total value, and although Louis Vuitton is still at the top of that list, the brand is down 12% year on year. Given that Louis Vuitton acknowledges it has an image problem, it’s probably not an unexpected dip, but worrisome all the same for a conglomerate with a handbag brand as its backbone. Meanwhile, competitors Prada and Gucci surged 63% and 48%, respectively. According to , the stark difference in the performance of the three brands can be pinned on the fact that Gucci and Prada “are better managing the trade-off between exclusivity and affordability.”

The performance of Gucci in particular might show a way Paul Smith Bags forward for Louis Vuitton – the company has put increased emphasis on its fine leather and exotic offerings in recent years, including on the mass market today, while still offering plenty of recognizable, logo-covered canvas handbags and accessories for entry-level customers. Vuitton’s strategy includes both expanding its upper-echelon offerings and increasing prices across the board to discourage “downmarket” customers from coming on board and scaring away the apparently very sensitive celine bags UK rich folks, and only time will tell if it’s too outlet cheap Mulberry Bags sale little, too late.

In the meantime, tell us – the top four luxury brands are Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci and Prada, in that order. If you had to bet on one long-term, which would it be?

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Alexa Chung wheels a Louis Vuitton suitcase around Manhattan - PurseBlog

Louis Vuitton luggage has been a fairly hot topic here on PB as of late. I’ve read your comments extensively, and PB reader feelings on the issue are pretty neatly outlet cheap Mulberry Bags sale divided between, “It’s tacky and overpriced,” and, “If you celine phantom luggage can afford it, flaunt it.” Today we’re celine mini luggage bags not dealing with , just a single, customized Louis Vuitton Mon Monogram Pegase Suitcase that’s being wheeled around NYC by none other than Alexa Chung. If you can indeed afford it, Paul Smith Bags and wish to flaunt celine bags UK it, you can customize your own Pegase on . (Want a peek at the rest of Alexa’s designer bag collection? Check out .)

Seeing people with rolling suitcases (who aren’t tourists) is fairly common in Manhattan because it’s one of the handier ways to transport a heavy load without taking a cab, but you rarely see someone famous doing it with a $3,600 piece of Louis Vuitton. Stars, they’re just like…oh, nevermind.

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2013年10月7日星期一

Online retailer Myntra now offers Timberland apparels

Myntra.com, India’s leading e-commerce platform for fashion and lifestyle products with over 500 brands has now added the largest online collection of the iconic international footwear and apparel brand ‘Timberland’ to its portal.
Timberland, the world’s leading outdoor lifestyle brand entered the Indian market by partnering with Reliance Brands through a license cum distribution agreement in September 2010. Timberland’s dedication in making high quality outdoor gear and their commitment to "doing well and doing good” for the environment has made them a preferred choice with the adventure seeking, outdoor loving, environmentally conscious Indian shopper.

Myntra.com has the largest online selection of footwear, apparel black timberland boots and accessories from Timberland in India, giving shoppers close to 200 styles to choose from. The product range cheap timberlands shoes includes footwear- casual and semi formal shoes and floaters for men and women, apparel such as casual t-shirts, shirts and sweatshirts for men and several accessories.

With Myntra.com’s wide reach, Timberland hopes to tap into the discerning consumers seeking stylish and sustainable products that Timberland is synonymous with. timberland store This association will help both Myntra.com and Timberland cater to the ever growing appetite of the adventure seeking outdoor enthusiast.

About Myntra.com:

Myntra.com is among the leading e-commerce platforms in India for fashion and lifestyle products. Myntra has tied up with over 500 leading fashion and lifestyle brands in the country such as Nike, Adidas, Puma, Lee, Levis, Wrangler, Arrow, Jealous 21, fur timberland boots Fabindia, US Polo, UCB and the likes to offer a wide range in latest branded fashion and lifestyle wear. With the largest in-season product catalogue, 100% authentic products, cash on delivery and 30 day return policy, Myntra.com is today the preferred shopping destination in India.

About Timberland:

Timberland, a wholly owned subsidiary of VF Corporation, is a global leader in the design, engineering and marketing of premium-quality footwear, apparel and accessories for consumers who value the outdoors and their time in it. Timberland markets products under the Timberland, Timberland PRO, Mountain Athletics, and Timberland Boot Company brands, all of which offer quality workmanship and detailing and are built to withstand the elements timberland boots sale of nature.

The company’s products can be found in leading department and specialty stores as well as Timberland retail stores throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, South America, South Africa and the Middle East. Timberland’s dedication to making quality products is matched by the company’s commitment to “doing well and doing good" - forging powerful partnerships among employees, consumers and service partners to transform the communities in which they live and work.

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Nature Needs Heroes kicks off

Building on a rich history of environmental action and innovation that includes planting one million trees in China's Horqin Desert, developing the Earthkeepers line of environmentally-forward products and launching an online "Earthkeepers movement" to motivate environmental behavior change, The Timberland Company announced its biggest and most environmentally-focused marketing campaign yet -- Nature Needs Heroes.

Launching globally over the next several weeks, the campaign showcases Timberland's Earthkeepers collection. Made with materials like recycled rubber and recycled PET (one and a half plastic bottles are used in each pair of Earthkeepers boots), timberland boots sale Earthkeepers product is one of the company's leading and cheap timberlands shoes fastest growing product collections. The Nature Needs Heroes campaign also seeks to inspire consumers to consider what actions they might take to be "heroes" for the outdoors themselves.

"This campaign marks the culmination of our work to connect consumers to what we're doing as a company to have a positive environmental impact," explained Jim Davey, Timberland's VP of Global Marketing. "It's our biggest and best effort to date to not just share our own stories and initiatives, but to also engage timberland store consumers in a broader effort to care for the environment."

Our Nature Needs Heroes campaign employs outdoor imagery and light-hearted humor fur timberland boots to help convey the serious message of environmental accountability -- the notion that even small acts of environmental action make a difference. The campaign is being executed through a variety of channels, including TV and print advertising, 3D displays in select Timberland retail stores worldwide, social media and an interactive microsite.

"We hope the variety of elements in this campaign -- from digital and social to in-store to more traditional media -- might encourage all consumers, no matter where they see us, to be drawn in," said Davey. "We want to give consumers the opportunity to learn more about what Timberland is doing to help protect the outdoors, as well as support them in taking environmental action themselves -- whether that action is buying a pair of boots black timberland boots or planting a tree."

Specific elements of the Nature Needs Heroes campaign include:

"Lost Bottle" Advertising - Depicts how even small acts can make a difference when one environmentally-heroic moment (recycling a runaway water bottle) becomes an adrenaline-fueled outdoor experience. Television ads will air in Europe, Asia and North America during high-profile live sports and prime time and late night programs. Print advertising will appear in Europe throughout the fall.

Nature Needs Heroes Microsite - Playing off the humorously heroic focus of the "Lost Bottle" advertising, the microsite suspends time and takes site visitors into a frozen moment using 360-degree imagery and high definition 3D technology. "The Nature Needs Heroes campaign is the first time a major brand blends this combination of leading-edge technologies to challenge the way audiences can experience a story," said Mads Holst, creative director and managing partner at Holst Digital, the creative agency that designed the microsite.
 

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Apparel & accessories revenue up – Timberland

The Timberland Company announced second quarter revenue of $240.1 million, a 27.1% increase compared with revenue of $189.0 million for the same period of 2010. Second quarter net timberland boots sale loss was timberland store $20.1 million, or $(0.39) per share, compared with a net loss of $23.5 million, or $(0.44) per share, for the same period of 2010.

Second Quarter Results:

• Revenue increased 27.1% compared to the prior year period and was up 20.6% on a constant dollar basis, reflecting strong growth across North America, Europe, and Asia.

• North America revenue increased 15.4% to $106.1 million compared to the prior year period, led by growth from Timberland footwear and Timberland PRO footwear, as well as SmartWool accessories. Europe revenue increased 37.4% to $91.7 million, 24.6% on a constant dollar basis, led by significant growth in the wholesale channel, growth in comparable store sales, and new store openings. Asia revenue increased 40.0% to $42.3 million compared to the prior year period, and increased 28.1% on a constant dollar basis, due to double-digit growth in each of the major markets, strong growth in comparable store sales, and retail expansion.

• Global footwear revenue increased 28.2% to $168.7 million from the second quarter black timberland boots of 2010, led by strong growth in men’s footwear in both wholesale and retail channels across all geographic regions. Apparel and accessories revenue increased 26.8% to $66.0 million, reflecting growth across all regions as well, with Europe wholesale accounts and Asia retail stores driving growth in apparel and SmartWool driving growth in accessories.

• Global wholesale revenue was up 28.7% to $151.1 million compared to the prior year period, driven by double-digit growth in North America, Europe, and Asia. Worldwide consumer direct revenue increased fur timberland boots 24.5% to $89.0 million compared to the second quarter of 2010, driven by strong comparable store sales growth and the net addition of sixteen new stores compared to the second quarter of 2010.

• Operating loss for the second quarter of 2011 was $30.9 million, compared to an operating loss of $33.3 million in the prior year period. Gross margin declined 210 basis points to 47.4%, with higher product costs more than offsetting favorable foreign exchange impacts. The Company expects higher product costs to continue through 2011; however, the Company expects a positive impact from strategic price increases in the back half of the year. Operating expense for the second quarter of 2011 was $144.7 million, an increase of 14.1% compared to the prior year period.

• In the second quarter of 2011, the effective tax rate was 32.4% compared to 29.0% in the second quarter of 2010.

• The Company ended the quarter with $233.8 million in cash and no debt. Accounts receivable increased 34.4% to $116.7 million compared to the prior year period, driven by revenue growth and the timing of sales. Inventory at quarter end was $251.7 million, cheap timberlands shoes an increase of 42.0%, driven by expected growth for the business in 2011, increased product costs, and efforts to secure product in advance of potential factory capacity constraints.

Timberland is a global leader in the design, engineering and marketing of premium-quality footwear, apparel and accessories for consumers who value the outdoors and their time in it. Timberland markets products under the Timberland, Timberland PRO, SmartWool, Timberland Boot Company, howies, and Mountain Athletics brands, all of which offer quality workmanship and detailing and are built to withstand the elements of nature.

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