Louis Vuitton is a part of the LVMH Group (see Dior for details). Founded in 1854 the Louis Vuitton company began life manufacturing a unique form of (…)

Lacoste watches were launched in 1994 and won the 'watch of the year' award. More than 400,000 Lacoste watches have now been sold and in the (…)

Hermès – is it really a fashion brandı By this, wouldn’t it be a bit of an insult to put it in the same noisy and gaudy category where diamonds (…)

The Guess company was founded by the Marciano brothers and began life as a jeans manufacturer. Today it is widely recognized for its trendsetting styles.

I knew that I was going to be in for a few surprises when I returned to Moscow after more than twenty-five years absence.

Givenchy watches have been manufactured by Jacques Bénédict since 1981 - which along with Gucci makes them the oldest of the so-called (…)

Gucci was the first of the fashion houses to enter the watch business when Severin Wunderman held the licence for over twenty years until late 1997. At that (…)

Façonnable began life in the South of France as a tailor's shop in 1950. Under the leadership of the founder's son, Albert Goldberg, (…)

Esprit was founded in San Francisco, by Susie and Doug Tomkins and in 1984 created a campaign that promoted an image rather than simply clothing. The (…)

Donna Karan grew up in the world of fashion and launched her own company and in 1985. The DKNY brand was created in 1989 to meet the needs of a broad range (…)

Diesel, directed by Renzo Rosso, resembles in a way the famous 'factory' of Andy Warhol.The signature D & G makes one think of that very (…)

Since 1999, Dior watches have been produced by Paris-based Benedom SA, a part of the giant LVMH. Redesigned by Christian Dior's creative John (…)