Most Vera Bradley is made in Fort Wayne, Indiana where I currently reside. They were founded here and the founders still live and work in this town where there is a huge factory and stores.
I have seen replicas of Vera Bradley.
LV is my main passion, but they have a huge annual factory sale here where bags are sold for pennies on the dollar so I usually go cause my mom loves the stuff.
I checked my 23 pieces of Vera Bradley and one said Sewn in mexico. Most said either made in the U.S.A or had no location tag. I have a variety ranging from wallets to handbags and luggage pieces. Even have some table linens so the tags came from a wide variety of styles.
I have a few friends who work at the company but haven't heard anything about it being made in China as they usually pride themselves on their USA rep. I'm definitely not an expert on the brand tho. Could be.
I had a few pieces of the microfiber line but sold them or I could check the tags in them.
The thrift stores here are loaded with Vera, some fake but most authentic. I have seen tons of fake Dooney and
Coach there tho. Also picked up many authentics too, it's definitely a hobby of mine to go "treasure hunting". I usually sell my findings on ebay to pay for my LV habit. lol
I find tons of fake LV in larger cities when I go thrift shopping. Kinda makes me mad to see how high they sell it for even tho it's fake.