LV made in India?

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LondonBrat said:
This is because the parts are made in asia and they are 'composed' together in the UK. Many many companies do this.
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Sort of off topic, but I have received SEVERAL items from Burberry for X'mas - a visor, a shirt - both made in CHINA.

Sort of a season why I stopped purchasing from Burberry - if the fakes and the real deal are generally made in the same country, why buy the real ones?
 
#169
charleston-mom said:
You know, for all we know, they may be opening up a factory there solely for the ease and use of manufacturring products easily for a rapidly growing subset of the wealthier population in India and Asia who want to purchase bags as the economy grows.

all are.
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I think this is the main reason. They do need another factory sometime anyways, LV is growing very quickly and why not asia? The have factories in both US and Europe already. If the biggest potential markets are India and China it woulden't be very wise to open a new factory in France. =P

If they were to close down france factory now that woudl be a totally different story.
 
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^ Well, LV has MANY french factories & Bernard Arnault said that as long as he is President of LVMH, items will always be produced in France. But that certainly didn't mean that they wouldn't be produced elsewhere.

I welcome an LV India factory - who knows - it might be just for a certain type of item, like cosmetics and/or scarves, which quite frankly adds a kind of intriguing exoticism to the item that would motivate me to buy it :yes:

I could definitely see silk scarves and the like being built at the Pondicherry factory and I think it certainly would entice people to buy more LV. India is known for its saris, silk materials, beautiful colours and textures on clothing, especially scarves.
 
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IF they paid a living wage then of course it would be great for Indians but lets not forgot absolutely they are setting up shop there to save money. no question. so I am wondering how they then justify their increasing prices....
 
#178
charleston-mom said:
Please also be aware that India is a rapidly growing, and very sophisticated country (especially in urban areas). I think people have a vision of India from infomercials about Christian Children's Fund or something. Indian schools are, by and large, extremely good. The reason you have so many Indian doctors here in the U.S. is because they are so well-educated on a primary and secondary level, go to England (or in India) for their medical degrees and have no trouble whatsoever with their medical boards here in the U.S. That in and of itself attests to the tremendous job the schools are doing there, with very little money. The schools in the urban areas are better than the schools in North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and many other states here. Indian children are generally taught English as a matter of course, along with Hindi. They you have many, many dialects (which typically can change within a 20 mile area). You have bilingual graduates who are easily and capably able to enter the workplace and converse with AT&T, Bellsouth customers at 18, 19, 20 years old. If you take an 18 year old graduate from rural North Carolina, I don't know if you put the two together, who would be more capable in math, science, literature.

Indian schools are very cognizant of young people and their place in the world economy, especially in math and science. Much still needs to be done with respect to the rights of women, but this is not a totally backwards country with people standing in a stream washing their clothes and it is very discriminatory to view it as such. While the poverty is still terrible (partially due to high population and lack of jobs), I have no concern whatsoever about my LV being made there and would proudly purchase a bag made there, especially with the knowledge of the wonderful opportunity it might give a child whose parent works there).

For those of you who blindly say it ruins the brand and they will never buy another LV unless it's made in the U.S., Spain, Italy or France, I doubt seriously that LV will miss the sale terribly. LV is going to do what's best for the company. Clearly, like many other major companies, they not only see price point, but see loyal, hardworking people, who are a bright, emerging workforce in the world economy. If you were the shareholders of any company, you would want the company to try to keep costs down, production up, monetary gain up.

This is what Louis Vuitton did from the start of his company. If you read the Birth of Modern Luxury, you will see that he, and his family, were always trying to manufacturer high quality, luxury items, and still are, while keeping costs down. He had very close ties with India and indeed, owes some of his prosperity to the very wealthy people from India in the early days of his company, as well as Britain. The fact that the main Paris store had an entire exhibit dedicated to India last year is a testament to that.
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I don't doubt the sophistication of India as an economy. I worked with friends who came over as international students from India, and what they've told me from their experiences supports this.

Similarly, when I think of China, I envisage the architectural feats achieved in Shanghai (plus the huge LV-trunk store there :p), I envisage the savvy lifestyles of those in Hong Kong.

However, in my opinion, Louis Vuitton is a European luxury goods brand and that's where the manufacturing should stay. I can't see the words 'luxury goods' and 'Made in India' or 'Made in China' being synonymous. It's not because I doubt the quality will be inferior - it's because of the perceived image of these Asian countries that present the problem.

You say you don't think LV will miss the sales foregone due to this change - I beg to differ. Should LV go ahead with this manufacturing in India (assuming a fair amount of items will be manufactured there, and not just shawls), I predict a noticeable decrease in its loyal patronage.

Whether people like to admit it or not, when I buy LV, part of the lure is buying into the European grandeur. A grandeur that unfortunately can't be replicated by any non-European country in my eyes (production in US also turns me off, although I've yet to come across any US-made products).
 
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TFFC said:
I don't doubt the sophistication of India as an economy. I worked with friends who came over as international students from India, and what they've told me from their experiences supports this.

Similarly, when I think of China, I envisage the architectural feats achieved in Shanghai (plus the huge LV-trunk store there :p), I envisage the savvy lifestyles of those in Hong Kong.

However, in my opinion, Louis Vuitton is a European luxury goods brand and that's where the manufacturing should stay. I can't see the words 'luxury goods' and 'Made in India' or 'Made in China' being synonymous. It's not because I doubt the quality will be inferior - it's because of the perceived image of these Asian countries that present the problem.

You say you don't think LV will miss the sales foregone due to this change - I beg to differ. Should LV go ahead with this manufacturing in India (assuming a fair amount of items will be manufactured there, and not just shawls), I predict a noticeable decrease in its loyal patronage.

Whether people like to admit it or not, when I buy LV, part of the lure is buying into the European grandeur. A grandeur that unfortunately can't be replicated by any non-European country in my eyes (production in US also turns me off, although I've yet to come across any US-made products).
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That is the same reason I don't buy made in USA if at all possible. I don't mind items manufactured in Spain or Italy.
 
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TFFC said:
I don't doubt the sophistication of India as an economy. I worked with friends who came over as international students from India, and what they've told me from their experiences supports this.

Similarly, when I think of China, I envisage the architectural feats achieved in Shanghai (plus the huge LV-trunk store there :p), I envisage the savvy lifestyles of those in Hong Kong.

However, in my opinion, Louis Vuitton is a European luxury goods brand and that's where the manufacturing should stay. I can't see the words 'luxury goods' and 'Made in India' or 'Made in China' being synonymous. It's not because I doubt the quality will be inferior - it's because of the perceived image of these Asian countries that present the problem.

You say you don't think LV will miss the sales foregone due to this change - I beg to differ. Should LV go ahead with this manufacturing in India (assuming a fair amount of items will be manufactured there, and not just shawls), I predict a noticeable decrease in its loyal patronage.

Whether people like to admit it or not, when I buy LV, part of the lure is buying into the European grandeur. A grandeur that unfortunately can't be replicated by any non-European country in my eyes (production in US also turns me off, although I've yet to come across any US-made products).
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I couldn't agree more! Thank you for putting my very thoughts into words!! :yahoo:
 
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