The designer purse party is a hot topic these days, primarily because of the counterfeiting in the designer purse industry. Let’s take look at how some of the more popular design house got started.

When Mario Prada founded Prada in 1913, it quickly became renowned for its waterproof handbags and shoes. When his granddaughter, Miuccia Prada took over the family business in 1978, she created waterproof handbags out of a material called pocone.  Today, the bags made out of this material are still known as the epitome of the classic Prada bag.

Prada does not usually adorn their bags with bright, flashy colors and patterns. They are elegant in their sleek, simple lined style of sophistication.  They are classic and durable, but of course, pricey.

Guccio Gucci first produced handbags in 1921 in Florence, Italy. They were originally equestrian inspired. One of his most famous bags was known as the “Bamboo Bag” and was produced during the 1940’s when, due to the war efforts in Europe, materials traditionally used to make handbags became scarce. The Gucci trademark is distinguishable by the green-red-green web derived from a saddle girth.

Later creations can also bear an interlocking double “G”. Because she was seen often sporting a Gucci bag with her pillbox hat, Jackie Kennedy Onassis became the unofficial spokeswoman for Gucci bags in the 1960’s. Her favorite style was nicknamed the “Jackie O”.

Kate Spade is the new kid on the block, so to speak, and one of the few Americans to make it in the top design house world.  She was an Accessories Editor, so she was well acquainted with the fashion world. Combined with her boyfriend’s talent, they launched their own line of handbags in 1993 and took the industry in a whole new direction.

Just three years later, in 1996, the Council of Fashion Designers honored her with being America’s best new fashion accessories designer. Her company was started through collaborations with a few old friends that she knew were savvy as well. Her first shop opened on Thompson Street in New York City and quickly became too small, so she re-located. The next ten years she opened shops in Greenwich, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

In 1998 her company branched out into personal organizers, address books and journals.

Her empire keeps on growing with a carefully monitored Internet store that thwarts the fakes from getting into the market place. Her stunning use of color and design sets her apart as does her use of unorthodox materials such as elephant and ostrich leathers.

Next up we’ll talk about Louis Vuitton, probably the most counterfeited designer purse out there next to Coach. You’ll find every design name at a designer purse party but you should always remember not matter what the seller says, THEY”RE FAKE.

Louis Vuitton is a name many in the fashion world associate with high quality handbags, though the design house also fashions shoes and other accessories. The first shop opened in 1854 in Paris.  His luggage (remember handbags were like luggage in that era) became so popular that by 1860 he relocated to Asnieres. In 1885, the company expanded once again into London.  The popularity of his craftsmanship soon became world renown.

In 1888, he came out with what’s now considered one of his signature patterns even over 100 years later, namely the Damier Pattern. It’s characterized as a checkerboard of light and dark brown boxes. His Monogram Canvas is one of the most popular styles still sold today. He never rested on his laurels. His legacy now includes 12 classic patterns.  In 1924, he added the Kepall to his line and in 1932, he introduced the Noe Handbag. Unfortunately, but to be expected, his designs are the most replicated by counterfeiters worldwide.  For that reason, you’ll almost never see Louis Vuitton handbags wholesaled. Replicated “inspired” bags are commonplace in kiosks throughout American Malls.

As I said earlier coach is another designer name you’ll see a lot at a designer purse party is Coach. Let’s take a look at how they got started.

The Coach line of purses and handbags is another of the few American designers to reach the status of high-end fashion world.  Coach’s meager beginnings in the 1940’s were launched in Manhattan by six artisans in fine leather goods. Their hand skilled methods of working with subtle leather were passed down through the generations to today. Believe it or not, the handbag lines developed from one of the craftsman examining baseball gloves.  He liked the way the leather softened as it aged, and that inspired him to perfect the technique.

Even today, the classic tan leather is associated with the Coach product line.

The Coach signature is almost exclusively in the craftsmanship of fine leathers.  They have leather finishes, grains and colours that can only be found in their products.

The two interlocking “C”s in a mirrored image back to back can only mean CoCo Chanel. Mostly famous for her perfumes in the 1920’s,

Gabrielle CoCo Chanel also branched into a more relaxed look of fashion highlighted by the Roaring Twenties shocking deviation from traditional women’s fashions.   She first opened her shop in France in 1912 and in the United States in New Jersey within a decade. Even though the Chanel line didn’t originally include handbags, which is what the company is best known for today, as well as its enduring perfumes.  But it was not until after the founder’s death in 1971 that the handbag line really took off and became internationally coveted when the handbag designs were outsourced to a man named Karl Lagerfeld.

He was the one who developed the famous trademarked double “C”s.  His handbag styles became the “in” thing for Hollywood celebs in the 1980’s and continues to be a status symbol among actresses and stars. Celebrities such as Christina Aguilera and Brittany Spears are known to have Chanel bags dangling from their arms.

A married couple, Eodardo and Adele Fendi in a small Italian town known as Del Plebiscito, established the Fendi Design House. Because of the high standards of their furs and leather goods, the couple’s fashions soon became noticed.

In 1960, they initiated their couture line designed by Karl Lagerfeld – yep, the same one who was hired by Chanel later on.

With their introduction to the United States, and specifically Hollywood, the popularity of the Fendi bag skyrocketed as an essential “must have.” The stealthily designed F into the patterns of the bags is a classic signature. Today, the company has branched into ties, belts, gloves, hats and even jeans.

Balenciaga is another Italian name associated with high-quality designer bags. But early on, the designer was most famous for his ballroom gowns.  It was once said if a woman entered a ballroom in a Balenciaga gown, the rest of the women in the room disappeared. Cristobal Balenciaga was born into a seafaring family in 1885. When he was young, his father was lost at sea and his mother began to make a living as a dressmaker. Her son’s aptitude and unique style quickly became apparent. In 1919 he opened his first shop at the age of 25 in San Sebastian.  Then in 1937, he relocated to Paris and began designing wedding gowns and evening gowns.

It didn’t take long before every elite Parisian lady wanted one in her closet.  And, of course, with the gown came the evening bag. After WWII, his innovative sense of style ushered in a more utilitarian flair but in the new brighter colors of the modern age.    The look quickly caught on in the United States during the affluent 1950’s. His company expanded into fashion accessories for the everyday woman (rich of course), including handbags.

The founder died in 1972, but his family continues to honor his unique sense of style today in their leather handbags as well as the glamorous gowns.

* Many of the histories were compiled courtesy of designer fashion trends.com

There are many lesser-known designers who are trying to break into the design arena.  The designer handbag is growing in popularity, not diminishing. The Internet has been able to make back room, one-shop designers known worldwide and as their trends catch on, they too, may one day be considered high-end.

Of course, with the Internet go scam artists, black market fakes and people who claim they can sell you designer bags at half the price at designer purse parties.

To become more aware of the pitfalls of buying purses at a designer purse party, read our eBook called Pssst… Knock off & Fakes Can Land You in Jail.

There are plenty of people that host a purse party and have no problem risking their and their friends livelihood and reputations selling knock-off (fake) designer products, but eventually they will get caught (and possibly convicted). When you host a purse party cheating your customers with poorly constructed merchandise with no guarantee, it doesn’t take long for the word to get out. Word of mouth is still the best or worst advertisement.

So, now you know to start off with legitimate, well-manufactured products with a guarantee. The Fabulous Collection can provide you with that product and more. We can show you how to plan and host fabulous purse parties that are fun to do, exciting to be a part of and profitable for you and your hostess.

How you ask? Let’s get started and I’ll show you the ropes. My name is Deborah Allison and I sold over $100,000 worth of legitimate purses in one year through purse parties. And, my business is still growing.

If you want to work hard and put enough energy into your purse party business, you can accomplish your financial goals as well as have a rewarding career working from home and setting own hours.

Whether it’s:

l  a extra couple of hundred a month to help your budget

l  saving for a new car

l  supporting your elderly parents

l  going back to school

l  enough to live comfortably

l  staying at home with the kids

The goal is yours to make. My job is to show you how to achieve it doing something everyone enjoys, going to parties with the added bonus of making money or discounts when you host a purse party. Have you noticed that there are no claims of mansions, luxury cars or claims you’ll be rich beyond your wildest dreams. That’s because I want you to start out by making your goals realistic and easy to obtain at first. That way you’ll be more likely to stick with it.

Let’s book your first party as the hostess, and then if you decide if you want to become a consultant and help others host a purse party of their own. The more purse parties, the more income and the closer you’re to your fulfilling your goals.

Here’s the eBook I wrote about How to Host a Fabulous Purse Party if you want to read more.

No matter what the economy women will still go to purse parties for a great deal on a new purse. The tougher the economy gets, the more people will want ways to make that same skirt and blouse look different. A new purse and the right accessories can take the same outfit from daytime and spice it up for an evening out, from business-like to fun and whimsical, or blah to fabulous.

Women will always be looking for not only a bargain, but also something that will last and wear well. You can be confident you’re receiving a durable, well made product when purchasing from The Fabulous Collection. Plus the purse parties are fun and a great reason to get together with your friends.

By using The Fabulous Collection your friend’s won’t be embarrassed when their girlfriend tells them the purse she bought at the purse party they hosted fell apart after two months or stained her clothes when it got wet. Your friend can also be assured that Fabulous Collection purse parties only provide merchandise is purchased from reputable dealers and is fully guaranteed.

Both in the U.S.A. and Canada, copyright laws are present to safeguard from illegitimate designer purse parties. Quite simply, when you have a product, idea or invention, you may get it protected and nobody else may “steal” it from an individual. This information is an illustration. You might have noticed copyright info on the videos you’re renting which state it cannot be copied without having authorization, etc. It’s exactly the same thing. Simply, Intellectual property may be protected within the law both in the U.S.A and Canada currently.

As explained within the eBook Purse Party Profits, designers in no way sell to purse party companies. You will find extremely strict guidelines put down by designers to be able to buy designer purses at wholesale prices. When you find yourself at a designer purse party I will guarantee a person that they’re fake or even stolen.

Precisely what is Intellectual Property?

Intellectual Property (I.P.) happens to be an “idea” that is later on developed in to a product. Intellectual property identifies the creations from the mind which is split into two categories – Industrial property and Copyrights. Innovative products for example books, movies, pieces of art and music are types of intellectual property which may be copyrighted and therefore protected within the law. Louis Vinton’s patterns are believed to be art work just like a Picasso or a Rembrandt. Therefore those patterns are an illustration of this an I.P.

However, in actual fact height and width of the actual bag, the number of pockets or handles it has – things such as that – usually are not protected.  Which is exactly why there’s a lot of “designer inspired” designs in the reasonably priced market.

The department of intellectual property called industrial property pertains to the specific visual design of items, i.e., the actual creation of the shape, construction or structure of the design, or a 2 or 3 perspective designs utilized to make the item. This safeguards the “blueprint”. Under Canada Law, industrial property may be patented for 10 years of protection prior to somebody may duplicate your style.

In the U.S.A., industrial design patents last 14 years from the date of the grant.  However at this time, designers’ designs usually are not easily incorporated inside this law. It’s more for that “how to build a better mousetrap” kind of blueprint.

That does not appear to be fair, does it? When a designer works hard on the latest handbag being released as part of his or her summer season fashion collection, why can’t that be protected just like a new lawnmower or a new method of producing bricks? Maybe it is because trends appear to come and go, return in style as retro and so on. Fashion is really an unclear area that many legislators want to get clarified.

Despite the fact that designers do not yet come under this category, the techniques they’ll use to create the item may be protected by law.  In other words, lets say that Prada developed a particular device which did a whole new, never seen before stitch.  That device may be copyrighted therefore no other device can create the very same stitch.  However, if someone else comes and copies that stitch, but does not claim it is the stitch, that’s okay.

Thomas Burberry, the creator of the British Design House of Burberry, really created the brand new method in order to waterproof natural leather. It was copyrighted and protected within the law. Exactly how he did this has been his secret as well as it made his items much more valuable. “Patent Leather” is actually one more example as the name says.

It had been left in the possession of the new government under President Barrack Obama, whose University of Chicago consultants possess a historical reputation of opposition to the expansion of intellectual property protection. Why? These people fear it may affect free enterprise and trade into the U.S.A. as well as impact jobs. According to posts on the website Counterfeit Chic, who daily screen the world of fashion industry, this is a challenging problem. There is great discussion on both sides of the problem.

Trade mark and trade dress laws prevent the layout connected together with a company’s logo design finish up becoming duplicated. So it’s copyrighted. That is the reason why an individual observes the little ® in a circle following a brand like Coca Cola or Pepsi. The typeface layout and script they utilize with regard to their particular identity is registered trade mark.  This might finish up becoming registered as a trade mark due to the fact the precise design will be in fact regarded as art and falls below the I.P. laws.  An added way for a designer to have protection can be by means of their logo.  That’s a trade mark ™ and it can be copyrighted ©. Consequently, it is against the law to duplicate that logo or unique mark and declare it is the actual original logo. Chanel’s well-known two “C”s which mirror each other and overlap is actually an example. Every person that sees it thinks – “That’s a Chanel”.

There is absolutely no such thing as designer purse parties therefore if you get invited to one please say absolutely no thank you. They are against the law and you might lose cash however even worse it’s possible you’ll also lose your freedom as well.

In order to truly understand home purse parties the way they are nowadays, you need to take look back in the history of the home party business.  For everyone who is not informed, the first home party business actually started in household items, such as Tupperware.

But wait, exactly how did Tupperware start it all off?

Everything started in 1942 when the innovative new plastic material called Polyethylene had been developed.  It turned out precisely what a Du Pont chemist, Earl Tupper, wanted while researching a polymer which was flexible, appealing and extremely resilient.  He discovered the potential for the plastic material for house hold items and started making the very first Tupperware. His first creation became a bathroom drinking glass which could be obtained in a rainbow of colors however that design rapidly moved into the bowls that Earl Tupper’s Tupperware is known for nowadays.

Thomas Damigella and Brownie Wise in the late 1940s had been selling household items through Stanley Home Products. Buying through area plastics vendors, both started supplying Tupperware within their product line, and started out moving a sufficient amount of Tupperware to draw the attention of Earl Tupper. In 1948, Tupper connected with Damigella, Wise, and a few additional area distributors in the Sheraton in Worcester Massachusetts to talk about a brand new distribution strategy. Modeled around the home party plan developed by Stanley Home Products and broadened and refined by Brownie Wise, the home party plan grew to become and stays the exclusive outlet to get Tupperware.

After that, it was just a short time before Earl Tupper’s Tupperware parties grew to become a huge success and easily fit in flawlessly with America’s prosperity after World War II. Along with success arrived new homes and Tupperware parties grew to become common and buying Earl Tupper’s incredibly useful items grew to become popular. I know Mr. Tupper in no way imagined that this may be the model used by today’s purse parties?

Tupperware became so prosperous that by 1958, Mr. Tupper could sell his company for about $16,000,000 and retire for the rest of his life.

Coming from those flourishing times of Tupperware, a great deal continues to be included with the home party scene. Not only may you buy almost everything through candles to natural supplements but there is a variety of additional items like kitchenware, women’s clothing, stamping supplies, lingerie as well as tools. But in my humble opinion the purse parties are still the best.

The home party business model has shown clearly, over and over again, that you can be successful starting a home business using the home party plan method of marketing.  Through each of the trends, a great deal of interest continues to be put on purse parties that blend purses with jewellery, and sunglasses.  This concept uses the home party model however it is much more of a sociable gathering without the fear associated with aggressive recruitment drives or prolonged product sales pitches.

Purse parties have grown to be a model by itself and it doesn’t only have most of the pros associated with other home party businesses, but allows purse party consultants to pick precisely what they want to sell instead of being forced to sell what the company wants you to sell.