Authentic Louis Vuitton

Authentic Louis Vuitton first came into existence in 1854 when luggage manufacturer Louis Vuitton created a mark for his company's handbags to luggage articles, office stationery, pens and personal accessories, etc.

Since then authentic LV has become a must-have luxury item, a prized personal possession denoting style, elegance, and the ultimate in good taste.

Since then, authentic Louis Vuitton items have also been the target of counterfeiters; unscrupulous criminals eager to pass off a fake as the real thing. With some of the Limited Edition ranges this is done in huge numbers, such as the authentic Vuitton Murakami range. This piracy has become so rampant that the market is flooded with inferior counterfeit goods and the brand image suffers. Unsuspecting buyers are misled into buying inferior quality goods under the impression they are purchasing authentic goods.

Two kinds of people are eager to buy the knock-offs.

The first group knows authentic LV. They want "name brand" recognition that authentic Louis Vuitton brings, but they're not able or willing to pay the price that it costs to own authentic LV items.

The second group of consumers - the largest buyers of replicas - doesn't know enough about the authentic products to make an informed decision when buying. They don't know that Louis Vuitton wallets have serial numbers, or that authentic handbags are never made of cloth.

You can get a few ideas on how to spot a fake LV here and some hints on how to tell the difference between real and fake Louis Vuitton here.

In India, Vuitton has launched an aggressive drive to confiscate duplicate and counterfeit products. As a result, a raid was conducted by police in North Goa and 20-25 lakhs worth of fake Louis Vuitton products were confiscated.

Authentic Louis Vuitton is particularly popular in Asia, making that market a prime target for counterfeiters offering knock-offs as authentic Louis Vuitton. Most of the knock-off items distributed in Asia (particularly in Thailand) that are marked as authentic Louis Vuitton are fakes produced in China.

Internet as well as brick-and-mortar store buyers are urged to be sure that the seller guarantees in writing that the purchase is authentic Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton aficionados 'down under' are also having problems with imported fakes. However, thanks to highly trained Australian Customs officers using a combination of sophisticated risk assessment and intelligence techniques, as well as cutting-edge technology, genuine Louis Vuitton items were easily separated from fakes. There were more 100 seizures of counterfeits posing as real Louis Vuitton, involving almost 2000 separate items.

On fashionable Long Island near New York City, fourteen people were arrested and approximately $750,000 in so-called genuine Louis Vuitton merchandise was seized as the result of an undercover investigation into the sale of counterfeit items purportedly made by top designers. "Counterfeiting is a criminal offence and is highly detrimental to customers, companies and governments in terms of product quality, employment and taxes," said Jean-Marc Gallot, CEO of Louis Vuitton North America. He says the company is deeply committed to ensuring that customers who want authentic Louis Vuitton are buying Louis Vuitton. "We would like to congratulate the District Attorney's Squad of the Nassau County Police Department and thank them for such a successful investigation."

Authentic Louis Vuitton bags and products are available all over the Internet - or are they? Authentic Louis Vuitton is frequently NOT authentic when purchased from a 'shady' online source or from an online auction site.

Genuine Louis Vuitton IS available online, but consumers need to be mindful so that they are indeed purchasing authentic Louis Vuitton handbags, luggage, accessories and other products from the famed designer/manufacturer.

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