A few of the studies, perhaps. But the ones that are of greater consequence to me are those that are funded by the European Commission, the US Department of Justice Task Force on Intellectual Property, and Interpol. Like I said, read the book.........

there is another book that you might want to take the time to read:

Deluxe:
How Luxury Lost its Luster

It was not funded by any of the luxury brands.
There is quite a bit of information about the time,skill and craftsmanship required to produce a Louis Vuitton bag. There are no LV factories in China,never have been.

The book also discusses the dirty business of counterfeit goods. They DO fund terrorist groups, and the factory owners do not seem to care about the way they treat their workers, including the children.

Every time anyone knowingly buys a fake anything, be it Chanel sunglasses or an LV bag, that person is condoning and contributing to a very unsavory business.
We should all care about the local and/or worldwide impact of our purchases.

I don't mind spending that much money on hand bags because the big names always guarantee their products if anything was to break they will have it fixed or replaced so in the the end the money is worth it in my eyes... I put my bags through hell I can't even remember how many times I have had a bag replaced...

I walked into a coach store one time just browsing and the sales lady noticed my bag was fraying she told me to just pick out a new bag... entering this store this was so not my intention at all...

Yes there are. I know someone who toured one. The only thing that is added onto the bags in France is the zipper toggle, which allows them to have the tag MADE IN FRANCE added.

Sure it wasn't a counterfeit LV factory?!?!?

LV do not have a factory in China. They did open a factory in India to make their shoes however, but no China.

Their other products are made all over europe.= and in the USA. The two items I have are made in Spain.

Other luxury brands like Prada DO have factories in China.

I really would just save up and get yourself an authentic LV. Yes it is expensive but it will litteraly last you a lifetime. And as someone above mentioned, they stand by their product and will always replace/recondition the items etc for you.

I think you need to be really careful for the replcas. I would save $$$ to buy real Louis Vuitton Neverfull.

I like fabaaa..great LV quality!