While a la mode means “ice cream” to English speaking people, in French it means in fashion, style! Straight from Paris, Christian Louboutin has been named the most prestigious luxury women’s shoes brand in the 2009 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) survey from the independent Luxury Institute (http://www.luxuryinstitute.com/).
“Luxury may be down, but the inherent desire to own the best products that money can buy means that luxury will go through down cycles, as it has historically, and then surge higher than before,” said Milton Pedraza, CEO of the Luxury Institute. “The smart luxury brands are now preparing for the next surge by determining what product and service innovations customers will covet, and are testing and learning their way through the cycle. Our new customer experience consulting practice, conducted with Preferred Partners, has seen demand rise dramatically in this downturn.”
Burberry
Chanel
Chloe
Christian Louboutin
Dior
Dolce & Gabbana
Fendi
Ferragamo
Gianfranco Ferre
Giorgio Armani
Gucci
Hermes
Hugo Boss
Jimmy Choo
Louis Vuitton
Manolo Blahnik
Marc Jacobs
Michael Kors
Miu Miu
Prada
Ralph Lauren
Sergio Rossi
Stella McCartney
Stuart Weitzman
Tod’s
Valentino
Versace
Yves Saint Laurent