ok then,what you think is the most recognized luxury item logo around the world?..

[Dancing Fire]

for most ladies maybe LV?

 

[ame]

LV or Porsche

 

[mrssalvo]

i think mercedes...or the tiffany box

 

[ame]

Definitely Mercedes and even BMW

 

[Mara]

i would say mercedes or jaguar...esp since those are very popular in other countries and not just the US. maybe BMW.

i wouldn't say LV as it's still kind of a niche market...more like Chanel probably. Coco!

is Tiffany worldwide or just US?

 

[ame]

yup

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/25/2005 7:01:47 PM
Author: Mara
i would say mercedes or jaguar...esp since those are very popular in other countries and not just the US. maybe BMW.

i wouldn''t say LV as it''s still kind of a niche market...more like Chanel probably. Coco!

is Tiffany worldwide or just US?

i know there is Tiff & Co. in Japan.

 

[Jennifer5973]

What about Cadillac?

That''s a word that has become a pseudonym for the "best"...e.g., "that''s the cadillac of hot water heaters"

 

[perry]

With the restriction to "most ladies" it would have to be "Oil of Olay," The largest selling facial cleansing cream in the world - and sold in most of the countries in the world (up until a few years ago Oil of Olay was the larges selling cosmetic line in the world - and they only have one product). Cosmetics by definition are a luxury item.

I would like to nominate for honerable mention: Charmin (the bathroom tissue). Now I admit that it is not sold in most countries in the world. But for those Americans and Canadians who think I am kidding - just travel to most of the rest of the world and find out what is used for toilet tissue in those places...

Perry

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/25/2005 7:50:17 PM
Author: perry
With the restriction to ''most ladies'' it would have to be ''Oil of Olay,'' The largest selling facial cleansing cream in the world - and sold in most of the countries in the world (up until a few years ago Oil of Olay was the larges selling cosmetic line in the world - and they only have one product). Cosmetics by definition are a luxury item.

I would like to nominate for honerable mention: Charmin (the bathroom tissue). Now I admit that it is not sold in most countries in the world. But for those Americans and Canadians who think I am kidding - just travel to most of the rest of the world and find out what is used for toilet tissue in those places...

Perry

i didn''t know toilet tissue were luxury item

but,i do admit some ghetto places in Mexico charge 25 cents for toilet tissue.

 

[canuk-gal]

Hi:

In my travels, the most emulated logos I''ve consistently recognized are the following:

1) Rolex, Swatch
2) Ralph Lauren (Polo)
3) Hermes
4) Gucci
5) Previously, La Coste
6) LV

cheers--Sharon

 

[moremoremore]

For males and females, I would say Rolex and Mercedes definitely. ALthough most men know what the LV stands for these days!

 

[perry]

Dancing Fire:

Toliet tissue is not a luxury item. Soft & absorbant tissue is...

Or, to copy a quote off of the bathroom wall from a decade ago... When 3M was running a series of adds for a variety of products... (another fine qualtiy abrasive from 3M)



To others: I don''t have a clue what LV is.


Perry

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/25/2005 11:38:26 PM
Author: perry
Dancing Fire:

Toliet tissue is not a luxury item. Soft & absorbant tissue is...

Or, to copy a quote off of the bathroom wall from a decade ago... When 3M was running a series of adds for a variety of products... (another fine qualtiy abrasive from 3M)



To others: I don''t have a clue what LV is.


Perry

Perry
are you kidding? do you know what 3M stands for ?

 

[msb700]

hmmm...for some reason all i see is red ...''Ferrari'' would be the most recognized luxury item logo over mercedes, BMW or any other car for that matter... or maybe thats just in our part of the world??

 

[Blue824]

Date: 6/25/2005 7:01:47 PM
Author: Mara


is Tiffany worldwide or just US?

Its all over but not everywhere...one on St. Thomas (although that is still US), they have a section in Harrods in London, they''re also in some department stores in Paris. I''m sure they''re other places too, that''s what I''ve seen though.

As for most recognized luxury symbol....
I''d have to go with one of the cars, like Mercedez or BMW
I know cadillac has become a reference for other things, but I honestly wouldnt know what their symbol looks like.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/26/2005 1:39:33 AM
Author: Blue824

Date: 6/25/2005 7:01:47 PM
Author: Mara


is Tiffany worldwide or just US?

Its all over but not everywhere...one on St. Thomas (although that is still US), they have a section in Harrods in London, they''re also in some department stores in Paris. I''m sure they''re other places too, that''s what I''ve seen though.

As for most recognized luxury symbol....
I''d have to go with one of the cars, like Mercedez or BMW
I know cadillac has become a reference for other things, but I honestly wouldnt know what their symbol looks like.

Blue824
http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/models/gallery.jsp?model=escalade

 

[perry]

Dancing Fire:

3M ==> Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing. Of course they have not been in the Mining business for many decades.

I admit that I have a geography advantage in knowing that as it is regional knowledge.

So what is LV? Asking another question does not answer the question I asked.

I find it interesting that you are claiming it as the most recognized, and I don''t know it.

Perry

 

[msb700]

perry: LV is the acronym for louis vuitton (a well known designer hand bag company)

 

[perry]

Thanks MSB.

I''ll still stick with Oil of Olay, their worldwide sales proves it in the face of many other (and often cheaper - lower quality) competitors. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the other high quality facial cleansing products - but everyone who uses them knows about Oil of Olay.

Perry

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

IT is very hard for you to be American and understand things outside america.

Tiffany is a brand, but not a luxury brand in the sense of Cartier and Harry Winston.
Polo is a label.
Channel, Armarni and Zegna etc are brands

But the clear and way out front leading luxury item is this one, and it does not even need a logo to sustain it:

 

[fire&ice]

Date: 6/26/2005 8:26:24 AM
Author: Garry H (Cut Nut)
IT is very hard for you to be American and understand things outside america.

Tiffany is a brand, but not a luxury brand in the sense of Cartier and Harry Winston.
Polo is a label.
Channel, Armarni and Zegna etc are brands

But the clear and way out front leading luxury item is this one, and it does not even need a logo to sustain it:

Garry, we are definitely on the same page.

 

[lost on 5th]

hmm.... i guess it all depends on how you deffine luxury.

i think garry is onto something with diamonds. they are probably the most widely recognized luxury item

however, as apparent here. are they still recognized as high luxury since they are attainable by so many? everyone here talks about diamonds all day, yet it was 20 posts before they were even mentioned.

i look at luxury items as things that are truly above status quo. tomorrow morning i will most likely see 50 LV bags on my way into work. looking outside my window i see 3 BMW’s and 2 Mercedes parked on the street. i don’t know if those trigger the response of awe and “luxury” anymore.

for that reason, i think the most recognized and respected luxury brand would be this horse right here.... whether stopped or moving, everyone watches it...wide eyed...jaw slightly open.

 

[Jennifer5973]

Date: 6/27/2005 12:52:32 AM
Author: lost on 5th


hmm.... i guess it all depends on how you deffine luxury.

i think garry is onto something with diamonds. they are probably the most widely recognized luxury item


however, as apparent here. are they still recognized as high luxury since they are attainable by so many? everyone here talks about diamonds all day, yet it was 20 posts before they were even mentioned.

i look at luxury items as things that are truly above status quo. tomorrow morning i will most likely see 50 LV bags on my way into work. looking outside my window i see 3 BMW’s and 2 Mercedes parked on the street. i don’t know if those trigger the response of awe and “luxury” anymore.

for that reason, i think the most recognized and respected luxury brand would be this horse right here.... weather stopped or moving, everyone watches it...wide eyed...jaw slightly open.

Yes... If I had a dollar for every BMW 3 series I see tooling around here, I could retire.

A lot of "luxury" brands have begun to cater to the masses to make more money. You can lease a BMW 3 series for $299 a month. I call them the "every man" car because "every man (and woman)" that I know who gets a couple of dollars in his/her pocket seems to run out and get one of these cars. I even looked at them recently! It was actually kind of a let down on several levels, but that's another story.

Anyway, I am only speaking form my slice of experience as one person in one part of the country.

 

[MissAva]

Oh good call Gary....

 

[lost on 5th]

Date: 6/27/2005 12:55:27 AM
Author: Jennifer5973

Yes... If I had a dollar for every BMW 3 series I see tooling around here, I could retire.

A lot of ''luxury'' brands have begun to cater to the masses to make more money. You can lease a BMW 3 series for $299 a month. I call them the ''every man'' car because ''every man (and woman)'' that I know who gets a couple of dollars in his/her pocket seems to run out and get one of these cars. I even looked at them recently! It was actually kind of a let down on several levels, but that''s another story.

Anyway, I am only speaking form my slice of experience as one person in one part of the country.

i agree. dare i say.... that BMW 3 series is the HONDA of new york city??? the only thing that outnumbers them are yellow crown vic''s and black lincolns!

 

[Jennifer5973]

Date: 6/27/2005 1:06:27 AM
Author: lost on 5th

Date: 6/27/2005 12:55:27 AM
Author: Jennifer5973

Yes... If I had a dollar for every BMW 3 series I see tooling around here, I could retire.

A lot of ''luxury'' brands have begun to cater to the masses to make more money. You can lease a BMW 3 series for $299 a month. I call them the ''every man'' car because ''every man (and woman)'' that I know who gets a couple of dollars in his/her pocket seems to run out and get one of these cars. I even looked at them recently! It was actually kind of a let down on several levels, but that''s another story.

Anyway, I am only speaking form my slice of experience as one person in one part of the country.

i agree. dare i say.... that BMW 3 series is the HONDA of new york city??? the only thing that outnumbers them are yellow crown vic''s and black lincolns!

You said it, not I.

 

[msb700]

lost on 5th: i agree!! thats wat i said as well in my earlier post..*sigh*..wat a beautiful car..(and very true about how everyone can have a BMW or a mercedes...)

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 6/27/2005 4:01:16 AM
Author: msb700
lost on 5th: i agree!! thats wat i said as well in my earlier post..*sigh*..wat a beautiful car..(and very true about how everyone can have a BMW or a mercedes...)

and Sam Walton only has a 1957 green truck.

 

[Spear]

Ferrari makes more money out of selling merchandice (t-shirts, pens and posters) then they do from selling cars.
"Branding" doesn''t get any better then that!