The Smarter Bride
  Major bridal gown designers join to educate the consumer and fight counterfeit gowns. Check these valuable links to see if your gown may be a counterfeit!

Jim Hjelm Visions "DON'T LET "BARGAIN" SHOPPING ON THE INTERNET RUIN YOUR WEDDING DAY! The Internet is a fabulous resource for all kinds of things. Wedding gowns and bridesmaid's dresses are not one of them." ...more. www.jimhjelmvisions.com/collection/disclaimer.html - 8k - Feb 4, 2003
Lazaro "Buyer Beware! Don't let "bargain shopping" over the Internet ruin your wedding day!" ...more www.lazarobridal.com/bridesmaid/ collection/disclaimer.html - 9k - Feb 4, 2003
Alvina Valenta "Many of these sites will lead you to believe that you are dealing directly with Alvina Valenta when in reality, you may be buying a counterfeit dress." http://www.alvinavalenta.com/collection/disclaimer.html -9k -
The Louis Vuitton Story "Vuitton employs agents who comb the world looking for counterfeiters' factories and export operations, and then report these sites to local authorities. "Almost every month, we get a government somewhere in the world to destroy canvas, or finished products," says Carcelle. Late last year, Vuitton scored a coup in the United States: it helped the U.S. Customs Service seize 100,000 Vuitton fakes that were being imported from South Korea." www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/Aficionado/ Archives/199609/fu996.html - 25k -
Kimberly-Clark "It isn't just the bridal industry that is being threatened by badly-made copies. The biggest problem currently facing the Kimberly-Clark is the infiltration of counterfeit Huggies in China, which currently make up about 30 percent of the diapers bearing the Huggies name." www1.excite.com/home/careers/company_profile/ 0,15623,1278,00.html - 34k - cached
Hilfiger complains of counterfeit goods Tommy Hilfiger USA Inc. and Tommy Hilfiger Licensing Inc. have filed suit against Wal-Mart seeking to prevent the retailer from selling counterfeit Tommy Hilfiger apparel over the internet." http://web.newsguy.com/natclo/9807.html - 15k -
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