Gucci Belts Knowledge Base
gucci belts? does anybody know of a cheaper alternative to the solid looking gold (presumably gucci)belts in the gucci perfume commercial?
how much do vintage gucci belts sell for? i have a gucci belt buckle, pretty good condition with the original leather. its used kindof, my friends dad passed it down to him. its prob from around 1969 or earlier. not looking to sell it but i am wondering what the value is. any info could help
Where do you get fake gucci belts? Need a belt and gucci ones are nice, i've got a real louis vuitton belt and i told my self id never spend that much on a belt again. ps. its for jeans
Can I sell fake Gucci belts? I have a few fake gucci belts. I was wondering if its illegal to sell them even if I tell the people there fake.
2 in 1 question ... SideKick LX & Gucci belts [no relation to each other]? Topic: Gucci belts. I'm 108lbs [slender],...but the belts come in 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 inches. Which one would be better for me and my slender self? Topic: Sidekick LX. I know they come in: Brown and Midnight Blue, but someone ANYONE please tell me that it can be customized pretty pretty please. I rather it in pink, black, or gold - but not brown or midnight blue, lol.
Gucci Belts help? My friend got ripped and bought 20 gucci belts, i think there fake...and I don't let him use my ebay cuz I could get my account suspended, how could he sell them -.- good answer = 10 points
Are these gucci belts real? http://cgi.ebay.com/Authentic-New-Gucci-Belt-Black-32-80_W0QQitemZ220308955740QQihZ012QQcategoryZ45214QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem & http://cgi.ebay.com/Gucci-Red-Green-Classic-Belt_W0QQitemZ280283233384QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
How Can I Make My Gucci Belt Longer? My dad cut my Gucci Belt to short, is it possible to fix this? I still have the cut piece in my room at the moment. What should I do? My dad is one of those people who rush to do things. So he usually does it wrong or something.
Gucci , LV belts for Cheap? okay so i want to buy a gucci or Luis Vuitton belt for cheap. I dont want to pay 200 and shit i know there must be sites out there that are legit and sell em for like 50-70 even if its like 5 season old belts idc... and can i know if uve or some one u know shopped at the site ... i want to know theres actually history there .. i dont wanna take a risk and buy a belt and get ripped off not even recieve a fake belt okay so i want to buy a gucci or Luis Vuitton belt for cheap. I dont want to pay 200 and **** i know there must be sites out there that are legit and sell em for like 50-70 even if its like 5 season old belts idc... and can i know if uve or some one u know shopped at the site ... i want to know theres actually history there .. i dont wanna take a risk and buy a belt and get ripped off not even recieve a fake belt (Im sorry but i dont want a lesson out of this you either know the answer or dont i dont want a pep talk on , LIFE IS SUPPOSE TO BE for people who can afford it and people who cant) idc u either help me or dont
How do you put on a gucci belt? i got the red,green, and black gucci belt, the 1 with the interlocking G buckle!!! i feel like a retard, lols, but i need help asap, thanks!!!
Louis Vuitton & Gucci Belts? Do They Come In Like A 28/29 x 30 Size Because Im 13 and iWant One. Also I Would Not Mine Buying It A Little Bigger If I Had Too ... Because I Want It A Little Bigger Anyway So ...Please Answer and Don't Say Anything About How Much The Belt Cost , etc ! Please.!
How can u tell if a gucci belt is real or not? I want to buy this gucci belt on ioffer.com. it comes with the box and dust bag but I'm not 100% sure. I heard something about a serial number thats on the belts. what questions should I ask the seller to find out if it's real or not.
Should I get a Gucci belt or a Louis Vuitton belt? Ralph lauren Polo top, G-star jeans, gucci shoes, LV messenger bag, but Gucci or LV belt?? Why would you be irritated enough to leave an answer saying how 'stupid' it is... if you don't like my question.. here's an idea, don't answer it.
Is this Gucci belt I bought real or fake? I just bought a Gucci belt from ebay and I'm wondering if its fake or not. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=260269983510
Real or fake GUCCI belt? I am wondering wether the goods on this site are authentic. especially the mens belts, the belts are about £60 cheap than rrp, but they say it is because they are overstock goods?! the site is:http://www.weartoimpress.com/ and the belt is;http://www.weartoimpress.com/gucci-men-s-black-belt-2010-collection.html i would really appreciate a quick response since i would like one for christmas. thanks alex
Salvatore Ferragamo or Gucci Belt? I am looking for either a authentic Ferragamo Double-Gancini belt for about $100 or a authentic Gucci interlocking G belt for about $130, does anyone know where I can get this on-line?
where can I get this gucci belt? Does anyone know where I can buy this gucci belt? And around how much it's going to cost me. Thanks in advance. http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e90/SoleBreaker/WDYWT/DSC_0123.jpg
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Gucci Belt?!?!?!?!?!? Hi, I have a Gucci belt, and on the buckle it has Gucci written on it, with a small 'R' above it within a circle. Does anybody know what this means? Thanks
Is this Gucci Belt real? Please Help? There is a Gucci belt on eBay that I am looking at. I want to know if it's authentic... It has two curvy right-side "G's" This is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Gucci-Mens-Belt_W0QQitemZ260457064157QQihZ016QQcategoryZ2993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Gucci belt buckle, big capital letters "GUCCI" where can I find one? So, I saw this belt on a man on some photo I came across online. If I remember correctly the belt buckle was gold and it was of the word "GUCCI". It is not the cursive writing one I see everywhere but rather all capital letters and kind of fat. Do you know of which belt I am talking about? If so could you perhaps let me know make/year/model number or any piece of information that could help me find one? Either used one somewhere or brand new ? Any information would be helpful. Thank you.
Gucci Belt FAKE?? Is this Gucci Belt Fake??? (follow the link) http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170151359994&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007
How can you tell if a gucci belt is real? I saw this Gucci belt on line, how can you tell if it's real or not? This belt looked really good, it had the double GG buckle but it also had GUCCI engraved on it which I believe I haven't see on the authentic ones? Even though Gucci has so many models and I am sure they might have come out with a belt like that at one point, plus the sometimes they made models only for the European market .... so you never know which one might be real and which one not ..... maybe you can tell only by the ID card you get with the belt?
Coach Hip Bag vs. Gucci Belt Bag? Which one would you pick? Coach hip bag is $168 and the smaller Gucci belt bag is $395. The first link is the Coach and second link is the Gucci. http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9095&category_id=555 http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/classics/gifts/#0-536098-162962F4FOR9791
about gucci belt? I bought a gucci belt from nordstrom, it is a Double G interlocking belt looks like this http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod41140025&parentId=cat12310766&masterId=cat6170734&index=42&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000226cat2880735cat6170734cat12310766&_loopback=1 but i don't really how to wear it it is size 32 and i'm size 30 so it should be longer but somehow it is really tight.......
Does Gucci make polos, like Burberry? I want to buy my bf a gucci polo because he has a gucci belt and wallet, would it look funny if he were to wear a burberry polo with a gucci belt and having a gucci wallet? Other females what would you think? I personally wouldn't have a problem, just having that stuff is sexy. But I've never seen a gucci polo. Maybe I should just ask him to buy a burberry belt and wallet.
I am thinking of buying a mens gucci belt on ebay.How can i tell if its real or not? I looked on the gucci website it seems real. But exept the belt on the website has the GG logo right in the middle. But the picture on ebay looked slightly differnent because it isnt in the center like the one on the website. Does anyone know how to tell if it real or not?? Here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=260241012538 let me know what u think thanks here is the link for the belt on the website http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/classics/belts/#0-200938-114984F069R9643
Do all Gucci purses have to say Gucci somewhere on the inside if it's authentic? or have to have some sort of marking that let's me know it's authentic? I bought one from a thrift store today that was at the bottom of the bin. I don't know if i have lucked up or if I just got a fake. The G is a big silver, rectangler bulky G on the front with the word GUCCI written in the bottom left corner of the G. Two pockets on the front and the strap turns into a buckled belt down both sides. Two silver studs at the top front and back corners. a zipper on the back. A zipped pocket on the inside. I has a pink leather patch on the inside pocket, but no lettering. I don't have pics and that's the best i can describe it. please try to help me figure out if this is authentic. I want to try to resell it. thanks.
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How much is my great-Grandmothers vintage Gucci bag worth? If you know where I can find this information, other than e-bay, please e-mail me. The bag was purchased sometime around the 1940's, I think. It's got the black/red belt in the front w/ the logo and zips all the way across the top.
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ebay (shippiing) listting problem? i cant list my item. everytime i do it always says attention ur shipping cost is high, so i lowered my shipping cost to 5.95 for USA and 10.95 for Canda but it still wont let me list it. and when i cliked submit listing it says attention seller in red words but nothing else wriiten underneath. WHAT DO I DO!!! i am trying to list a gucci belt. and i sold one for $145. and i had another gucci belt left just like it, and i tried putting that for the same exact prize but it kept on saying "error or attention seller" so ii tried listing another item besides belts. and that one worked with no problem at all. i dont know wut i am doing wrong. why cant i list my belt??? "hippo.." i also tried doing that but it still didnt work.
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What designer brand belt for men should I buy? Im thinking of buying a new belt, so I would like to get your opinion on it. I'm thinking in the lines of a Burberry, Gucci, Louis Vutton? Would would be best and what top 3 would there be?
How can u tell if a gucci belt is real or not? I want to buy this gucci belt on ioffer.com. it comes with the box and dust bag but I'm not 100% sure. I heard something about a serial number thats on the belts. what questions should I ask the seller to find out if it's real or not.
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Driving that turnaround were rising sales in the lucrative accessories Mr. Di Risio is pushing. Yet the effects of the makeover have touched the core of the company's identity. Ms. Versace has begun taming the flamboyant clothing designs that once set her and the fashion house apart from the crowd. "I no longer recognize myself in that kind of woman," the 52-year-old Ms. Versace said in a telephone interview. The culture shift at Versace highlights how an increasingly competitive fashion industry is forcing even the most freewheeling players to embrace a corporate culture. Many labels, including LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's smaller brands like Celine and Marc Jacobs, have also been toning down their looks to appeal to a wider swath of consumers. Designers who once called the shots are ceding authority to executives who run the numbers. "In the beginning, it was a shock for me," Ms. Versace said. "When you tell a person who is used to being in power -- to saying yes or no on everything -- to take a step back, it's not easy. But it was necessary." Tweaking a label's aesthetics carries risks. If pushed too far, transformations risk alienating loyal customers, says Robert Burke, head of New York-based luxury-goods consultancy Robert Burke Associates and the former fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman. "You will always want to see a fashion edge to Versace," he says. Yet for family-owned fashion labels like Versace, pressure to make more money is high. They compete with publicly traded conglomerates such as LVMH and PPR SA's Gucci Group, which have the financial heft to expand with stores in the emerging markets of China, India and Russia -- seen as fueling the industry's growth. A number of Italy's top family-owned fashion houses, including Versace, Prada SpA and Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, are considering stock- market listings in the next couple of years. "An IPO would be the best way to raise money and implant in these countries," says Peter Farren, a luxury-goods analyst at the French investment firm Bryan Garnier. At Versace, a sobering realization is spurring Mr. Di Risio's moves: The clothes that once made the brand are now struggling to make money. In its heyday in the early 1990s, Versace stayed ahead of the fashion mainstream with lavish catwalk shows that celebrated the racy designs of founder Gianni Versace. The label amassed collections of real estate and artwork that enhanced the family's jet-setter status. The company found it increasingly tough to squeeze profits out of highly perishable fashions as production costs rose in Italy. In 1997, Mr. Versace was murdered outside his Miami villa. The firm's finances went into a tailspin, and it was forced to shelve plans to go public. Mr. Versace's 50% stake in the label went to his niece, Ms. Versace's then-preteen daughter Allegra Versace Beck, shifting the balance of power. Though Ms. Versace owns only 20% of the company, she was seen to exert huge influence because of her daughter's stake. A third sibling, Santo Versace, owns the remaining 30% of the company. Ms. Versace Beck, now 20 years old, manages her stake with the help of advisers. The Versace stakeholders decided the company needed a CEO who could turn the company around. Fabio Cacciatori, at one time an outside financial consultant for the company, became CEO in September 2003 but resigned in December. The company named Versace's then-Chief Financial Officer Daniele Ballestrazzi interim CEO as it searched for new leadership. When Versace recruited Mr. Di Risio from LVMH's Fendi label in the summer of 2004, the house was saddled with more than $146 million in debt and heading to a net loss of $124 million for the year, on revenue of $416 million. High-end retailers like Bergdorf Goodman had stopped carrying the brand. Bergdorf Chief Executive Jim Gold recalls that Versace was distributing too widely, diluting its exclusivity, and was overly consumed with making a splash on the runway. While many labels had started delivering retailers fresh designs more frequently, ahead of the runway collections, Versace resisted. Mr. Di Risio arrived with a new mantra. Clothing that is too fashionable, he told his lieutenants, is bad for business because it eats up capital and goes out of style quickly. Accessories and other leather goods are a better bet because they have a longer shelf life and fatter profit margins. To reduce Versace's dependence on fashion, Mr. Di Risio shut down lines such as Versace Intimates lingerie and Versace Young, a children's line. The company sold its unprofitable perfume, jewelry and watchmaking divisions, replacing them with lucrative licensing agreements with U.S. watch group Timex Corp. and Italian perfume and cosmetics maker EuroItalia Srl. Mr. Di Risio homed in on the company's shoes and handbags, which have higher profit margins because they cost less to produce than clothes but are easier to sell to a wide array of customers. Last year, more than 30% of Versace's $383 million in revenue came from accessories, compared with 4% when Mr. Di Risio arrived. He also expanded the label's push into home furnishings -- a business that generated sales of $82.5 million in 2006, up 55% from the year before. Versace recently unveiled its "Jet Seat," an aerodynamically-styled leather chair in a high-tech ceramic frame that is sold in Europe for <euro>38,000 (about $50,000). "It was like taking a blank page and rewriting everything," Mr. Di Risio says. To succeed, however, he had to get Ms. Versace on board. She had hoped to resurrect the costly haute-couture fashion shows the label had discontinued before Mr. Di Risio's arrival. But he argued she could more effectively enhance the line's exclusivity by holding showings for individual clients. "I said to Di Risio, 'This is not going to work. This is going to die,'" recalled Ms. Versace. But, she said, "I was wrong, and he was right. We sell more now." Ms. Versace had to become more conscious of how much time and money the label invests in promoting designs at events like the Oscars. Last year, the designer dressed actresses Hilary Swank, Uma Thurman and Salma Hayek and director Robert Altman's wife, Kathryn Reed Altman, who donned a navy-blue sequin gown. This year, however, Ms. Versace limited herself to one gown, designing a rose-colored dress with a sweeping train for best-actress nominee Penelope Cruz. For Versace's ready-to-wear line, Ms. Versace is going for looks she calls "a little more understated." Bergdorf Goodman will carry her designs in the fall for the first time in years. Ms. Versace is also working more closely with retailers, adding four more collections beyond the traditional spring and fall runway collections. These are shown to retailers in private visits, giving them a preview of what to expect. On the financial side, Mr. Di Risio has untangled the company's assets from those of the family, selling property he deemed "nonstrategic" to pay the company's debts. The family's Manhattan townhouse was sold for about $35 million, and its contents went up for auction in 2005. The paintings alone -- including works by artists Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and Julian Schnabel -- fetched more than $11 million dollars. Flagship stores in New York, London and Milan that Mr. Di Risio described as "decadent and sad," were redone with sleek, minimalist designs. The label, which operates 82 stores and has 35 franchise operations, plans to open more than 10 boutiques by the end of the year, including seven stores in China alone. When Versace opened the doors of its updated Moscow boutique in April, an array of leather bags, belts and shoes greeted customers at the store's lacquered ground-floor entrance. The label's ready-to-wear collection was relegated to the upper floor.
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I NEED YOUR HELP!! Can you correct this text, PLEASE???? We are making a projet 4 university and we must to write some text in english...can you correct this text??? (our prof. suggest us to use internet and forum to do that, he does't give us a grade for our english!) THANK YOU!! "I don't know this shop for a long time, I discover it a few months ago, but I jet love it! Here I can find a lot of funny t-shirt, blouse, shirt, skirt, trousers...and not only for under 44size!!! There's both casual and very elegant clothes and some accessories (Mussoni foulard, or Gucci bags and belt) and shoes (from Sergio Rossi, for example): the most brand are italian brand (more or less well known!). It is a little expansive, but it's worth!" (if you've got some suggest..thank you!) The shop-assistent is very kind! (is it right?) Thanks! Lily K...you're an angel! Thanks! Stitch..smack! You're all very kind....thank you so much! There's another text..you're so kind and..please..can you correct also that?? "Hi guys!! I'm an Italian Fashion Student and I’d like to tell you about my style…. I haven’t the same look everyday, but I don’t change it for the place where I go! When I wake up in the morning, I open my armchair and choose the outfit according with my mood… Sometimes I’m casual and sometimes I’m very smart&elegant, but the “red-wire” of my outfit is the matching. I can’t wear something that haven’t colours correct matched with all the other clothes and accessories that I wear!"
help! where can i find a cute belt bag? i am looking a cute, inexpensive belt bag. i know that gucci makes one, but it is $400. i would prefer leather in any color. i also like the coach swing packs, but i don't like the signature coach C's. here are some pics of examples: http://sale.hsn.com/nine-west-convertible-belt-or-cross-body-bag_pf-824508_xp.aspx?club_id=824508&sz=14&sf=FA0023&rdr=1&cm_mmc=ShoppingEngine*NexTag*fa0023*824508 http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod31500057 http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9652&category_id=619
I need to buy a replacement belt for a snap on belt buckle!! Help!!? Please help, I'm trying to find a belt for a snap on belt buckle I have but all the belts online seem to be for hooped buckles. When I really just need a plain end to attach the belt too!! Does anyone have any ideas!! I know it might not make much sense as it's so hard to explain!!! It's a Gucci buckle but the belt I have has gone all frayed!!
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