Japan: designer brands take a tumble

Gisele Bundchen & Yuri Pleskun for Balenciaga SS11 campaign

Godfrey Gao for Louis Vuitton SS11 campaign

The devastating disaster in Japan isn't just affecting the people of Japan, it will have a massive affect on the sales of many designer brands too.

According to reports in the evening standard 'almost half of Japanese women over the age of 20 own a Louis Vuitton handbag, in Toyko the proportion is 94%'!

Being one of the world's leading luxury brands consumer, Balenciaga, Burberry, Swiss watch and many more will be affected.

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