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While there are many companies around the world that manufacture high-end clothes and accessories, only a few are unmatched when it comes to brand value.
Let's take a look at fashion houses that top in brand value.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: Largest Louis Vuitton store in China, in Shanghai.Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters
Louis Vuitton
Industry: Retail
Founded: 1854
Headquarters: Paris, France
Products: Luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses, and books
Brand value: $22.71 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 1
Louis Vuitton, which was founded in 1854, is famous for its luxury trunks.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: A man walks past a Hermes store in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Hermes
Industry: Apparels, accessories
Founded: 1837
Headquarters: Paris, France
Products: High-fashion clothing and accessory manufacture and retail
Brand value: $19.12 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 2
Hermes, which was founded in 1837, is famous for its scarves.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: A passer-by looks on as shoppers queue up outside a Gucci shop in downtown Milan, Italy.Photographs: Paolo Bona/Reuters
Gucci
Industry: Consumer Goods
Founded: 1921
Headquarters: Florence, Italy
Products: High-fashion clothing and accessory manufacture and retail
Brand value: $12.73 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 3
Gucci, which was founded in 1921, is famous for its handbags.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: People walk past a Prada store on Grafton Street in central Dublin, Ireland.Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
Prada
Industry: Apparels, accessories
Founded: 1913
Headquarters: Milan, Italy
Products: Clothing, cosmetics, fashion accessories, jewellery, perfumes, spirits, watches, wines
Brand value: $9.45 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 4
Prada, which was founded in 1913, is famous for its ready-to-wear.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: Women walk past a window display of luxury goods maker Rolex in Paris' Place Vendome, France.Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Rolex
Industry: Watch manufacturing
Founded: 1905
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Products: Watches
Brand value: $7.94 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 5
Rolex, which was founded in 1913, is famous for its watches.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: Customers choose cosmetics at a Chanel counter at the Shinsegae department store in Seoul, South Korea.Photographs: Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
Chanel
Industry: Fashion
Founded: 1909
Headquarters: Paris, France
Products: Haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods and fashion accessories
Brand value: $7.94 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 6
Chanel, which was founded in 1909, is famous for its perfumes.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: A Cartier outlet in Paris' Place Vendome, France.Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Cartier
Industry: Jewellery manufacturing, watchmaking, retailing
Founded: 1847
Headquarters: Paris, France
Products: Jewellery and watches
Brand value: $6.37 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 7
Cartier, which was founded in 1847, is famous for its jewellery.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: People walk past the window display of a Burberry store in Beijing, China.Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Burberry
Industry: Fashion
Founded: 1856
Headquarters: London, England
Products: Clothing accessories, perfumes
Brand value: $4.19 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 8
Burberry, which was founded in 1856, is famous for its perfumes.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: A woman looks in the window of the Fendi store in New York, United States.Photographs: Keith Bedford/Reuters
Fendi
Industry: Fashion
Founded: 1925
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Products: Leather and other luxury goods
Brand value: $3.63 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 9
Fendi, which was founded in 1925, is famous for its leather goods.
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10 most valued luxury brands in the world
Image: People walk past a Coach store on Madison Avenue in New York, United States.Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Coach
Industry: Apparel, accessories
Founded: 1941
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Products: Handbags, accessories, watches, footwear, eyewear
Brand value: $3.27 billion
Overall rank in brand value: 10
Coach, which was founded in 1941, is famous for its handbags.
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