Mumbai, September 2015
Torero Corporation, the global licensee of CROSS leather accessories launched the European women’s fashion handbag brand Victorio & Lucchino in India. The launch took place at India Retail Forum on 15th September, 2015 at Hotel Renaissance, Mumbai. The collection would be in stores by the 1st of October, and is stated to be in 200 stores by the end of the year. The launch of Victorio & Lucchino, would be closely followed by their pret line, V&L. The handbag collection starts at Rs 2999/-.
“Victorio & Lucchino is among the fastest growing brands in the world, and Torero is honoured to get the opportunity to introduce this 40 year old authentic Spanish brand to India. Victorio & Lucchino are globally renowned for their young, quirky, and chic handbags, which showcase an idyllic Mediterranean lifestyle, full of joie-de-vivre. Always on trend, Victorio & Lucchino would be launching their latest autumn winter 2015, followed by their spring summer 2016 collection to provide to the Indian consumer, an authentic European experience.” says Mr. Yashovardhan Gupta, Director & CEO of Torero Corporation.
Victorio & Lucchino, the iconic Spanish Fashion brand was recently ranked as among the fastest growing fashion brands in Spain. Founded by Messer’s, Victorio and Lucchino, the Brand is known for their extremely high sense of Fashion. With more than 4 decades of experience, Victorio and Lucchino create and provide to the consumers, a collection of handbags, which is reflective of the bright, happy atmosphere of Spain. Targeted at women from the ages of 18 to 35, Victorio and Lucchino’s launch collection has been feted for its European styles, fashionable designs, and on trend colours. Crafted in the highest quality Spanish materials, Victorio & Lucchino have routinely redefined the expectations from a handbag. A womans handbag, is now the centerpiece of her wardrobe. The launch includes the bestselling Adriana, Bianca, Carolina and the Daniela Collection amongst others.
About Victorio and Lucchino
Victorio & Lucchino is an European fashion brand , which takes its name from its creators, Victorio Jose Victor Rodriguez Caro, and Lucchino, José Luis Medina del Corral.
They began their journey in the world of fashion in the late 1970s, in the city of Seville. Professional meeting between the two took place in the department of design company Disart of Seville. As a result of that employment relationship, they decided to become independent and open a store in the Andalusian capital where they sold their early designs. In 1985 they designed their first collection, which was presented in a parade in New York. Since then and with the creation of the Pasarela Cibeles, they began to introduce his two collections of ready-to-wear every year.
In 1984, after observing the great demand for their dresses, they decided to create their first collection and present it in a parade in Barcelona. In 1992, with the intention of diversifying its business, V&L launched their first fragrance for women, Carmen, in collaboration with the Spanish fashion company Puig, and have recently entered in jewelry designing. In addition, their love of art and culture has led them to collaborate on productions theater and cinema, as the works ’Yerma’ or ’La Celestina’ and the film ‘The Bodyguard’, where Whitney Houston wore a dress designed by them. V&L’s creations are known not only in Spain, but spread around the world in countries such as Japan, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands and the United States.
About Torero Corporation
Torero Corporation, formed by the alumni of the Indian School of Business is a global brand management company focused on the leather accessories category. With multiple global licenses, Torero is working towards its mission to help consumers feel better by providing access to the highest quality leather accessories in a brand and at a price they love. Torero would be launching four more global brands in India by the end of year. Other brands and licenses owned by Torero Corporation include the famous writing instrument brand Cross, established in 1846, Yanko and Torero. Torero’s licensed products are currently sold in over 200 stores in India, as well as retailed by Torero’s exclusive distributors in over 50 countries across the globe.