After all, she is the only daughter of Aldo and Margherita Furlanetto, who founded popular Italian bag and accessories brand, Furla, in 1927
"I appreciate good designs but I never saw the need to carry bags from other brands when my family has its own good quality leather bags in every style and colour," says Ms Furlanetto, who is in her 60s, in a telephone interview
But the mother of two, who lives in Bologna, concedes to an admiration for French luxury fashion house Hermes. The 176-year-old company is known for its leather goods, including the iconic Kelly and Birkin bags
She says: "In my opinion, Hermes is the epitome of top quality leather goods. The workmanship is beautiful and I love the construction of each leather item. It is a family-run business too. I would love to grow Furla to the success level of Hermes while still maintaining our key characteristic, that is, affordable prices for as many women as possible."
Furla leather bags start from $450 for a nappa leather bag
"It is important to keep our prices at an attainable level," she notes. "We want to provide our customers with the experience of luxury shopping but we also want to be a brand that is approachable."
This is why she discount handbags does not think of Furla as a luxury brand but a premium one that is "just below all the top brands"
She adds: "That is the one thing my father wanted my brothers and I to remember when we took over the company. We have to always be cost-conscious."
Together with her two older brothers, Carlo and Paolo, the three Furlanetto siblings took over the business from their father in cheap wallets 1970
Today, Ms Furlanetto, who is president of the company, is the only sibling running the business
Her parents died in the late 1980s, while her two brothers died of old age - Paolo in 1989 and Carlo in the mid-1990s
She has continued to expand the business beyond the Italian market. In the past 30 years, Furla has expanded to 63 countries, including Britain, China, Japan, Singapore and the United States. It has 320 stand-alone stores worldwide and about 1,300 points of sales in department stores and multi-label boutiques
Ms Furlanetto oversees the company's design team and created the brand's signature Candy bags in 2011
"I appreciate good designs but I never saw the need to carry bags from other brands when my family has its own good quality leather bags in every style and colour," says Ms Furlanetto, who is in her 60s, in a telephone interview
But the mother of two, who lives in Bologna, concedes to an admiration for French luxury fashion house Hermes. The 176-year-old company is known for its leather goods, including the iconic Kelly and Birkin bags
She says: "In my opinion, Hermes is the epitome of top quality leather goods. The workmanship is beautiful and I love the construction of each leather item. It is a family-run business too. I would love to grow Furla to the success level of Hermes while still maintaining our key characteristic, that is, affordable prices for as many women as possible."
Furla leather bags start from $450 for a nappa leather bag
"It is important to keep our prices at an attainable level," she notes. "We want to provide our customers with the experience of luxury shopping but we also want to be a brand that is approachable."
This is why she discount handbags does not think of Furla as a luxury brand but a premium one that is "just below all the top brands"
She adds: "That is the one thing my father wanted my brothers and I to remember when we took over the company. We have to always be cost-conscious."
Together with her two older brothers, Carlo and Paolo, the three Furlanetto siblings took over the business from their father in cheap wallets 1970
Today, Ms Furlanetto, who is president of the company, is the only sibling running the business
Her parents died in the late 1980s, while her two brothers died of old age - Paolo in 1989 and Carlo in the mid-1990s
She has continued to expand the business beyond the Italian market. In the past 30 years, Furla has expanded to 63 countries, including Britain, China, Japan, Singapore and the United States. It has 320 stand-alone stores worldwide and about 1,300 points of sales in department stores and multi-label boutiques
Ms Furlanetto oversees the company's design team and created the brand's signature Candy bags in 2011
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