英语文摘:World's most powerful luxury brands in 2010

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Every year, Millward Brown Optimor, a global brand strategy and financial consultancy, will release a list of "World's Most Powerful Brands."

2009 is a rough year for global luxury brands , they suffered from economic cold winter around the world and had to compete with those rising mass fashion labels and retailers.

On the list of 2010, brands like Burberry and Prada didn't make the top ten. However, Louis Vuitton and Hermes actually did better than last year.

Here's a look:

1. Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton (Photo Source: MPlife.com)

Last year's ranking: 1

Overall Brand Value: up 2% to 19.78 billion U.S. dollars