private founded south norwalk connecticut headquarters 1 regent street norwalk connecticut u.s. 06855 key people peter dooney and frederic bourke products handbags women s accessories men s accessories business cases weekend and travel accessories watches footwear website dooney and bourke dooney & bourke is a company specializing in fashion accessories such as handbags ipod cases luggage bracelets watches and briefcases as well as a limited clothing line which includes sweaters shoes jackets and scarves . while most products are made for women there are some products such as sweaters belts wallets briefcases and some shoes made for men . founded in 1975 dooney & bourke products range from 60 850 . contents 1 history 2 advertising today 3 product locations 3.1 united states 3.2 worldwide 4 legal issues 4.1 louis vuitton vs. dooney and bourke 4.2 conspiracy and bribery conviction of bourke 5 references 6 external links history edit dooney & bourke handbag dooney & bourke started in 1975 when peter dooney and frederic bourke launched their namesake in south norwalk connecticut . the duo started off with two introductory products surcingle belts which were popular due to their unique vibrant colors and stripes and classic suspenders . in 1981 dooney & bourke branched out into the handbag business with the release of the tack case and the equestrian bag both made from bridle leather . along with their original distributors such as nordstrom brooks brothers and saks fifth avenue they opened the company store in norwalk connecticut which sold among other things dooney & bourke merchandise . in 1983 with the development of their famous all weather leather awl bag the first awl handbag collection was released featuring a duck logo with a russet leather trim . in 2006 and 2007 the emma bag a small oval sized bag named after emma roberts was created . in 2007 hayden panettiere an actress on the nbc television series heroes designed a new bag for dooney & bourke advertising today edit for 2007 2008 actress hayden panettiere has taken over the creation of her own line of dooney & bourke bags including the hayden bag and the patent leather bag known as the chiarra . the 2006 representative for dooney & bourke was actress emma roberts of aquamarine and unfabulous the niece of julia roberts . other celebrities including mischa barton from the o.c. lindsay lohan and michelle trachtenberg have modeled in advertisements for dooney & bourke in past years . dooney & bourke advertise in several fashion and style magazines such as vogue teen vogue elle vanity fair lucky instyle and w. dooney & bourke also sends out quarterley catalogs to customers who join their mailing list by visiting their website or calling their toll free number . throughout the years the dooney & bourke brand have advertised to capture youthful consumers . the brand have designed a young looking style for adolescents expanding their consumers . product locations edit united states edit costa mesa california south coast plaza 3333 bristol st. suite 1601 costa mesa ca 92626 honolulu hawaii ala moana shopping center 1450 ala moana blvd. suite 2223 honolulu hi 96814 las vegas nevada grand canal shoppes at the venetian 3377 las vegas blvd suite 2215 las vegas nv 89109 white plains new york the westchester 125 westchester ave. white plains ny 10601 dallas texas northpark center 312 northpark center dallas tx 75225 the galleria 13350 dallas parkway suite 1320 dallas tx 75240 worldwide edit tokyo japan cotai macau china a number of dooney & bourke factory stores can be found throughout the united states . addresses can be found via their store locator tool on dooney.com . dooney and bourke products can also be purchased online on auction sites such as ebay though authenticity can not be guaranteed through such sites . dooney and bourke products can be purchased at macy s dillards lord and taylor and many other department stores off price discount stores and at many dooney & bourke factory stores nationwide . legal issues edit louis vuitton vs. dooney and bourke edit in april 2004 rival louis vuitton filed suit against dooney & bourke stating dooney & bourke had infringed its allegedly famous murakami monogram multicolore collection . on may 30 2008 district court judge shira scheindlin ruled in favor of dooney & bourke and dismissed the case . 1 conspiracy and bribery conviction of bourke edit on july 9 2009 frederic bourke was found guilty by a jury and convicted of conspiracy and bribery under the u.s. foreign corrupt practices act and travel act in the u.s. district court for the southern district of new york . 2 bourke was convicted of conspiring with a czech national viktor ko en also known as pirate of prague 3 to pay bribes to the ex president and government officials of azerbaijan . the bribery involved a 1998 scheme to induce the sale and purchase of the azeri state oil company . 4 although bourke did not personally bribe the government officials and lost his 8 million investment in a hedge fund managed by the czech national bourke was found to have known personally that money invested in the fund were used for bribing azeri officials with cash and a secret 2 3 interest in the oil company . 4 after the jury verdict district judge shira scheindlin assessed a 1 million fine against bourke and sentenced him to a jail term of one year and a day followed by three years of probation . 5 references edit covert james 2008 06 05 . open & shut case louis vuitton rival wins big in bag battle . the new york post . retrieved 2010 02 08 . johnson carrie 2010 02 08 . u.s. sends a message by stepping up crackdown on foreign business bribes . the washington post . retrieved 2010 02 08 . pirate of prague . bloomberg l.p. retrieved 2012 05 20 . a b glovin david 2009 07 11 . executive guilty of conspiracy in foreign bribery case . bloomberg news . retrieved 2010 02 08 . vardi nathan 2009 11 10 . founder of dooney & bourke gets jail term of one year . forbes . retrieved 2010 02 08 . external links edit dooney & bourke official website dooney & bourke news and blogs retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dooney % 26 bourke & oldid 732317687 categories bags fashion fashion accessory brandsclothing companies of the united statescompanies based in norwalk connecticutcompanies established in 19752000s fashion2010s fashionluxury brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 july 2016 at 04 09 . text is 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