Louis Vuitton is an International French Fashion Design, which has full name Louis Vuitton Malletier. He has fashion house specializing in trunks, leather goods, ready-to-wear, shoes, jewelry, sunglasses, watches, accessories and books. Louis Vuitton has iconic LV monogram and logo and known all around the world, which the most recognizable brands in the world. The company commands some of the highest prices in the internasional fashion market for LV’s products, for long time symbol of wealth and prestige.
Biography of Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton was born in August, 4 1821 at Jura, France. Louis Vuitton was a renowned trunks and luggage retailer in the mid 19th century, then the company expanded in terms of location and financial success while entering into the 20th century. He was successes to entered the fashion world with integrating his signature Monogram Canvas into purses and bags. On first time, he create LVMH became a milestone step then LV came to acquire luxury fashion image known.
He moved to Paris, France in 1835 to picked up a series of odd jobs to pay for his journey. Louis Vuitton is very well established reputation and became an apprentice Layetier to prominent households. By his experience with the French Aristocracy then developed expert knowledge of good travelling case. After that he began to design his own luggage and setting the foundation for LV company. Becoming prestigious and successful, many other luggagemakers began to imitate LV’s design and style.
Success Stories of Louis Vuitton
The company participated in the universal exhibition in 1867 at Paris. Louis Vuitton was changed the Trianon design to a beige and brown stripes design to protect against the duplication of his look. His first store was opened in 1885 at London, England and the Damier Canvas pattern was created bearing a logo that reads “marquee L. Vuitton deposee’in 1888. Louis Vuitton was died in 1892 and the company’ management passed to his son, Georges Vuitton.
In 1893, Georges Vuitton exbiting the company’s products at the Chicago World’s Fair and started a campaign to build the company. The company launched the legendary Monogram Canvas and made the wordwide patents in 1896. The Louis Vitton Company introduced the Steamer Bag, a smaller piece of luggage designed to be kept inside Vuitton luggage trunks in 1901. In 1914, The Building of Louis Vuitton opened on The Champs-Elysees and stores also opened in the world at the time, In 1930, Louis Vuitton’s Company was introduced The Keepall Bag and introduced the Noe Bag in 1932. Georges Vuitton was died in 1936, then his son Gaston Louis Vuitton assumed control of the company.
In 1960’s, LV counterfeiting returned as a greater issue to continue on 21st Century. The Papillon was lauched in 1966, it’s a cylindrical bags. LV owned two stores in 1977 and first stores in Japan opened in 1977, then opened in Taiwan in 1983 and South Korea in 1984. In 1985, The Epi leather line was lauched, and until today, Louis Vuitton with LV brand still existe.
Louis Vuitton is the most legendary houses and the oldest of fashion in the world. Louis Vitton having started in 1854, that sells its products strictly through own retail stores and small boutiques in high-end department stores and online through its website.
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