When was louis vuitton

From the Speedy style now popular again to the bucket, seen here on a episode of Bewitched , an LV purse became a coveted item among modern women.

Dapper Dan made a killing with his knockoff business in the s in Harlem. His downstairs store on East th Street was often visited by Run-D. In , Marc Jacobs —then an on-the-rise New York designer who had been fired from Perry Ellis several years earlier—was named creative director at Louis Vuitton. In , Jacobs introduced another monogram collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

Murakami remade the monogram in white with multicolored logos and characters and in pink with cherry blossom designs for his first series. In and he added an actual cherry print and denim. As the monogram grew in popularity, so did the range of monogrammed products. On the runway, Jacobs used it for hats, tights, umbrellas, fans, and fur muffs, select versions of which were available at retail. Historically known for its Damier and Monogram canvases, the Maison also creates leather goods in a range of finishes such as the iconic Epi, as well as increasingly sophisticated leathers and models such as the timeless Capucines bag.

Since then, the Maison has also ventured into the domains of watchemaking with the Tambour timepieces, jewellery headed by Artistic Director Francesca Amfitheatrof, as well as fragrances with Master Perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud.

Frequently collaborating with world-renowned artists and architects, the Maison presents the Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades collection of travel-inspired objects and furniture imagined by a growing list of leading international designers. Louis Vuitton Play video. Separate the addresses with a comma. Identity Founded in Paris in , Louis Vuitton perpetuates the ambitious vision of its namesake.

Icon Created by Georges Louis Vuitton in as a tribute to his father, the Monogram canvas, a highly coveted material that quickly became a sign of distinction and rarity.

Outlook Today, Louis Vuitton expresses its daring spirit by developing additional savoir-faire in a growing number of related crafts, always propelled by an inexhaustible desire to do the unexpected.

Key figures 4 rue des Capucines: Louis Vuitton's first store opens in 17 leather goods workshops in France the average number of operations needed to create a Louis Vuitton leather bag. The sign outside the shop read: "Securely packs the most fragile objects.

Specializing in packing fashions. In , four years after opening his own shop, Vuitton debuted an entirely new trunk. Instead of leather, it was made of a gray canvas that was lighter, more durable and more impervious to water and odors. However, the key selling point was that unlike all previous trunks, which were dome-shaped, Vuitton's trunks were rectangular—making them stackable and far more convenient for shipping via new means of transport like the railroad and steamship.

Most commentators consider Vuitton's trunk the birth of modern luggage. The trunks proved an immediate commercial success, and advances in transportation and the expansion of travel placed an increasing demand for Vuitton's trunks. In , to fulfill the requests placed for his luggage, he expanded into a larger workshop in Asnieres, a village outside Paris. Business was booming, and Vuitton received personal orders not only from French royalty but also from Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt.

In , however, Vuitton's business was interrupted by the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War and the subsequent siege of Paris, which gave way to a bloody civil war that destroyed the French Empire. When the siege finally ended on January 28, , Vuitton returned to Asnieres to find the village in ruins, his staff dispersed, his equipment stolen and his shop destroyed.

Showing the same stubborn, can-do spirit, he displayed by walking almost miles alone at the age of 13, Vuitton immediately devoted himself to the restoration of his business. Within months he had built a new shop at a new address, 1 Rue Scribe. Along with the new address also came a new focus on luxury.

Located in the heart of the new Paris, Rue Scribe was home to the prestigious Jockey Club and had a decidedly more aristocratic feel than Vuitton's previous location in Asnieres. In , Vuitton introduced a new trunk design featuring beige canvas and red stripes. The simple, yet luxurious, new design appealed to Paris' new elite and marked the beginning of the Louis Vuitton label's modern incarnation as a luxury brand.

For the next 20 years, Vuitton continued to operate out of 1 Rue Scribe, innovating high-quality, luxury luggage, until he died on February 27, , at the age of But the Louis Vuitton line would not die with its eponymous founder.