11 Facts About Louis Vuitton

 

1. 99% of all “Vuittons” in the world are fake


2. Louis Vuitton celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2004.


3. Louis Vuitton opened his first store in 1854, he began


4. The world’s first flat top trunk was created by Louis Vuitton in 1858


5. The first LVs sold in the United States were sold in 1898 by Wanamaker’s department stores.


6. Louis Vuitton didn’t design jewelry until 2001 when Marc Jacobs introduced a charm bracelet, watches came a year later.


7. Though it’s been around since 1930, the Speedy didn’t gain a massive following until it was redesigned for Audrey Hepburn in the 60s.


8. Vuitton HQ is in Florence, Italy


9. Louis Vuitton was born in Jura, France in 1821.


10. The “LV” monogram was originally meant to foil Counterfeiting attempts


11. When the Louis Vuitton Building opened on the Champs-Elysees it was the largest travel-goods store in the world