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Louis Vuitton (French: [lwi vɥitɔ̃] ⓘ; 4 August 1821 – 27 February 1892) [1] was a French fashion designer and businessman. He was the founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH. Prior to this, he had been appointed as trunk-maker to Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III. [2]
The Louis Vuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris. [21] Louis Vuitton had observed that the HJ Cave Osilite [22] trunk could be easily stacked. In 1858, Vuitton introduced his flat-topped trunks with Trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight. [21]
The myth grew with his ascent as artistic director of women’s collections at Louis Vuitton, where his predecessor Marc Jacobs had paved the way for a leather goods colossus to become a $9.5 ...
Georges Ferréol Vuitton (13 July 1857 – 26 October 1936) was the only child of Louis Vuitton (1821–1892; French designer and trunk maker for Empress Eugénie de Montijo [1] [2]) and Clemence-Emilie Vuitton, [3] who succeeded his father as head of the Louis Vuitton brand, which is now a brand under the umbrella of the parent company LVMH ...
In 2022, Louis Vuitton announced a €1 million donation to UNICEF to help the Ukrainian victims of the Russian invasion. [107] On 2 March 2022, LVMH Group pledged €5 million to the Red Cross to those affected by the war. [108] [109] In addition, the company closed 124 of its stores in Russia. [110]
It was more than just another fashion show in the City of Light. Louis Vuitton’s latest extravaganza on Paris’ most famous avenue, the Champs-Elysées, transformed an iconic 19th-century art ...
A viral claim asserts that Louis Vuitton sponsored human zoos in the 19th and 20th centuries. Louis Vuitton says the claim is false.
The fault became too large to ignore when Arnault had a differing strategic vision from Henry Racamier, Louis Vuitton's president. [ 15 ] In January 1989, he spent another $500 million to gain control of a total of 43.5% of LVMH's shares and 35% of its voting rights, thus reaching the "blocking minority" that he needed to stop the dismantlement ...