Vuitton established the Louis Vuitton label in 1854 in Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris, France
One of the most interesting facts about Louis Vuitton you might not know is that Vuitton established the Louis Vuitton label in 1854 in Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris, France. Vuitton arrived in bustling 19th-century Paris in 1837 and quickly established himself. He was an apprentice to Monsieur Marechal, a prominent trunk manufacturer in Paris. Within a few years, while still in his teens, Vuitton established himself as a highly competent trunk-maker. Vuitton married 16-year-old Clemence-Emilie Parriaux in 1854 when he was 33 years old. He soon quit Marechal's shop and established his own trunk-making and packing workshop in Paris. Vuitton developed his groundbreaking rectangular canvas trunks in 1858, inspired by H.J. Cave & Sons of London, at a time when the market only possessed rounded-top leather trunks. The demand for Vuitton's long-lasting, lightweight designs prompted him to open a larger facility in Asnières-Sur-Seine.
The starting price for Louis Vuitton was $10,567. Louis Vuitton saw that the HJ Cave Osilite trunk stacked easily. Vuitton debuted his flat-topped trunks with Trianon canvas in 1858, making them lightweight and watertight. Prior to the debut of Vuitton's trunks, rounded-top trunks were utilized, which could not be stacked because they promoted water drainage. It was Vuitton's gray Trianon canvas flat trunk that allowed them to be easily stacked on top of one another during journeys. Many subsequent luggage manufacturers copied Vuitton's style and design.
