Friday, December 3, 2010

.Louis Vuitton: a Luxury Goods Giant



Louis Vuitton was a poor carpenter who has to support his life by pat-time jobs since 14 years old. After several months’ apprenticeship in a luggage case making mill of Paris, he started to work as a servicer to the French royal family. Travelled by train was the favorite of aristocrats of French at that time because of the steam revolution, while the traditional luggage case became the troubles not only they would wrinkle the clothes but also would fall down because of the bumping train. Louis Vuitton invited a drunk fits for railway’s travelling to solve the problem and found his leather store in Paris. The drunk named “Trianongrey”, it is not only beautiful but also convenient and theft-proof, and it became the first choice for aristocrats at that time. Louis Vuitton spread to the whole European even the world.

Louis Vuitton set up the first factory in 1859 and started to work on solving real problems of travelers. George Vuitton, son of Louis Vuitton was invented “5-tumbler” that the users could use a key to open all the Louis Vuitton luggage cases that belong themselves that prevent from the trouble of carrying a lot of keys. In 1914, Louis Vuitton found the world largest travelling r goods’ franchise in Champs Elysees, Paris at that time. The third successor Gaston Vuitton has close relationship with the European artists who are always be invited to join designing Louis Vuitton goods. Gaston made his favorite classic factors became the eternal fashion. Louis Vuitton was on its way to the road of luxury.

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