French Designers - Louis Vuitton, Elsie de Wolfe, Jean-Gabriel Charvet, Nicolas de Gunzburg, Eugenia Errazuriz, Charles Percier, Alfred Grevin, Henri Riviere, Robert Opron, Sebastien Truchet, Jean Berain the Elder, Maurice Calka (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Louis Vuitton, Elsie de Wolfe, Jean-Gabriel Charvet, Nicolas de Gunzburg, Eugenia Errazuriz, Charles Percier, Alfred Grevin, Henri Riviere, Robert Opron, Sebastien Truchet, Jean Berain the Elder, Maurice Calka, Andre Mollet, Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis, Goyard, Paul Iribe, Francois Delaroziere, Roger Tallon, Nicolas Pineau, Henri de Gissey, Stephane Boudin, Georges de Feure, Jean-Yves Blondeau, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Roger Pitiot, Charles Germain de Saint Aubin, Philippe Charbonneaux, Andre Groult, Alain Mikli, Jean Berain the Younger, Ito Morabito, Jean Benner-Fries, Gerard Albouy, Elise Fouin, Gustave Fraipont. Excerpt: Louis Vuitton Malletier - commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton (French: , commonly ), or shortened to LV - is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses, and books. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. Louis Vuitton sells its products through standalone boutiques, lease departments in high-end department stores, and through the e-commerce section of its website. The Louis Vuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 on Rue Neuve des Capucines in Paris. In 1858, Vuitton introduced his flat-bottom trunks with trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight. Before the introduction of Vuitton's trunks, rounded-top trunks were used, generally to promote water run off, and thus could not be stacked. It was Vuitton's gray Trianon canvas flat trunk that allowed the ability to stack with ease for voyages. Becoming successful and prestigious, many other luggagemakers began to imitate LV's style and design. In the courtyard of the Vuitton...