Before becoming the most valuable luxury brand in the world, Louis Vuitton was a modest luggage and packing store in the Paris neighborhood of Place Vendome.
Contrary to the prevalent dome-shaped design at the time, the brand’s early flat-topped canvas steamer trunks allowed travelers to stack their luggage, and the store steadily built a reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality leather travel accessories and wardrobes.
In the Place Vendome district of Paris, Louis Vuitton once operated a small luggage and packing shop before rising to become the most valuable luxury brand in the world.
The brand’s early flat-topped canvas steamer trunks allowed travelers to stack their luggage in contrast to the popular dome-shaped design at the time, and the shop steadily established a reputation as a producer of premium leather travel accessories and wardrobes.
