Even though Louis Vuitton is owned by the French conglomerate LVMH, there's still a family feeling at the ancestral home and workshops where trunks and handbags are made in a village outside of Paris. Come along for a special tour.
As travel changed, so did travel bags. Created in 1901, the canvas Steamer bag (in front right of photo) was among the first soft bags created by Louis Vuitton. It was originally used as a laundry bag by passengers on trans-Atlantic ships. Once filled, it was left on the outside door handle so that the ship's staff could pick it up and send back clean laundry. Louis Vuitton menswear designer Kim Jones has incorporated the modern-looking "V" logo into recent collections.
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As travel changed, so did travel bags. Created in 1901, the canvas Steamer bag (in front right of photo) was among the first soft bags created by Louis Vuitton. It was originally used as a laundry bag by passengers on trans-Atlantic ships. Once filled, it was left on the outside door handle so that the ship's staff could pick it up and send back clean laundry. Louis Vuitton menswear designer Kim Jones has incorporated the modern-looking "V" logo into recent collections.
