Designer Profile: Louis Vuitton

[Black Cher]

I thought it’d be fun and informative to go over some fashion history. I will do 22 designer profiles on the most universally acclaimed designers. I will focus the first 10 profiles on the cult fashion houses, the first profile being on Louis Vuitton.

Founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton in Paris, France, the brand originally focused on crafting high end canvas trunks and luggage for the French elite. What made Vuitton’s trunks different from other trunk makers was that his trunks featured a flat top which allowed them to be stacked for easier storage. His most popular trunk, the Trianon was introduced in 1858 and featured gray canvas.

The flat top trunk was a revolutionary innovation at the time which lead to many competitors copying the design. To set himself apart from his imitators, Vuitton began incorporating an LV monogram and damier print which has become the signature trademark and logo for the company today.

Today, The House of Loius Vuitton creates luxury trunks, leather goods, ready to wear clothing, jewelry accessories, and handbags. Despite having a vast range of products, Louis Vuitton handbags and trunks remain the most popular items. The most popular handbags are the Keepall, the Speedy (a smaller version of the Keepall), the Alma, Noé, and the Neverfull.

Keepall

Speedy

Alma

Noé

Neverfull

Good to know:
Founder: Louis Vuitton
Founding year: 1854
Founded in: Paris, France
Headquarters: Paris, France
CEO: Michael Burke
Creative Director Womenswear: Nicholas Ghesquière
Creative Director Menswear: Virgil Abloh
Pronunciation: LWEE vwee-TO(NG)

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Post more pics of bags

 

[Black Cher]

Post more pics of bags

Any specific ones? Or do you want met to just pick some out?

 

[Black Cher]

Most memorable Louis Vuttion fashion shows in recent history

Spring/Summer 2001

Spring/Summer 2008

Autumn/Winter 2009

Autumn/Winter 2011

Spring/Summer 2012

Spring/Summer 2013

Spring/Summer 2014

Cruise 2017

Autumn/Winter 2017

 

[WaveGang]

LV fragment link up was crazy


The upside down LV logo wavy asf

 

[Shykai]

Very interesting and informative OP. If you're into podcasts, you might be interested in the "dressesd" podcast. They talk about fashion history and had a podcast on Louis Vuitton recently as well .

I'd like more pictures of handbags too! Whichever one's you'd like to pick out .

 

[Black Cher]

Sofia Coppola x Louis Vuitton

City Steamer

I prefer their plain leather bags over the monogram or canvas ones.
Capucines

Lockit

I’m not into the lockit bags at all, they’re not attractive to me.
Montaigne

 

[Black Cher]

Chain Louise

This is one of their ugliest bags (in my opinion) it’s also very popular with ig models so it’s definitely a trendy piece not an investment piece. They retail for around $2300 if you wanted to sell it in five years, you’d be lucky to get $800.
Kimono

I don’t like this either, I prefer bags that are more timeless with a classic shape.
Petite Malle

Cluny

I like this bag, but I don’t like epi leather so I would never buy it.

 

[The Mad Titan]

@HotChocolate oh you fancy huh?

 

[MollyGalaga]

Why the hate on Virgil?


also how you feel about the older collabs circa early 00's

 

[Black Cher]

Why the hate on Virgil?


also how you feel about the older collabs circa early 00's

I don’t hate Virgil, I just hate his designs for Off white and his debut menswear collection for LV. Idk maybe his later collections for Louis Vuitton will be better (doubt it). I mean I’m glad that a black designer is making history and finally being included in the fashion industry but I just feel like he’s destroying the integrity of the brand in the same way that Alessandro Michele is destroying Gucci (I’ll save that for another thread).

I mean the Louis Vuitton x Stephen Sprouse collection was cool how it featured the graffiti bags and neon monogram. I didn’t particularly like the collection for myself as I didn’t buy anything but I thought it was cool.

Idk I wasn’t really wowed by any of the early 2000’s collabs but then again I don’t really like Louis Vuitton as a collective brand. I honestly think most of their stuff is tacky but I wanted to do an unbiased profile lol.

The only Louis Vuitton collabs I actually liked were the 2008 LV x Richard Prince and the various LV x Takashi Murakami collabs. I loved how the Richard Prince collection were based off of his nurse paintings and featured watercolor LV monograms, I think it’s the coolest bag they’ve ever done.

And of course with the 2003 Takashi collab came the iconic multicolor monogram. The multicolor ones were definitely the most popular LV bags in the early 2000’s everyone had them, especially in hip hop culture with the video vixens wearing them, etc.

 

[Black Cher]

@HotChocolate oh you fancy huh?

I actually don’t frequently buy from LV, I’m not fond of the brand. The only cult houses I buy from are vintage Dior and Saint Laurent, I prefer lesser known designers like Johanna Ortiz and Ulyana Sergeenko. I just wanted to do an LV profile

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

i never been a fan of logo's and trademarks on apparel.... but some of the ready to wear is very chic lately.

 

[Black Cher]

i never been a fan of logo's and trademarks on apparel.... but some of the ready to wear is very chic lately.

Same here, I find logos to be very gaudy. Louis Vuitton ready to wear is very nice though.

 

[The Mad Titan]

I actually don’t frequently buy from LV, I’m not fond of the brand. The only cult houses I buy from are vintage Dior and Saint Laurent, I prefer lesser known designers like Johanna Ortiz and Ulyana Sergeenko. I just wanted to do an LV profile

Just messing with you, I noticed from a couple of your post you have exquisite sense of taste and style.
















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