Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses.
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31 Facts About Louis Vuitton
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Louis Vuitton operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide.
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Louis Vuitton had observed that the HJ Cave Osilite trunk could be easily stacked.
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In 1858, Louis Vuitton introduced his flat-topped trunks with Trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight.
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Soon thereafter, due to the continuing imitation of his look, in 1888, Vuitton created the Damier Canvas pattern, which bore a logo that reads "marque L Vuitton deposee", which translates into "L.
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In 1892, Louis Vuitton died, and the company's management passed to his son.
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In 1901, the Louis Vuitton Company introduced the Steamer Bag, a smaller piece of luggage designed to be kept inside Vuitton luggage trunks.
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Louis Vuitton later expanded its presence in Asia with the opening of a store in Taipei, Taiwan in 1983 and Seoul, South Korea in 1984.
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In 2010, Louis Vuitton opened what is described as their most luxurious store in London.
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In early 2011, Louis Vuitton hired Kim Jones as its "Men Ready-to-Wear Studio and Style Director".
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Louis Vuitton became the lead designer of menswear while working under the company-wide artistic directorship of Marc Jacobs.
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Louis Vuitton's debut show was held at the 2018 Paris Men's Fashion Week and staged in the historical Palais-Royal gardens' courtyard.
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For six consecutive years, Louis Vuitton was number one of the 10 most powerful brands list published by the Millward Brown Optimor's 2011 BrandZ study with value of $24.
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Louis Vuitton is one of the most counterfeited brands in the fashion world due to its image as a status symbol.
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Louis Vuitton allocates approximately half of its communications budget to counteract counterfeiting of its goods.
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Until the 1980s, Louis Vuitton products were widely sold in department stores, such as Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Louis Vuitton has been operating in China for 30 years and nowadays the country is the main market for the French maison, boasting about 40 offline stores nationwide.
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On 13 February 2007, Louis Vuitton sent a cease-and-desist order to Danish art student Nadia Plesner for using an image of a bag that allegedly infringed Louis Vuitton's intellectual property rights.
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On 15 April 2008, Louis Vuitton notified Plesner of the lawsuit being brought against her.
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Louis Vuitton demanded $7, 500 for each day Plesner continues to sell the "Simple Living" products, $7, 500 for each day the original cease-and-desist letter is published on her website and $7, 500 a day for using the name "Louis Vuitton" on her website, plus legal and enforcement costs.
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In October 2008, Louis Vuitton declared that the company had dropped its lawsuit but have since reopened it along with a new €205, 000 claim due to a painting by the same artist.
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The shopkeeper refused to pay, and Louis Vuitton demanded further damages up to HK$150, 000 in February 2013.
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In February 2013, Louis Vuitton issued a complaint against the owner of a barber shop in Hong Kong for allegedly violating its intellectual property rights in relation to a stool using fabric coating that is similar to the checker pattern in Louis Vuitton's handbags.
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On 14 April 2021 Louis Vuitton lost a patent office case in Japan against a Japanese manufacture.
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Each season Louis Vuitton produces rare, limited edition bags that are generally only available by reservation through larger Louis Vuitton stores.
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In June 2021, Louis Vuitton sparked controversy by marketing a $700 scarf called 'Monogram Keffieh'.
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Louis Vuitton, however, changed the colours from the original black and white to blue and white which Palestinians and pro-Palestine social media activists called the colours of the flag of Israel, sporting with House signature patterns which was described as 'disgraceful'.
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Louis Vuitton has had many collaborations with prominent artists and designers.
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Louis Vuitton's has a belly, her face is more puffy [sic] and the back of her dress is open and you can see it is tight.
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