Louis Vuitton 2016 Damier Ebene Cosmetic Pouch
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene Cosmetic Pouch is a chic little gem! Made with the classic checked canvas and shiny gold hardware, it’s perfect for keeping your essentials tidy. Insi...
Louis Vuitton wallet 'Chain flower' by Nicolas Ghesquiere Summer 2016
By Louis Vuitton
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
LOUIS VUITTON - 2016 Spring-Summer ready-to-wear Collection under the artistic direction of Nicolas Ghesquière. Monogram canvas wallet printed with pink-tone Chain Flower pattern. ...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Black Epi Leather Large Brooks Tote Bag Unisex
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Louis Vuitton Black Epi Leather Large Brooks Tote Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1429 Brand: Louis Vuitton Model: Brooks Tote Type: Shoulder, Tote Serial Number: RI2136 Age: 2016 Acco...
Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene Totally MM (2016) Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The bag is made with coated canvas with damier ebene print. Damier means checkerboard in French.This bag features dark brown leather shoulder straps, polished brass hardware, bucket ...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Damier Ebene Alma BB Handbag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene Alma BB Handbag is a refined reinterpretation of the 1934 Art Deco original, showcasing classic elegance through its structured silhouette and signatur...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Mechanical Flowers Lockme Backpack
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Amman, JO
Louis Vuitton 2016 Mechanical Flowers Lockme Backpack, Features rolled handle, adjustable shoulder straps, studded accents, single Interior Pocket and turn-lock closure at front. Ma...
2016 Louis Vuitton Graphite Damier Canvas Christopher PM
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"LOUIS VUITTON Graphite Damier Canvas Christopher PM This LOUIS VUITTON Christopher PM is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Box, Gift Receip...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Monogram Pallas Clutch Black Crossbody
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This chic shoulder bag is crafted of classic Louis Vuitton monogram on toile canvas, with textured black leather trim. The bag features a polished brass chain-link wristlet strap and...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Monogram Turenne PM Bag w/ Strap
By Louis Vuitton
Located in New York, NY
Louis Vuitton Monogram Turenne PM Bag Made In: France Year of Production: 2016 Color: Brown Hardware: Goldtone Materials: Coated canvas and vachetta leather Lining: Burgundy ...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Damier Ebene Neverfull MM w/ Pouch
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Indulge in luxury with the Louis Vuitton Damier Ebene Neverfull MM w/ Pouch. Exquisitely crafted in 2016, this USA-made tote features the iconic Damier Ebene coated canvas with leath...
Louis Vuitton 2016 Monogram Empreinte Leather Artsy Hobo
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Retail price $3,800. Designer: Louis Vuitton Material: Monogram Empreinte embossed supple grained cowhide leather and supple grained cowhide Date/Authenticity Code: CA4146 Productio...
2016 Louis Vuitton Black Monogram Empreinte Leather Twinset
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Black Monogram Empreinte Leather Twinset Reference: HB2832 Serial Number: AR2126 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Care Booklet, Tag Authentici...
2016 Louis Vuitton Black Embossed Empreinte Leather Mazarine MM
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Black Embossed Empreinte Leather Mazarine MM Reference: HB1834 Serial Number: DU4196 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Box, Shoulder Strap, Ca...
2016 Limited Louis Vuitton Chain Flower Speedy 30
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
Fantastic bag, limited and exclusive edition Year 2016 Chain Flower Speedy 30 LImited Edition Monogram canvas Vacchetta leather handles Multicolored pattern Zip closure Locker and ke...
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H 7.49 in W 6.7 in D 3.55 in
2016 Louis Vuitton Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Palm Springs Backpack PM
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Palm Springs Backpack PM This LOUIS VUITTON Palm Springs Backpack Mini is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Louis Vuitton Du...
2016 Louis Vuitton Nano Noe Epi leather yellow purple satchel
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Capri, IT
2016 Louis Vuitton Nano Noe Epi leather yellow purple satchel Still with dust bag and box like unworn measurements: 16 h cm * 13 cm depth is 9 cm
2016 Louis Vuitton Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Pochette Metis
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Pochette Metis This LOUIS VUITTON Pochette Metis is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Box, Shoulder ...
2016 Louis Vuitton Beige Damier Azur Coated Canvas Girolata
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Beige Damier Azur Coated Canvas Girolata Xupes Reference: HB3053 Serial Number: GI1106 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag Authenticity Details: D...
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H 7.49 in W 9.85 in D 5.91 in
2016 Louis Vuitton Black Monogram Empreinte Leather Speedy Bandouliere 25
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Black Monogram Empreinte Leather Speedy Bandouliere 25 Reference: HB2790 Serial Number: DU3106 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Care Booklet, ...
2016 Louis Vuitton Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Pochette Metis
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Pochette Metis Reference: HB2791 Serial Number: DU3156 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Box, Shoulder Strap Authe...
2016 Louis Vuitton Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Pochette Metis
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Pochette Metis This LOUIS VUITTON Pochette Métis is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Shoulder Strap, Invoice. Circa 2016. P...
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H 12.6 in W 8.47 in D 4.73 in
2016 Louis Vuitton Brown Monogram Reverse Coated Canvas Palm Springs Backpack PM
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Brown Monogram Reverse Coated Canvas Palm Springs Backpack PM This LOUIS VUITTON Palm Springs Backpack PM is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Louis Vuit...
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H 5.91 in W 0.2 in L 9.85 in
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Pochette Pouch in Monogram with Beige Interior 2016
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Zip Pochette Pouch in Monogram with Beige Interior 2016. This pouch is in good condition. - Exterior Condition: Good condition. There is inking wear to ...
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H 5.91 in W 0.2 in L 9.85 in
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Pochette Pouch in Monogram with Beige Interior 2016
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Zip Pochette Pouch in Monogram with Beige Interior 2016. This pouch is in good condition. - Exterior Condition: Good condition. The outside of the pouch...
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H 5.91 in W 0.2 in L 9.85 in
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Pochette Pouch in Monogram with Pivoine Interior 2016
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Zip Pochette Pouch in Monogram with Pivoine Interior 2016. This pouch is in very good condition. - Exterior Condition: Very good condition. The outside ...
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H 5.91 in W 0.2 in L 9.85 in
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Pochette Pouch Damier Ebène with Red Interior 2016
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM Zip Pochette Pouch in Damier Ebène with Cherry Red Interior 2016. This pouch is in very good condition. - Exterior Condition: Very good condition. There...
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H 9.45 in W 13.39 in D 5.52 in
2016 Louis Vuitton Rubis Calfskin Leather & Brown Coated Canvas Alma BNB
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Rubis Calfskin Leather & Brown Monogram Coated Canvas Alma BNB Reference: HB2244 Serial Number: FL1156 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Shoul...
2016 Louis Vuitton Brown Classic Monogram Canvas Petit Noe
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"LOUIS VUITTON Brown Classic Monogram Canvas Petit Noé Reference: HB1908 Serial Number: SA3176 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag Authenticity Details: Date S...
2016 Louis Vuitton Beige Damier Azur Coated Canvas Speedy 30
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"LOUIS VUITTON Beige Damier Azur Coated Canvas Speedy 30 This LOUIS VUITTON Speedy 30 is in Excellent Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Louis Vuitton Dust Bag, Lock (No Keys). Circ...
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H 4.73 in W 7.49 in D 2.76 in
2016 Louis Vuitton Burgundy Sequin Embellished Smooth Calfskin Leather Capucines
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LOUIS VUITTON Burgundy Sequin Embellished Smooth Calfskin Leather Capucines BB Xupes Reference: HB2954 Serial Number: MI2156 Age (Circa): 2016 Accompanied By: Louis Vuitton Dust Bag...
LOUIS VUITTON pink black blue leather 2016 CITY STEAMER PM Tote Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Louis Vuitton Cruise 2016 City Steamer Bag in pink, blue and black smooth leather with one zipped outside pocket and a big middle compartment. Lined in black and pink ...
The story behind iconic luxury brand Louis Vuitton — best known for its esteemed handbags, crossbody bags, leather goods, ready-to-wear clothing and more — is one of craft and innovation in the worlds of fashion, jewelry and furniture.
The company’s modest origins can be traced back to when its founder, Louis Vuitton (1821–92), wishing to free himself from the conventional lifestyle in his provincial French city of Anchay as well as a difficult stepmother, left in the early 1830s to make a new life in Paris. The young Vuitton was 13 at the time and would need to travel on foot to get to the capital, which was hundreds of miles away. With stops along the way to make money so that he could forge ahead, the journey took a couple of years, but reward was close at hand.
When he arrived in Paris, Vuitton made a living with his hands. He toiled as a box maker and packer for more than a decade and built relationships with royals and members of the upper class while working for the empress of France, Eugenie de Montijo. In 1854, Vuitton launched his namesake company. The craftsman opened a humble workshop on rue Neuve des Capucines and advertised his services with a small poster that read: “Securely packs the most fragile objects. Specializing in packing fashions.”
Long before his brand would become known globally for its exemplary top-handle bags and stylish totes, Vuitton produced stackable and rectangular trunks. The most common trunks of the era were round, which weren’t ideal for toting and storing. In 1858, Vuitton debuted his lightweight, handcrafted canvas trunks, which were sturdy, rugged and equipped with convenient compartments. Travel’s popularity broadened in the late 19th century, and Vuitton’s trunks could easily be packed into train cars and ships — upright trunks meant hanging wardrobe storage that would allow his clients to transport their sophisticated garments without worry. Demand increased and the company grew. When Louis Vuitton died in 1892, control of the luxury house was passed onto his only son, Georges Vuitton.
In 1914, a Louis Vuitton store opened at 70 Champs-Élysées. The largest travel-goods store in the world at the time, it became the company’s flagship.
The Louis Vuitton brand embodies all the attributes of luxury, from the craftsmanship, exclusivity and relevance to heritage. It’s only appropriate that it boasts one of the most recognizable insignias — the imaginative interlocking of letters and fleurettes — in the fashion world. The famous LV monogram was first used in 1896 as part of an initiative by Georges to prevent counterfeiting of his coveted new line of travel trunks. It’s one of the earliest examples of fashion branding.
The LV monogram would soon appear on everything from bags and various fashion accessories to alligator-skin champagne cases, from stylish apparel and earrings to teddy bears and airplane models.
On 1stDibs, the unmistakable insignia can be found on both modern and vintage Louis Vuitton shoulder bags, suitcases, original 19th-century trunks, jackets and more.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.
The Japanese artist is one of many creators with whom the French fashion house has partnered to impressive effect.
The late designer created an iridescent, irreverent take on the nearly century-old travel staple.
What are the telltale signs that you're holding a real Louis Vuitton and not a knockoff? We spoke with expert Diane D’Amato to find out. Of course, you don't have to worry about fakes on 1stDibs, where every seller is highly vetted.
The venerable brand has earned accolades (and gained new fans) for partnerships that meld fashion with art.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.