New Louis Vuitton Blush Ombre Backpack Belt Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Louis Vuitton hot season ticket two way mini backpack that can be converted in fanny pack or cross body bag.
New Louis Vuitton Blush Ombre Backpack Belt Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Louis Vuitton hot season ticket two way mini backpack that can be converted in fanny pack or cross body bag.
Unavailable
H 3.93 in W 2.55 in L 8.46 in
Louis Vuitton Brown Trousse Monogram Pouch Blush Case 868082 Cosmetic Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Width (inch) : 8.46 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 21.5 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 3.93 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 10 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 2.55 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 6.5 cm(appro...
Louis Vuitton Thompson Street Vernis shoulder bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in 10707, DE
Louis Vuitton THOMPSON STREET MUSETTE Vernis Leather Embossed Monogram.... Beautiful Thomson street Musette tango bag by Louis Vuitton made of monogram embossed orange vernis leath...
Louis Vuitton Sunrise Pastel Onthego GM Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Saint-ouen, FR
The Sunrise Pastel theme gives Louis Vuitton’s On the go bag a bright fresh look . The House’s iconic Monogram canvas comes in a burst of soft, feminine colors for an eye-catching, u...
Sold|$1,263
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 1.97 in L 27.56 in
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas and Vachetta Leather Chantilly Crossbody Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A classic icon of French luxury, this vintage Louis Vuitton Chantilly shoulder bag is crafted in durable Monogram coated canvas accented with natural cowhide (Vachetta) leather trim....
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Loop Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Houston, TX
Fresh and artistic, Louis Vuitton remains one of the world's most coveted symbols of status and sophistication. The Damier pattern was designed in 1888 and the Monogram, in 1896. Ove...
$849
H 9.45 in W 8.47 in D 0.99 in L 0.99 in
Louis Vuitton Vintage Monogram Canvas Musette Salsa Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Rome, Rome
Elevate your accessory collection with the Louis Vuitton Musette Salsa, a quintessential shoulder bag from the 2000-2009 era. Expertly crafted in Spain, this mini-sized piece feature...
LOUIS VUITTON Rose Poudre Monogram Empreinte leather POCHETTE METIS Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Louis Vuitton Pochette Métis shoulder bag is crafted from luxurious Rose Poudre (pale pink) Monogram Empreinte leather, offering a refined, embossed finish with t...
$1,800
H 9 in W 4 in L 12 in
Louis Vuitton Giant By The Pool Empreinte Marshmallow Leather Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Louis Vuitton Giant By The Pool Empreinte Marshmallow Leather Shoulder Bag is a stunning and versatile accessory that embodies luxury and casual elegance. Crafted from high-quali...
New in Box Louis Vuitton Multi Pink Pouchette Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vuitton hot season ticket multi pouches in coated monogram canvas and pink detail. Sold out worldwide . Composed of three detachable parts : cross body, pochette and round coin purse...
New in Box Louis Vuitton Tricolor Lockme Backpack
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Louis Vuitton SOLD OUT limited edition lockme mini backpack in tricolor leather and shiny silver hardware. Pink, black and white combo.Very versatile and young can be worn also as cr...
Louis Vuitton Locky BB Monogram Canvas Pink Leather M44080 Crossbody Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Guangzhou, CN
These are professional pictures of the actual item offered by Eluse. Condition: Fair,It shows normal signs of use, with slight scuffs on the four corners, small stains on the sur...
Louis Vuitton Calfskin Lockme Tender PM Crossbody
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Houston, TX
Fresh and artistic, Louis Vuitton remains one of the world's most coveted symbols of status and sophistication. The Damier pattern was designed in 1888 and the Monogram, in 1896. Ove...
Louis Vuitton Metis Hobo Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Amman, JO
Louis Vuitton Metis Hobo shoulder bag Timeless and effortlessly elegant, this Louis Vuitton Métis Hobo bag is crafted in the house’s iconic Monogram canvas with luxurious natural l...
Louis Vuitton Boite Chapeau Souple Leather MM Crossbody Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Louis Vuitton Boîte Chapeau Souple Leather MM Crossbody Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: VERY GOOD This preloved authentic handbag ...
Louis Vuitton Dauphine Monogram Cutout Broderie Leather Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Louis Vuitton Dauphine Shoulder Bag Monogram Cutout Broderie Leather East West in Beige. Features beige calfskin leather that has a cut-out Monogram pattern, bourbon stitch...
Louis Vuitton Mahina Leather Babylone Chain BB Satchel
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Houston, TX
Fresh and artistic, Louis Vuitton remains one of the world's most coveted symbols of status and sophistication. The Damier pattern was designed in 1888 and the Monogram, in 1896. Ove...
Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Monogram Crafty Neonoe MM Shoulder Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Houston, TX
Fresh and artistic, Louis Vuitton remains one of the world's most coveted symbols of status and sophistication. The Damier pattern was designed in 1888 and the Monogram, in 1896. Ove...
$2,715
H 11.4 in W 19.7 in D 9.1 in
Louis Vuitton Monogram LV Record Keepall Bandouliere 50 Dark Green
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Indulge in luxury with the Louis Vuitton Monogram Bandouliere Keepall 50. Made with the exclusive Dark Green Monogram Canvas and trimmed with black leather, this spacious bag feature...
Vuitton Abloh Illusion Leather Keepall New In Box
By Louis Vuitton
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Virgil Abloh takes the House’s classic weekend bag into a maximalist world of color and energy. The bright florescent colors of the Taurillon Illusion leather give an entirely new fe...
Chanel Jumbo Matte Ombre Alligator Timeless Double Flap
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Rare Item - Chanel Jumbo Matte Ombre Alligator Timeless Double Flap Bag iconic handbag crafted in Alligator skin and silver hardware. Red double front flap and signature 'CC' turn-...
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Speedy bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
LOUIS VUITTON - (Made in France) Colorful monogram canvas 25 Speedy bag with a strap. Two Toron top handles. Removable natural calfskin crossbody strap, cloche-key LV x TM shaped as ...
$5,658
H 7.49 in W 12.01 in D 1.78 in
Chanel 2013 Burgundy Lizard Leather & Pink Lambskin Perfect Edge Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Burgundy Lizard Leather & Dusky Pink Quilted Lambskin Large Perfect Edge Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4694 Brand: Chanel Model: Large Perfect Edge C...
Hermes Birkin 25 Bag Black Togo Leather Rose Gold Hardware Rare
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a gorgeous Hermes Birkin 25 in Black Togo leather which takes on an especially sophisticated character with the warm glow of coveted Rose Gold hardware. The pairin...
$5,770
H 13.78 in D 8.67 in L 20.08 in
Louis Vuitton 2021 Virgil Abloh Multicolour Keepall Bandoulière 50 Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
Louis Vuitton Virgil Abloh Multicolour Sunset Monogram Keepall Bandoulière 50 Silver Hardware, 2021. Handle: 12cm. - This bag is lined in black canvas. - This bag was featured durin...
Chanel 1992 Yellow Quilted Satin Vintage Mini Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Yellow Quilted Satin Vintage Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4857 Brand: Chanel Model: Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 2415763 Age: 1992 Acc...
HERMES Poussin yellow Epsom leather KELLY 28 SELLIER Bag Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Hermès Kelly 28 Sellier bag in Jaune Poussin (vanilla) Veau Epsom leather is a timeless classic. Featuring elegant tonal stitching and Palladium hardware, it embo...
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Speedy 30 Lock Black Multicolor
By Louis Vuitton, Takashi Murakami
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Design by the French fashion house, Louis Vuitton in collaboration with Takashi Murakami. Condition: GOOD This authentic preloved/ preowned Louis Vuitton bag is in fair condition w...
$11,530
H 6.3 in D 2.17 in L 6.89 in
Chanel SS22 Pink Heart Leather Shoulder Bag with Gold Hardware, 16cm
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
This luxurious Pink Heart Bag from the Chanel SS22 collection offers a fun and unique design with beautiful leather craftsmanship. Featuring soft & supple diamond quilting, a cha...
$12,920
H 12.5 in W 9 in L 5.5 in
Chanel Drawstring Bucket Cruise 2015 Tweed Fringe & Lambskin Mini Blue Denim Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Rare Cruise 2015 Denim Tweed Fringe Bucket Bag Antiqued ruthenium hardware Blue denim Chanel bucket bag Drawstring CC Logo closure at front Classic interwoven chain strap Cha...
Hermès Kelly 25 Jaune Poussin Swift Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Berlin, BE
Hermès Kelly 25 in jaune poussin and swift leather with gold hardware. The bag is unworn, but with a small mark on the bottom of the bag (as you can see in the last picture). Swift l...
$8,920
H 6.5 in W 8.2 in L 3.5 in
Chanel 1991 Camera Mini Quilted Vintage Rare Beige Nude Patent Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Camera Mini Quilted Vintage Rare Beige Nude Patent Cross Body Bag Year: 1994 {VINTAGE 30 Years} Gold hardware Classic Interwoven top handle Detachable classic interwoven cha...
Chanel Ombre Plexiglass Clutch on Chain
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This 2014 Chanel Ombre Plexiglass Clutch on Chain is crafted with beautiful lucite. This timeless blue toned Chanel chain clutch combines luxury with practicality, ensuring you make ...
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin Rectangular Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB906 Brand: Chanel Model: Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 30544...
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.
Vintage and designer wallets and small accessories, such as wristlets, belt bags, clutches and other compact items, can be the perfect accessory for a night out or running everyday errands.
The invention of paper money dates back to the 7th century in China, but, globally, it took a while to catch on. It wasn’t until 1690 in the United States that paper money could finally be printed and used to pay taxes, for example, following the General Court of Massachusetts’s order that a limited batch be produced to pay soldiers owing to a shortage of coins.
As paper money became more common, so too did carrying wallets. Coin purses were no longer the most convenient option for carrying cash.
Today, just as the world’s best-known luxury houses are celebrated for their iconic handbags and purses, brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Gucci, Chanel and others offer a sweeping array of sophisticated wallets and small accessories for any event. While wallets seem to be getting smaller and the role of cash is dwindling, we simply cannot live without our bags and bag-like accessories. More options have emerged for carrying our essentials, with cardholders, pouches and belt bags made of nylon and leather gaining popularity in recent years.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage and designer wallets and small accessories.
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.