Louis Vuitton Unknown Facts

Founded in 1854, the French fashion powerhouse Louis Vuitton rose to become the world’s most valuable luxury brand.  Known for never having any of its product on sale, it is one of the most counterfeited brands in the world.  

With its CEO Bernard Arnauld being declared world’s second richest man with a net worth of $ 108 billion, let’s look at some unknown facts about Louis Vuitton.

Unknown facts about Louis Vuitton 

1) The founder of the luxury brand, Louis Vuitton, was the personal box maker and packer of Napoleon Bonaparte’s wife Empress Eugénie de Montijo.

2) The famous monogram of Louis Vuitton was created to fight counterfeit ones and served as inspiration for surreal artist Salvador Dali’s La Toile Daligram.

3) The most famous creation by the brand, Speedy, was originally launched as a travel case.  It got its popularity after American icon Audrey Hepburn requested Vuitton to make a custom mini Speedy for her.

4) Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the U.S.S.R., once posed for a Louis Vuitton ad campaign.

5) American rapper Kanye West has mentioned Louis Vuitton more than 19 times in his songs.

6) Known for creating luxury bags and accessories, Louis Vuitton once created a collection of luxury pens.  It also sells scrapbooks for people with extravagant taste.

7) The bags and jewellery of Louis Vuitton go through an intense durability test before being released to the public.  Louis Vuitton bags are subjected to UV rays in an effort to increase the bags’ resistance to fading.

8) After every season, the unsold Louis Vuitton products are sent back to its factory in France and are shredded or burnt, in order to maintain the item’s value.

Considered one of the top luxury brands in the world, Louis Vuitton currently has a brand value of $ 47.2 billion.

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