LOUIS VUITTON LUGGAGE

Since the 19th Century, manufacture of Louis Vuitton goods has not changed: luggage is still made by hand. The creation of Louis Vuitton trunks involves craftsmen lining up the leather and canvas, tapping in tiny nails one by one and securing the five-letter solid pick-proof brass locks with an individual handmade key, designed to allow the traveller to have only one key for his or her luggage.

The wooden frames of each trunk are made of 30-year old poplar that has been allowed to dry for at least four years. Each trunk has a serial number and can take up to 60 hours to make.

Materials

Many of the company's products utilise the signature brown Damier and Monogram Canvas materials, both of which were used in the late 19th Century.All of the company's products exhibit the eponymous LV initials.

Below is a Louis Vuitton 'Tea Case' from 1926!