1854 Louis Vuitton opened its first store on Rue Neuve-des-Capucines in the center of Paris. The new store was very close to the later Paris Opera House.
1860 Louis Vuitton builds a factory in Asnieres, a suburb of Paris.
1871 During the Franco-Prussian War, the Asnieres factory was looted and damaged. Louis Vuitton opens a new store at 1 Avenue Scribe, facing today's theaters.
1885 Louis Vuitton opens its first overseas branch at 289 Oxford Street in central London.
1889 Louis Vuitton creates the first solid luggage.
1890 Georges Vuitton, son of Mr. Louis Vuitton, invented the "S-tumbler" special lock; with just one key, you can open the Louis Vuitton leather belonging to the customer. box.
1896 In order to prevent illegal imitation, George Vuitton changed the pattern design on the outside of the box, using a special canvas and printing the famous LV trademark on it.
His contribution to luggage design earned him the "Ofcier d'Academie" award.
1899 The business expanded to New York and Philadelphia in the United States, and various types of luggage were sold in John Wannamaker's high-end travel goods store
.
1901 The Steamer travel bag, a pioneer of modern lightweight and flexible handbags, is launched.
1908 Louis Vuitton opens a branch in Nice, southern France.
1909 Blériot flew across the English Channel, and his aircraft was displayed at an air show. Representing Louis Vuitton at the exhibition
is a helicopter designed by Louis Vuitton's two grandsons. Although it has never officially flown, it shows the Vuitton family
's passion for tourism. Passion for adventure. In the same year, Louis Vuitton's Kashmir travel blanket, made of silk and pure wool, is a model of modern scarves and quilts.
1910 Louis Vuitton launches a series of travel clocks.
1914 Louis Vuitton opens the world's first largest, seven-story travel leather goods store on the Champs Elysées in Paris.
1923 George Vuitton's son Caston was elected as the vice-president of the "Association of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries" in recognition of his continuous innovation in travel supplies, which laid the foundation for The basis for future cooperation with contemporary design masters Dunand, Puisforcat, Laliue
etc.
1924 Louis Vuitton launches the "Inclusive Travel Bag", the first barrel-shaped soft canvas travel bag.
1926 Louis Vuitton launches its first perfume "Heures d'absence", followed by "Sur la Route" (1928
), "Je-tu-il" ( 1931), "Reminiscence" (1935), also came out one after another.
1954 Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of its founding, Louis Vuitton moved from the Champs Elysées to Avenue 78A, which specializes in high-end boutiques.
Marceau No. 78A.
1959 Caston Vuitton created a specially treated Egyptian cotton canvas fabric, and then launched the lightweight and soft Monogram series (including special travel bags and Speedy wait).
1977 Caston’s two sons-in-law take charge of the Louis Vuitton business. Under their leadership, Louis Vuitton has continued to expand, opening directly owned stores around the world.
1983 Louis Vuitton exclusively sponsors the knockout round of the America's Cup, which attracts worldwide attention, and establishes the Louis Vuitton Cup.
1984 Louis Vuitton was listed on the Paris and New York stock markets at the same time.
1985 Louis Vuitton became a holding company and transferred its travel goods and leather goods businesses to its subsidiary Lou
is Vuitton Malletier.
In addition, Louis Vuitton has cooperated with Loewe S.A. of the Loewe family, a Spanish leather goods family.
Loewe International, a subsidiary of Louis Vuitton, develops all overseas business of Loewe.
1986 The innovative Epi leather goods series became very popular as soon as it was launched.
The Louis Vuitton Opera and Music Fund was officially established.
1987 Louis Vuitton acquired the Veuve Clicquot Group in March, which owns Veuve Clicquot champagne and
Givenchy perfume.
In September of the same year, Louis Vuitton and Hennessy merged to form the LVMH (Lovis Vuitton-Moit Hennessy) Group.
1988 Louis Vuitton worked closely with famous contemporary designers to design a variety of travel items, such as scarves, scarves, watches
pens, etc.
1989 Louis Vuitton opens a new store at 54 Avenue Montaigne in Paris, replacing the old store in the same district. The novel design and furnishings of the new store represent Louis Vuitton's innovative spirit of keeping pace with the times.
In the same year, following the company's reorganization, three new offices were opened in the Paris area:
1) Cergy - a fully equipped international information and computer center.
2) Asnieres - a building built on the side of an early factory, housing a model shop for Louis Vuitton products, a training center
and a "Journey Through Time" museum.
3) La Defense - Moved the office to the Big Arch, which is far away from the Arc de Triomphe.
In 1997, New York designer Marc Jacobs joined Louis Vuitton as artistic director, responsible for the design of Louis Vuitton's men's and women's ready-to-wear series,
the designer shoe series, and the launch of the Louis Vuitton Monogam. Vervis patent leather series.