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Louis Vuitton

Fashion Designer and Luggage Maker Louis Vuitton

Profession: Fashion Designer and Luggage Maker

Nationality:
France
French

Biography: Louis Vuitton a French fashion designer and businessman who was initially employed as a trunk-maker and packer for Empress Eugénie de Montijo, the wife of Napoleon III.

He subsequently went on to found his own brand of leather goods, which would become the luxury fashion house known today.

Vuitton's work for the Empress of the French provided him an introduction to the elite and royalty which served him well when he founded a company which, the sign outside its door said: "Securely packs the most fragile objects. Specializing in packing fashions."

Born: August 4, 1821
Birthplace: Anchay, France
Star Sign: Leo

Died: February 27, 1892 (aged 70)



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