louis vuitton Malletier — commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton,jeans commonly Anglicized christian louboutin as,or shortened to LV — is an international luxury alexander mcqueen French fashion house specializing in miu miu trunks, leather goods, ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, salvatore ferragamo , accessories, sunglasses, chloe and books. Known the world over for its LV monogram gucci and logo, Louis Vuitton is stella mccartney one of the World's most recognized brands. A long time fendi symbol of prestige and wealth, the company commands some of the highest prices in the international fashion market for its products.Started in 1854, yves saint laurent and Louis Vuitton sells its products strictly manolo blahnik through its own tory burch retail stores, small giuseppe zanotti boutiques in high-end department stores, and online through its website. Louis Vuitton competes directly with such luxury brands as Versace, Bijan, Hermès, gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, Dior, jimmy choo , Chanel, Fendi, Armani, and Prada.After the death of his father, Georges Vuitton began a campaign to build the company into a worldwide corporation, Moncler Jackets exhibiting the company's products at the Chicago canada goose World's Fair in 1893. In 1896, the company launched the legendary Monogram Canvas and made the worldwide patents on it.[1][2] Its graphic symbols, including quatrefoils and flowers (as well as the LV monogram), were based on the trend of using Japanese and Oriental designs in the late Victorian era. The patents later proved to be successful in stopping counterfeiting. In this same year, Georges traveled to the United States, where he toured various cities (such as New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago), selling Vuitton products during the visit. In 1901, the Louis Vuitton Company introduced the Steamer Bag, a smaller piece of luggage designed to be kept inside Vuitton luggage trunks.By 1913, the chanel Building opened on the d&g Champs-Elysees. It was lv the largest travel-goods store in the world at the time. Soon christian louboutin shoes thereafter, the Louis Vuitton Speedy bag was introduced (both are still manufactured today).