The Homeless Boy Who Invented Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is the No.1 luxury brand in the world — valued at over $30 billion. Its history dates back to the 19th century and begins with a homeless teenager who could only dream of success. With no money or food, he worked odd jobs with artisans and craftsmen to survive, barely making any money but learned valuable skills that led to pioneering modern luggage and creating a billion-dollar empire.

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[Louis Vuitton/The Vuitton Family]
Vuitton: A Biography of Louis Vuitton

[John Wanamaker]

[Henry Racamier]

[Marc Jacobs]

[BltchErica]

It's crazy how you see these "Since 1800" type labels but you never think how much history, wars and hardships such an old brand went through

[pragadishwaran]

I still can’t believe that homeless boy created an most favourite brand for all all those richest.

[lierolseinvaidzeil]

Moral of the story: No matter how life brings you down. Don't give up.

[rainnnnn]

anyone else cried? the fact that Loui's son established the interlocking monogram in memory of his father shows how much he respected him and his work 🥺 and Loui's son's son carried the business too and so on..

[walikhaled]

Most people care about the end result of hard work, but they don’t care about the struggles successful people have to go through.

[DevinOzanne]

So crazy that the original pattern has been around so long. I’ll never look at LV the same again. Very inspirational.

[margarethailey]

This took generations before the world would know this name and brand.

[CarmenBelcher]

Love hearing that he, Coco Chanel, & others came from humble beginnings to luxury success. That’s why it’s interesting when sales people judge those they think don’t belong in those stores, little do they know the customers actually have the same spirit of the founder of the brand while the salesperson can probably only afford it after an employee discount.

[fruityfirejustinflores]

WHEN LOUIS VUITTON WAS MADE BY A POOR GUY AND THEY WERE BANNING POOR PEOPLE INSIDE

[mksalvador]

imagine if someone has the oldest version of louis vuitton, handcrafted by the founder... it would be the most expensive lv ever owned...

[cassl]

Not only is this a rags to riches story, it is also the story of the world's first luggage.

Now, this is double worth of history and values.

[stevenjenkinsfx]

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance wealth, a great career, purpose is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

[SharapovaFan]

I had no idea Louis Vuitton was a rags to riches story.

[SacramentoNativ]

The prices make sense now, it’s designer/history

[nadhilaa]

No wonder it stays THAT expensive bruh he literally invented the BAG not just the BRAND

[joykent]

You can't just say that he "suddenly passed away" in those days to live past 50 was considered amazing let alone living past 70.

[moras]

Too bad Louis Vuitton didn’t get to see the success of his brand

[ehnaderecho]

This video makes me wanna buy a Louis Vuitton bag because of the history and hardships its been through.
But sadly I am broke.

[koningwillem-alexander]

“Created by the poor, stolen by the rich.”

[fabulousannieann]

Every family have that one person whom will break their financial burden, hope you are the person, invest today to enjoy later