History of Louis Vuitton - Page 2
This soon became known as the 'Monogram Canvas' and is decorated in the typical Louis Vuitton style – various symbols combined with the LV logo. George Vuitton started to travel around in the United States selling his products, and received more and more acclaim each year. In 1899 he exhibited his products at the maiden Paris Auto Show in Europe, and one year later he was given the honor to manage the "Travel Items and Leather Goods" segment of the 1900 Paris World Fair.
The Louis Vuitton Company celebrated the new century by introducing a whole new product in 1901, the 'Steamer Bag'. It was marketed as a small handbag designed to fit inside Louis Vuitton trunks. A few years later George Vuitton was involved in yet another world fair, the St. Louis World Fair of 1904. This time he was a member of the jury. During that same year, he launched a whole new line of Louis Vuitton trunks. His new idea involved including individual compartments in each trunk designed to hold perfume bottles, cloths and other goods. In 1906 the Louis Vuitton Company followed the modern trends and began to sell trunks for automobiles. The year 1914 was another important year in history of Louis Vuitton because that year the Louis Vuitton Company opened the world's biggest travel-goods store in Paris. It was located in at fashionable Champs-Elysees, and was soon to be followed by Louis Vuitton stores in London, New York, Washington, Alexandria, Bombay and Buenos Aires.
The Louis Vuitton Keepall – an easy to carry travel bag to place necessities in during light traveling – was launched in 1924. Five years later the Louis Vuitton Company celebrates the history of Louis Vuitton and its 75th anniversary by introducing a toiletry case especially made for popular opera singer Marthe Chenal. This toiletry case could fit a myriad of beauty products; including perfume bottles, powder boxes, hair brushes and mirrors.
