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[[Image:LV_Icon.svg|right|thumb|The signature icon of the Louis Vuitton company.]]

'''Louis Vuitton''' ([[August 4]][[1821]]-[[February 27]][[1892]]) designed and manufactured luggage in [[Paris, France|Paris]] during the second half of the nineteenth century. One hundred years later, Vuitton's signature leathergoods are now a [[status symbol]] around the globe and are highly regarded in the [[fashion]] world. The Louis Vuitton "[[monogram]] canvas" design can be considered the very first designer label on a product (the first in the contemporary sense), as it was created in 1896 with the intent of preventing counterfeiting.^{[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/25/business/google.php]} Unfortunately, Louis Vuitton has become the most counterfeited [[brand]] in fashion history: just over 1% of all "Louis Vuitton"-branded items are ''not'' [[counterfeit]].^{[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/25/business/google.php]} Ironically, the Monogram Canvas that is so counterfeited and famous was not created until after Louis Vuitton's death, when it was created by his son, Georges.

Vuitton was born in [[Anchay]], [[Jura (département)|Jura]], [[France]] (now part of the [[commune in France|commune]] of [[Lavans-sur-Valouse]]). He moved from his hometown of Anchay in 1835 at the age of fourteen. Two years later, he arrived in [[Paris]] and apprenticed for luggage- and trunk-maker Monsieur [[Marechal]]. In 1854, he opened his own store in Paris.