Louis Vuitton

From crafting trunks in 19th-century Paris to defining luxury today, Louis Vuitton has always been ahead of the curve. It all began in 1854 when Louis Vuitton opened his own workshop after years of apprenticeship and serving as the personal box-maker for Empress Eugénie de Montijo. He shook up the travel world by designing flat-topped trunks that could be stacked easily and made them waterproof with canvas—a game-changer back then.