Louis Vuitton for men in Portugal

About Louis Vuitton

On a pre owned Louis Vuitton bag, look at the natural cowhide trim first. It develops its own patina over time.

That cowhide goes back to the start, when Louis Vuitton made only luggage: from 1854 until 1930, when the Speedy came out. The founder had walked to Paris in 1837, when he was 16, and opened his first shop near Place Vendôme in 1854. Since 1859 the workshops at Asnières, outside Paris, have made the pieces.

The Speedy was first called the Express, a smaller version of the Keepall travel bag, 30 cm wide. It is cut from a single piece of cotton canvas, so it could be flattened to fit in a suitcase. In 1965 Audrey Hepburn asked for one smaller than the 30, 35 and 40 then sold, and the 25 followed.

His son Georges drew the Monogram in 1896, as a tribute to his father and as a signature to stop copies, drawing on Neo-Gothic ornament and Japanese art. Georges also made the domed Squire bag in 1925, renamed the Alma in 1955. In its 130th year, from January 2026, the label picked out the Speedy, Keepall, Noé, Alma and Neverfull as its Monogram bags.

Belt sizes for the leather goods are on the Louis Vuitton size page.

On 13 October 2026 its wallets and card holders ran from €128 to €770, and half of the shelf cost €642 or less. If you want the Monogram for less than a bag, a wallet is where to start.

Written 13 October 2026. Sources: comitecolbert.com·harpersbazaar.in·lvmh.com