Easily one of the most popular brands in the world, Louis Vuitton, has reached cult status here in the Philippines during the early 2000’s up to now. Recognizing the rise of “LV” locally, N-CASH was the first pawnshop that accepted Louis Vuitton items as cash loan collateral. Up to present, and now that other pawnshops and resellers have followed our lead, N-CASH Bag Pawnshop is still the best and trusted pawn shop and buyer of Louis Vuitton trunks, bags, shoes, and accessories. As a testament, we have had countless successful transactions throughout the years with clients not only from Metro Manila, but all the way from Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Tarlac, Pampanga, Cagayan, and Ilocos just to name a few.
If you would like to get the most amount of money in exchange for your Louis Vuitton, you have reached the right pawnshop as N-Cash offers the highest appraisal of Louis Vuitton items in the Philippines.
A brief history of the man, the brand, and the bags that is Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Matellier was born in the year 1821 in France. He was the son of a carpenter. At the age of 13, he left his home for Paris. In 1837, Vuitton became an apprentice at a successful box-making and packing workshop — a craft that was highly respected at the time. In the same year, he was appointed the personal box-maker and packer of the Empress of France. One thing led to another and twenty years later in the year 1854, He opened Louis Vuitton, a small box-making workshop crafting travel bags and luggage, and one of the world’s most iconic luxury brands was born. The sign outside the work read: “Securely packs the most fragile objects. Specialising in packing fashions”. LV luggage was not only a status symbol but also a practical purchase: Its trunks were and still are waterproof to prevent accidental damage to the items inside. The very first Louis Vuitton trunk was introduced in 1858 which happened to be the first trunk to have a flat top and bottom, as to be more easily transported. Previously, trunks featured rounded tops which allowed less accommodation as compared to the LV Trunks.
Louis Vuitton Bag Timeline
1872- The Trianon Canvas.
A trunk in a beige and red striped canvas, named the Trianon canvas pattern was introduced. Unfortunately this design proved to be easily copied by competitors.
1876- The Rayee Canvas
To make it harder for counterfeiters, the Trianon canvas was updated to a beige and brown colorway and named Rayée Canvas.
1888- Damier Canvas
Louis Vuitton went on to create and trademark the Damier Canvas pattern for its range of luggage and trunks.
Damier is a checkered pattern, and was originally manufactured in a rare red and white checker, and a brown and tan checker that is reminiscent of the typical LV color scheme today. The Damier pattern is still in production on various Louis Vuitton pieces and in additional color pairings.
1896- LV Monogram Canvas
Finally, A successful move in fighting the counterfeits was made by Georges Vuitton who took over the company in 1892. He introduced the monogram canvas and patented it directly. The monogram is the iconic print with the LV logo, quatrefoils and flowers, inspired by Japanese and oriental designs from the Victorian era.
1901- The Steamer Bag.
The Steamer bag, a smaller piece designed to be kept inside the luggage trunks, was introduced in 1901.
1930- The Keepall Bag.
The Louis Vuitton Keepall bag is introduced, a bag for light travels, but perfect for everything you wanted to take with you. The Keepall bag, also known as the Tient-Tout (Hold-All) has become one of the most iconic luggage designs.
1930- The Speedy Bag
The smaller version of the Keepall was introduced, the Louis Vuitton Speedy Bag which is an integral part of the Louis Vuitton story as it was the first handbag that the brand created for everyday use and convenience. First called the Express and later renamed the Speedy. Later, The iconic actress, Audrey Hepburn requested even A smaller version titled the “Speedy 25”. This is definitely a key moment in the history of Louis Vuitton.
1932- The Noé Bag.
Many of Louis Vuitton’s innovations were made in response to very fancy problems, and the Noé is chief among them. World’s first bucket bag was designed to carry five bottles of Champagne: four with their bases down, and then a fifth inverted in the middle. The drawstring was made for holding the bottles and making sure the bottles wouldn’t rattle around.
1934- The Alma Bag.
The bag was named Squire at first, Champs-Elysees second and was finally given the name Alma. The name comes from Place de L’Alma.
The Louis Vuitton Alma, was actually designed way earlier, in 1925. It was a custom made bag for the one and only Coco Chanel. Many years later, Coco finally gave permission to give the bag to the general public.
1966- The Papillon Bag.
The classic cylindrical shape with two straps is supposed to take the form and spirit of the butterfly (Papillon). It was originally designed by Henri Racamier (Husband of Louis Vuitton’s great grand daughter, Odile Vuitton) and has become one of most endearing bags of Louis Vuitton’s collection.
1985- Epi Leather.
Louis Vuitton introduced its first leather line in 1985, when Epi Leather was created and became its first permanent collection of Leather bags. The leather is dyed, printed with three-dimensional wave pattern and then painted with a color-matching top coating, which ensures the colors are vibrant and makes the leather very resistant to water and wear.
2001- Marc Jacobs X Louis Vuitton- The Graffiti Bag.
In 1997, Marc Jacobs becomes the first creative director of the company and in 2001, He brought in world-famous artist Stephen Sprouse to create a limited-edition line of graffiti-embellished LV monogram bags.
2007- The Neverfull Bag.
Louis Vuitton created the Neverfull bag, as a larger tote style, able to carry all a modern woman’s essentials. The bag comes in three sizes, the PM, MM and GM. The PM, or petite model, is the smallest bag. The GM is the biggest size. The Neverfull has become the all time best-selling bag of the house.
2013- Capucines Bag.
In 2013, Nicolas Ghesquière replaced Jacobs as the creative director and introduced the Capucines bag which has a vintage boxy shape and the sides angle out like a trapezoid, giving it a modern touch.
The name of the bag refers to the first store Louis Vuitton opened in 1854, at Rue des Capucines.
2014- Petit Malle Bag.
Three years ago, Nicolas introduced the Petit Malle, a quirky clutch like bag. The bags are inspired by the original trunks that Louis Vuitton used to make. The Petite Malle definitely breathes new life into the heritage of the house.
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