In 1854, Louis Vuitton opened his Parisian workshop and introduced a flat-topped trunk that could be stacked — a revolution against the domed trunks of the era. It was the first act of a house that would build its name on the architecture of travel.

After Louis's death, his son Georges devised the canvas monogram in 1896 — at once a signature and a defense against counterfeiters. The motif became one of the most recognized symbols in the world, repeated across steamer trunks, hat boxes, and the bags that followed.

Today the Capucines — named for the Rue des Capucines where the house first opened — and the Twist, with its turning LV clasp, carry the trunk-maker's discipline into supple Taurillon and Epi leather. Each piece is cut, edged, and assembled in the house's French ateliers.