Tuesday, July 6, 2010

VINTAGE VUITTON = CHIC TABLE

Recognize this print?  I sure do.  Well these vintage Louis Vuitton suitcases aren't just being used for their namesake--they are being used as tables in home decor. 

Traditional Home recently did an article on these vintage jewels.  They expressed that "first class passengers with lavish wardrobes appreciated Vuitton's strong, well-crafted trunks with hand stitched leather handles and burnished brass locks that secured the goods with style."  Monsieur Vuitton began designing luggage in 1854, and later his son, George Vuitton began wrapping the monogram print on luggage around the 1890s.  Around 1959, grandson Gaston Vuitton introduced the print on soft luggage--which was a new requirement in some airports at the time.  Even with their new products on the market, Traditional Home claims that "its the earlier, heavier hard-sided trunks that turn heads at auction."  "Soft sided luggage can't transform into a side table or coffee table" notes specialist Abigail Rutherford of Leslie Hindman auctions in Chicago. 


House Beautiful


Traditional Home

Have a wonderful day!

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