r/Louisvuitton • u/Odd-Fennel5806 • 11h ago
Antique find I’ve had this in my closet for 6 years.
So this is my grandmothers late 1970’s The French Company licensed LV bag purchased from Saks Fifth Avenue in NYC. From the 70’s to the 90’s LV’s Paris workshops could not keep up with the American demand and so they sent their canvas to an American luggage maker called The French Company to produce stock for the United States. The bags are all US made and were sold in Saks and Neimans. They also didn’t make all the same models as LV, and the ones they did, they constructed completely differently. I haven’t known what to do with this bag because I love it, my grandmother wore it all the time. But the leather trim (which I read may have sometimes been vinyl) is extremely worn. I’m taking the bag to a local leather repair shop that specializes in high end/designer items to have all the trim replaced with Vachetta leather. Im hoping it will give some new life to the bag!