The Louis Vuitton Building was first opened on the Champ Elysees in 1913, it was considered one of the largest designer store for travel goods in the world. Later on, more stores has been opened in large cities like New York, London and Washington. The first iconic Noé bag was launched in 1932 and quickly followed by the speedy bag, both bags are still available today.

We know the Louis Vuitton speedy bag in many forms, it has been molded, re-painted, embroidered even fringed. In 2003, a well known Japanese artist named Murakami has created cherry blossom pattern on the speedy, which were released as limited editions. A bag that has a rich history of more than 50 years, have you ever wondered how it is put together? What makes the Louis Vuitton speedy bag so captivating besides its age.

Well, Louis Vuitton gave CR Fashion an exclusive view on their production. For a single bag, over 400 fabrication and treatments are needed, 12 pieces of high quality leather is assembled and put together and 9 pieces of hard is used. From all the iconic bags that we know, the speedy bag is one of the most affordable luxury that you will be proud to own.

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