Editing Louis Vuitton (section)

{{Short description|French international fashion house}}
{{for|its founder|Louis Vuitton (designer)}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS
| logo = [[File:LV Monogram.svg|35px|LV monogram|class=skin-invert]] [[File:Louis Vuitton logo.svg|150px|LV new wordmark|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_size = 
| image = Louisvuiton-champselysees-building-paris-carbondale-02-763x1024.jpg
| image_caption = [[Champs-Élysées]] flagship store, Paris
| type = [[Subsidiary]]<ref name="legal-notice"/>
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1854}}<br>[[Paris]], France
| founder = [[Louis Vuitton (designer)|Louis Vuitton]]
| location_city = {{nowrap|2 Rue du Pont Neuf}}<br />{{nowrap|75001 [[Paris]]}}<br />France<br /><small>{{nowrap|{{coord|48.8593|2.3439|display=title,inline}}}}</small>
<!-- | locations   = 460 (2017) -->| key_people = {{ubl|Pietro Beccari <small>([[Chairman|CHM]], [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])</small>|[[Delphine Arnault]] <small>([[Vice President|VP]])</small>|[[Nicolas Ghesquière]] <small>([[Creative director|CD, Women's]])</small>|[[Pharrell Williams]] <small>([[Creative director|CD, Men's]])</small>}}
| industry = [[Fashion industry|Fashion]]
| products = {{hlist|[[Handbags]]|[[Fashion accessories|accessories]]|[[ready-to-wear]]|[[shoes]]|[[watches]]|[[jewelry]]}}
| revenue = {{increase}} €14 billion (2020)<ref name="Louis Vuitton Annual Report 2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/louis-vuitton/|title=Louis Vuitton on the Forbes World's Most Valuable Brands List|website=Forbes|access-date=4 September 2017|archive-date=7 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207073538/https://www.forbes.com/companies/louis-vuitton/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| num_employees = 19,000 (2013)<ref name="La marque Louis Vuitton, star française dans le monde">{{cite web|url=https://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/actualite-economique/la-marque-louis-vuitton-star-francaise-dans-le-monde_1465356.html|title=La marque Louis Vuitton, star française dans le monde|website=lexpansion.lexpress.fr|date=2 October 2013|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722115933/https://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/actualite-economique/la-marque-louis-vuitton-star-francaise-dans-le-monde_1465356.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| parent = [[LVMH]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.louisvuitton.com|louisvuitton.com}}
| footnotes = 
}}
[[File:Louis Vuitton, Champs-Elysées 2.jpg|thumb|Interior view of the Louis Vuitton flagship store in the Champs-Elysées]]

'''Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS''', commonly known as '''Louis Vuitton''' ({{IPAc-en|l|u|ˈ|iː|_|v|ɪ|ˈ|t|ɒ|n|audio=En-us-LouisVuitton.ogg}}, {{IPA|fr|lwi vɥitɔ̃|lang|Fr-LouisVuitton.ogg}}), is a French [[Luxury goods|luxury]] [[fashion house]] and company founded in 1854 by [[Louis Vuitton (designer)|Louis Vuitton]].<ref name="legal-notice">{{cite web |url=https://eu.louisvuitton.com/eng-e1/legal-notice |title=Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS |work=louisvuitton.com |access-date=2020-09-09 |archive-date=7 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207175415/https://eu.louisvuitton.com/eng-e1/legal-notice |url-status=live }}</ref> The label's LV [[monogram]] appears on most of its products, ranging from luxury bags and leather goods to [[ready-to-wear]], shoes,<ref>{{cite news |last=Nandi |first=Swagota |date=18 February 2023 |title=22 Most Expensive Shoes in the World of All Time |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/fashion/style-tips/most-expensive-shoes-in-the-world-1202094 |work=[[Pinkvilla]] |access-date=22 July 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403154717/https://www.pinkvilla.com/fashion/style-tips/most-expensive-shoes-in-the-world-1202094 |archive-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> perfumes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses and [[books]]. Louis Vuitton is one of the world's leading international fashion houses. It sells its products through standalone [[boutiques]], lease departments in high-end [[department stores]], and through the [[e-commerce]] section of its website.<ref name="legal">{{cite web|url=http://www.louisvuitton.com/web/flash/index.jsp;jsessionid=AFYOJ1P4XBPV0CRBXUDVAFYKEG4RAUPU?direct2=ch_legal_notice&direct1=faq&langue=en_GB&buy=0 |title=Legal Notice |work=Louis Vuitton |access-date=24 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501102919/http://www.louisvuitton.com/web/flash/index.jsp%3Bjsessionid%3DAFYOJ1P4XBPV0CRBXUDVAFYKEG4RAUPU?direct2=ch_legal_notice&direct1=faq&langue=en_GB&buy=0 |archive-date=1 May 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Contemporary Fashion">{{cite book
|author=Martin, Richard
|title=Contemporary fashion
|publisher=St. James Press
|location=Guatemala
|year=1995
|page=750|isbn=1-55862-173-3
}}</ref> Louis Vuitton merged with Moët Hennessy in 1987 to create [[LVMH]], of which it is a subsidiary.

For six consecutive years (2006–2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most valuable luxury [[brand]]. Its 2012 valuation was US$25.9 billion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Andrew|title=Louis Vuitton Tops Hermes As World's Most Valuable Luxury Brand|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=21 May 2012|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-21/louis-vuitton-tops-hermes-as-world-s-most-valuable-luxury-brand.html|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=28 May 2012|archive-date=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110212415/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-21/louis-vuitton-tops-hermes-as-world-s-most-valuable-luxury-brand.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the valuation of the brand was US$28.4 billion with [[revenue]] of US$9.4 billion.<ref>forbes.com [https://www.forbes.com/companies/louis-vuitton/ Louis Vuitton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207073538/https://www.forbes.com/companies/louis-vuitton/ |date=7 February 2021 }}</ref> The company operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores worldwide.<ref>''Globe and Mail'' [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/louis-vuitton-slows-expansion-to-protect-image/article8069266/ Louis Vuitton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029204910/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/louis-vuitton-slows-expansion-to-protect-image/article8069266/ |date=29 October 2020 }}</ref>

Louis Vuitton has faced some episodes of [[criticism]]: continuous targeting due to its failures in ceasing [[forced labour]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mosley |first=Layna |title=Labor Rights and Multinational Production |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=2010 |isbn=9781139493451 |publication-date=2010 |pages=100 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Suleymanova |first=Radmilla |date=14 July 2021 |title=Are your favourite fashion brands using forced labour? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/7/14/are-your-favourite-fashion-brands-using-forced-labour |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Imam |first=Ambreen |date=5 November 2022 |title=Fashion Industry Giants and their failure to fix labor exploitation |url=https://fashionlawjournal.com/fashion-industry-giants-and-their-failure-to-fix-labor-exploitation/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=[[Fashion and Law Journal]]}}</ref> alleged [[Abuse|mistreatment]] of its models in 2017,<ref name=":10" /> and a series of strong polemics in [[Barcelona]], Catalonia (due to sponsoring the [[2024 America's Cup]]) that involved an administratively opaque fashion show,<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":11" /><ref name=":5" /> significant damages in the [[Park Güell]]'s [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]],<ref name=":1" /> and multiple citizen protests against the company.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" />