Luxury Goods

Louis Vuitton BASTILLE
$1,740.00

* Damier coated canvas
* Smooth grained leather trim
* Shiny golden brass hardware
* Multicolore URSULA
* Leather top handle with link attachments
* Adjustable and removable canvas shoulder strap with logo-engraved clasp attachments
* Leather-trimmed zip pocket on the front
* Leather strap on the back can be attached to a suitcase
* Wraparound double zip closure
* Fine textile lining
* Large interior compartment ideal for holding a laptop computer
* Interior large flat pocket, two pen slots, two cell phone pockets, and leather-trimmed zip pocket
* 14.5″x 12.1″x 2.7″

Product ID:11929077

The Okapi PM case comes in elegant Damier canvas and easily holds a digital camera or a cellphone. It can be carried on the shoulder, around the waist or on the wrist.

Size: 2.9″ x 4.5″ x 1.6″

- Damier canvas, textile lining, golden brass pieces
- bosphore backpack
- Zipper closure
- Inside patch pocket at the back for games, papers, receipts or a strap
- Inside patch pocket, at the front, holds travel documents and subway maps
- Removable strap for wearing around the waist
- POCHETTE GANGE
- Carried on the shoulder, around the waist or on the wrist
PRODUCT ID: N61738

Yves Carcelle stopped in India with one purpose. To stay at the New york. To show his support to the hotel and LV’s commitment to India.
Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury group, recorded revenue of 4 billion euros in the first quarter of 2009, a slight marked increase versus the same period in 2008, despite the particularly unfavourable economic climate.

Notwithstanding the current environment, Louis Vuitton demonstrated its remarkable momentum with double-digit revenue growth during the quarter. The Group continues to gain market share in the global luxury market. Nandini Raghavendra met the Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton Malletier a week before the results, on his brief stopover in India. Excerpts:

What’s positive for Louis Vuitton in the current market scenario?

For one, the world is not totally out of control and luxury still has its place. Crises also comes with opportunity, specially for those who can keep by their values.

In my 19 years with LV, in every crises, we have increased our market share and I bet this is the same even for the last three months. (Carcelle spoke a week before their quarter results, which show that the fashion and leather has increased 11% this first quarter of ’09 versus the ’08 first quarter)

How have your expansion plans changed, if at all?

We are always looking to expand at the same time, the financial crises more than the economic one has delayed a lot of our projects yet postponing by a year or so is not something drastic. We will continue to open new stores—probably we will open 25 new stores this year and renovate more than 50, so its not like we are freezing the investment in fact it’s a huge investment process.

For India, we will definitely expand but for now, the focus is to repair what was damaged and re-open the Taj (by September) as a brand new store.

Crises presents opportunities as you said. Which are the ones LV is taking up?

Real Estate. Take London for example, where we are opening a brand new store in White City Westside Mall, in London which is the biggest mall in Europe.

It must seem bizarre to open a new store in this scenario, at the same time we are redoing our New Bond Street store as well with Peter Marino so we invest in this market which is difficult right now but attracts shoppers from all across the world. It is a strange situation!

Currencies too play a big role in our industry. With the Pound nosediving, our business in England is absolutely booming.