Louis Vuitton Made in USA?
Having owned several Louis Vuitton handbags, I never realized where my handbags were made. Just today, I took a look at my Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM in the Damier canvas and noticed that it was made in USA. This was quite shocking for me, so I quickly looked for my Louis Vuitton Speedy 35 and was astonished to see that it was also mae in USA. I had one more Louis Vuitton handbag to examine before I could make any rash assumptions, so I went digging for my Louis Vuitton Popincourt Haut. With great dismay, it was also made in USA. What is going on here?
I know that Prada, Gucci, Fendi, Ferragamo are all made in Italy. Wait a minute, or are they? I’m no longer too sure of this fact. I thought one of the primary reasons why Louis Vuitton was so pricey was because they were made in Paris. Now that I know that my bag was made in the USA, this makes me feel that my bag is not much different from an ordinary inexpensive Dooney & Bourke or Coach handbag.
After doing some more research, I found out that Louis Vuitton has factories in USA, Spain, and France. I hope this blog post was informative and eye-opening for y’all. Let me know if any of you know where other designers make their merchandise.
October 8th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
It was a shock at first to see Made in USA, but I am seeing more LV styles that way. I wouldn’t necessarily compare the LV Made in USA to Coach or Dooney & Bourke mainly because most of their handbags are actually imported; Made in China. As long as the craftsmanship is the same as the LV Made in France, I think it’s fine if the label says Made in USA. I have a Mono Lockit purchased in 2005 stamped Made in USA & both my Mono French Wallet & Key Pouch stamped Made in Spain. I just picked up a Damier Ebene Speedy 30 yesterday stamped Made in USA.
October 18th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Please tell me this is the truth. I just removed a sale on Ebay because someone told me that the Louis Vuitton Handbag I was trying to sell is fake. The handbag say Louis Vuitton Paris made in USA #SD0934
November 21st, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Coach handbags are made in china.
March 12th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
Jen,
Are you kidding? Take pride in the fact that you have supported the US economy and the American worker. All too often foregin products have been glorified to the detriment of our own manufacturing. I applaud you for buying American made and hope many others follow your lead.
March 12th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
The French and the Italians are great designers, there is no question about that. I applaud Louis Vuitton for manufacturing their superb designs here in the United States. It makes it very easy to spend money on their products when they include the American worker in the process.
March 17th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
I just bought a pair of shoes at LV in Santa Monica-Cali. I had a lengthy conversation with the manager and yes, the top 100 models are being made in the USA and the others in France and Italy.
April 21st, 2011 at 1:43 am
LV has manufacturer in US and the company name is “French Company”. Their products have some differencies if compare to “made in France” but not in quality of craftmanship but detailing. Read more about French Company in tips on how to spot fake LV, very educating.
May 25th, 2011 at 3:09 pm
D&B and Coach are no longer made in the US. I actually want an LV partly because it is made in the US. If a designer bag was Made in China, I won’t buy it. If I want a Made in China bag, I can go to Walmart or Target. If I want a designer, then I was USA, France or Italy made.
May 31st, 2011 at 6:27 pm
I have taken the time to gather every possible piece of information regarding LV. This done to assure that I am getting the real thing. I have also learned that flaunting a brand name just because it is known to be a high end product does not necessarily indicate it is a better product. A good product to me is more than a logo. It is the smell of leather. It feels comfortable. It’s going to hold up under a bit more than normal wear and tear……need I say more. To pay $1800 for a bag that in a year or two, hard rubber cording has worn through the leather corners….is a damn site from top quality to me. AND dare I say, at that price, the repair should be free for as long as you own the bag. Right folks? And any sales clerk who gives me a snooty attitude, will not quickly forget me as I remind the person, which of us is working and which of us is shopping. I had this happen to me in a casino boutique shop and it is so annoying to have someone who is probably working for minimum wage plus whatever commision they can get….”size you up”. I often, intentionally dress down to shop just so I can do so leisurely and not have to have a pushy sales person in my face. Anyway, back to the LV. This brand is so imitated….more so than probably any product ever made. When I am standing in line at the grocery store behind a mom with 5 screaming kids who is making a purchase with food stamps and pulling the foodstamps out of a LV purse. Come on, really! Every where you go you see someone with a LV and you just know it’s a knock off. I opened my eyes to the fact…..there are so many wonderful, good quality, fashionable bags to be had. Who needs LV? I just purchased an incredible purse at my local upscale mall for about $200! It’s so nice, I can’t take my eyes off of it and everywhere I go someone comments what a beautiful bag I have. In all of the years that I thought I had to have LV, no one ever told me my LV was gorgeous! For the price of LV, I can have several of these and not sacrifice quality either.
June 13th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
@Jerry,
It’s not about being prideful or not. If Louis Vuitton says Made in USA or in Spain instead of France, the resale value drops. It’s the same product, but most people will rather purchase the one that says Made in France to be safe since they’re buying it from a random stranger, especially the people who don’t know much about Louis Vuitton.
June 16th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Have you ever heard of Rioni? They make bags and their line is very similar to LV , but so not an LV. In some aspects I think a lot nicer. I would love it if you were able to do a review comparing the 2 bags.
July 15th, 2011 at 11:19 am
Dooney and Coach seriously – those bags are made in china, turkey and any other third world area you can find.
Last i checked we are not a third world country
wisen up
knowledge is power.
LV is not for everyone.
July 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 pm
Well, stigamas are often an easy cowardly way to judge people. Just because a lady with five screaming kids pull out a food stamp card from her LV doesn’t quite scream knockoff, it can mean a number of things, and who are you to judge. She can be materialistic, out of work, it could have been a gift or she may have acquired it before she had children or just plainly always want an high end handbag. so honestly to each its own.
I don’t like knock offs, because it is harmful for the economy and illegal. I just want the real thing. I was concerned when I noticed my handbags that I purchased from the LV store had made in USA because I always wanted LV’s and knew that they came from France. It was interesting to find out what I had actually purchased from LV had became a product knowledge hunt!
July 26th, 2011 at 6:54 am
a have a Speedy LV made in the USA w/c i bought it from a friend who has a sister working at Neiman Marcus…. one of my closes friends saw my LV and checked where it’s made…a shocking comment hits me and it goes right into my nerves…thinking “wow i was conned and my LV was fake”…
to my curiosity, i made a research re LV’s made in the USA…. wow!!!thank God i found out that it was not “fake”..
they have companies in the USA that manufactures original LV…..it was a priced property i have now including Gucci bags….
September 4th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Yes some Louis Vuitton Handbags are made in the U.S.A. Their is a U.S. Mfg. plant in So Cal. I used to work their. This plant manufactures exactly to the French mfg plant. From the examination of the leather, cutting and the putting together of the bag. This plant does not mfg every single bag as in Paris. You can look inside of your bag usually under the inside pocket and see where it was mfg.
These bags are NOT knock-offs!
I encourage everyone to purchases only Authentic Brand Name items as the knock offs go to illegal things like drugs and such.
BTW: I truly enjoyed seeing how much work went into making the handbags, from start to finish. It is truly amazing and worth every dollar.
I hope this helps.
September 25th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Hola tengo una duda la etiqueta debe decir USA O EE.UU? ya que he visto una que dicen que es original y realmente lo parece pero dice USA… si alguien me puede ayudar lo agradeceria porque yo tengo una que dice Spain y es original pero USA? no lo tengo claro.
September 27th, 2011 at 8:55 am
saw my first Rioni bag this weekend. It was so much like the LV bags that are my downfall. Can anyone tell me where Rioni’s are made?
October 2nd, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Thannnxxxx alot because ii paidd 850 for my LV bagg and my boyfriend pointed out it saidd made in usa i was soo mad that i started researchinn n i stumbeld apon this thanx alot
October 4th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
One way to think of it is this… If you were in the business of making knock off french/italian bags you sure as heck aren’t going to mark it as a U.S. product and instead will stamp “made in France/Italy” on it because that’s what’s expected. So maybe the “made in USA” stamp should be seen as a credible clue to the bags authenticity.
October 7th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Hi Norma Ginger, when the Louis Vuitton bags say made in the USA, is it written USA OR
U.S.A. I am just wanting to know if they added a period after each letter. Thanks for your time.
October 30th, 2011 at 12:14 am
If you get Lois Vuitton in anywhere in U.S.you get it made in U.S.A.
I have been fan of them for 30 years…and I found about this 5 years ago.
I heard one of their factory is in Georgia.but I am not sure.
Since then I get Lois Vuitton in Japan,but still some of are made in Spain,too.
I hope they all made in France.
Their such a traditional company,they should keep their identity.
I know all coach are made in China.
So I am not interested to get it.
It is shame…they all beautiful bags…
December 4th, 2011 at 6:06 am
hi ! I just read all your comment regarding the lv made in USA .I was afraid that i had a fake LV speedy 30 ,since I did not notice that the bag that i purchased was made in USA .Thanks guys for making me worry free about my bag.
December 6th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
I found this site because I was just looking at an ad on the msn home page and louis v. purses for 199 made in China what the heck ? I also thought they were made in France. China come on …
December 8th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Most of the cheaper bags are made in the USA, therefore spend a little more and get made in France. This is not always true in some cases. These people were trained to make the handbags as everyone else so as long as the quality is the same, I really could care less and plus, I love my country and would spend any amount to keep us going!
December 10th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I live in the Boston area and bought my LV last year. It is made in france . I think it’s false to say that most of the bags are made in the USA.
December 10th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
i just bought my tivoli made in the USA today from northbrook court neiman in illinois. as long as i have th receipt and i bought it from LV store… i could care less.
December 13th, 2011 at 10:57 am
Hi everyone, I’ve been a fan of Louis Vuitton for as long as I can remember. The fact that LV is manufacturing in the USA and in Spain does not devalue the bag any less than the one’s made in France when reselling. If you think this way, it’s pure ignorance. LV does have 11 manufacturing plants in France 2 in Spain and 1 in the USA. Be proud of your Louis no matter where it’s made as long as it is authentic.
December 14th, 2011 at 5:03 am
concerning louis vuitton the company is owned in whole by its parent lvmh to research type LVMH in your browser will take you to the web site having purchased LV for over 20 years heres the straight Skinny French made vuitton has no buttons with lv engraved their zippers are made by talon or another american company if you lv has lv in brass any where its us or spansh or italian the us manufacturer for lv is located in calif. and lvs marketing agency lv what ever decides what inventory goes where any french made lv can only be bought in france period i have vintage pieces over 20 yrs old that were not made in france but another country all lvs made after 1999 and purchased in the us are made in us honestly folks lv is crap and I suspect its also made in china I actually prefer rioni over vuitton and although I dont use any of it being a guy i have bought my wife lots of purses bags luggage etc and i think lv rips all of us off
January 6th, 2012 at 10:55 am
I just discovered Rioni and I am hooked. Isimply can not afford LV and although I bought fakes I didn’t feel good about it although my fakes were damn good. At this point I have a LV french purse and a dome handbag( fakes) enter Rioni which found on ebay ( I needed a wallet) I took a chance got it for a great price. Ordered a catalog and for the price of a fake LV I can a get new Rioni made in Italy. I’m good with that. I have recently turned on 2 coworkers to Rioni and when they saw my wallet ( button signature brown) they loved it.
I am getting a luxury tote next. so what to do with my remaining LV fakes? the handbag I’ve used maybe 3 times so it in great shape the wallet is lovingly worn and I will more than likely keep that one. Rioni Rocks!!!!
January 10th, 2012 at 5:24 am
This blog was so helpful to me! I buy and sell my LV bags on ebay and when I got a Damier bucket saying made in USA it scared me, because I just resold it and bought the Moca Takashi Murakami actually if anyoneis looking for nice Louis Vuittons New you can find them on yardseller.com. I get really good deals on my bags. I bought 4 in the last month and I’m reselling 3. Only that one was made in the US though the rest were France.
January 13th, 2012 at 9:58 am
I stumbled upon this page when trying to verify the authenticity of a Louis Vuitton bag I saw online.
For the record, m new Gucci was made in Italy.
I switched from LV to Gucci after I had tried to buy a certain bag for a few months and could never locate it in the print I wanted. Canvas vs leather? The people at Gucci were fun and friendly…and my leather bag cost not too much more than the LV canvas sold at the store next door.
February 19th, 2012 at 11:10 am
To be honest, I was so disappointed when I first got a first Made in USA speedy since I’ve owned a number of LV purses which were made in either France or Spain. Though I knew it was 100% real, I couldn’t help feeling that way. It took me a couple weeks to finally get over it. It possesses the same quality as, and looks just identical to, those were made in France and Spain. Last month, I bought the Westminster GM and, again, it was Made in USA. The SA at LV knew I’m kinda sensitive to where my LV comes from so she apologized to me. She was surprised when I told her “fuck it. I don’t really care if it’s a Made in USA one anymore, as long as it’s real.” LOL.
May 4th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
It seems like many don’t mind where it’s made. The fact that it is a Louis is good enough.
- Jen