Louis Vuitton Malletier, generally referred to as Louis Vuitton or reduced to LV, is a French style home as well as luxury retail company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram shows up on most of its items, ranging from luxury trunks as well as leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, fashion jewelry, devices, sunglasses and also books. Louis Vuitton is just one of the globe's top international style houses; it markets its items with standalone boutiques, lease divisions in high-end department stores, and with the ecommerce section of its web site. For 6 successive years (2006-- 2012), Louis Vuitton was called the globe's most beneficial luxury brand. Its 2012 valuation was US$ 25.9 billion. The 2013 appraisal of the brand was US$ 28.4 billion with revenue of US$ 9.4 billion. The business operates in 50 nations with greater than 460 stores around the world.