Beautiful Vintage Louis Vuitton French Company Bag

You are purchasing a classy, beautiful, very rare Louis Vuitton purse/luggage bag in excellent condition. This bag is from the French Company Line and was produced in the United States for Louis Vuitton. This bag differs in the way it looks and feels from the normal louis vuitton. This special line was produced from the 1970's to the 1990's. This bag is an dog carrier, meant to carry a dog up to 5lbs, this bag makes a great large purse also. I am attaching some information I copied off the internet explaining the differences of French Company line and the newer Louis Vuitton bag.

Vintage French Company items will not have the date code that more recent model Louis Vuitton items have.  The embossing will also be different.  Much French Company handbags and luggage will have labeling that says that notifies the buyer that the item was made under a special license and that it was made in the USA.  Most often, the tag is an almost paper-like tyvek tag sewn into a side seam of the bag.

As you can see from my pictures my bag still has its tyvek tag.

The zipper pulls also did not have the LV logo on them.  Instead, the French Company used zipper pulls by Talon or Eclair and luggage pieces may have C & C.

My bag has the Talon zipper pull with USA embossed on the back

The French Company also did not use the natural untreated vachetta leather that we all associate with authentic Louis Vuitton today.  They used varying shades of coated leather.  This coating was intended to protect the naked vachetta and make it more hardy.  Some people really like this treatment (both the way it looks and wears)- and others prefer natural, untreated leather.  The patch below is on an absolutely mint condition garment bag.  The leather is a caramel color, but not because of a patina of the leather.  The caramel color is actually the treatment that the French Company used.  The French Company used this color as well as, a more orange-y shade, a really dark brown, and a light brown. There is a common mis-conception that authentic Louis Vuitton bags don't have patches... and this is partially true.  However, Louis Vuitton has used patches in a limited number of circumstances.  Some authentic Louis Vuitton French Company pieces did incorporate patches into their designs.  The French Company incorporated smooth, oval plain (not embossed with LV or Louis Vuitton etc.) patches for the purpose of personalizing or customizing your piece. 

One of the great features of this bag is that the carmel colored oval tag on the front has never been monogrammed. This bag has beautiful brass hardware and 5 feet.

Bag measures 16.5" across, 10" tall.  Bag has a large roomy interior and the inside is near perfect.

I guaranee the authenticity of this bag 100% money back. Feel free to use my pictures to check with online authenticators, or take the bag directly to Louis Vuitton.