Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly described as Louis Vuitton or reduced to LV, is a French style house and high-end retail business founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The tag's LV monogrammed shows up on a lot of its products, varying from luxury trunks and also natural leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, sunglasses and also publications. Louis Vuitton is among the globe's prominent international fashion homes; it sells its products with standalone boutiques, lease divisions in premium department stores, and also with the e-commerce section of its web site. For 6 successive years (2006-- 2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most useful high-end brand. Its 2012 evaluation was US$ 25.9 billion. The 2013 evaluation of the brand was US$ 28.4 billion with earnings of US$ 9.4 billion. The business operates in 50 countries with more than 460 stores around the world.