Louis Vuitton Malletier, typically described as Louis Vuitton or shortened to LV, is a French fashion house and also luxury retail firm established in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogrammed appears on most of its products, ranging from high-end trunks as well as leather items to ready-to-wear, footwear, watches, precious jewelry, devices, sunglasses as well as publications. Louis Vuitton is just one of the world's top global fashion homes; it offers its items with standalone shops, lease departments in high-end outlet store, as well as through the ecommerce area of its web site. For 6 successive years (2006-- 2012), Louis Vuitton was named the world's most beneficial high-end brand name. Its 2012 appraisal was US$ 25.9 billion. The 2013 assessment of the brand was US$ 28.4 billion with earnings of US$ 9.4 billion. The firm runs in 50 countries with more than 460 shops worldwide.