Word: vuitton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Single women living with their parents are among the most conspicuous consumers. They outfit themselves with imported designer ensembles, including Louis Vuitton handbags ($750), Hermes scarves ($166) and Yves Saint Laurent shoes ($133). Japanese women also spend heavily on traditional dress. An upper-middle-class woman may own 25 kimonos with a total value of at least...
...timed feeder that mechanically portions out the chow. An enclosed bowl called Step 'n Dine encourages precocious felines to step on a pedal to get at the kibble. For cats who accompany their owners, there are carrying cases that cost as much as $420 for Louis Vuitton versions, and for $33.98, a caring cat owner may invest in a tiny, burglar-and rat-proof door that can be installed at the bottom of a regular house door; the cat opens it with a magnetic device worn around its neck. At Animal Kingdom in Chicago, there...
...Vuitton's familiar trademark of crossed golden initials intermingled in a floral pattern dates back to 1896. Georges Vuitton, son of the firm's founder, created the design to make the bags difficult for counterfeiters to copy. Over the years, the distinctive canvas fabric became a favorite of the rich and renowned, including Charles Lindbergh, Rose Kennedy and Lauren Bacall. Marlene Dietrich once filled an entire limousine with 23 Vuitton cases...
...decades Vuitton produced only items priced beyond the means of the masses. Beginning in the 1960s, however, the company broadened its offerings to include less expensive backpacks, handbags, wallets, umbrellas, key cases and even dog leashes. All bore the distinctive LV symbol...
...Vuitton initials, however, are now so ubiquitous that some of the firm's traditional customers are grumbling. Said one impeccably dressed matron who stopped at Vuitton's Manhattan shop last week to ask about the plain bags: "I don't want my friends to think I'm adhering to the fad of having designer initials on everything." Vuitton will still make its standard initialed line for those who wish to be walking billboards...