Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDavid Rosenthal: belief
20 Feb 2024 Acquired Hermès
“I think Louis Vuitton was the royal laities, I believe, and he packed the trunks.”
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- Speaker
- David Rosenthal
- Attribution
- Verified speaker
- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 20 Feb 2024
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Hermès
Transcript context
…I remember Louis Vuitton's key client was the Empress Eugenie. Is Hermes the same client? Yes, the same client. Napoleon III's wife, the Empress Eugenie, becomes a client of both of these men for her carriages, in the case of Hermes, and for her luggage and for her trunks. Actually, I think also for her packing. I think Louis Vuitton was the royal laities, I believe, and he packed the trunks. He was the luggage guy, Hermes was the carriage guy. Which is so funny because that is still, in some ways, both of their legacy today.…
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