However, the ambitious young boy decided to seek out his fortunes in Paris and ran away from home when he was just 13. Arriving in Paris after two years, he became an apprentice in the workshop of a successful boxmaker.
Boxmaking provided him with ample opportunities to express his creativity and soon he established a reputation for himself as one of Paris’ most fashionable boxmakers.
Eventually he went on to found the Louis Vuitton label in 1854 which became immensely popular within a few
years. He managed the company until his death in 1892.