"Bonisa imithwalo yakho ngizokutshela ukuthi ungubani.------ Imithwalo yakho iwuphawu lobuwena bakho". Lesi siqubulo sikaLouis Vuitton sika-1921 siveza kahle ubuhlobo phakathi kwesihambi nesikhwama sakhe.
Kusukela ezitimeleni nasekuhambeni olwandle, kuya ezimotweni nasekuhambeni ngendiza, amasudikheyisi kaLouis Vuitton adlula imingcele yesikhathi nendawo.
"Yini engatholakala ezitsheni ezindala? Izitembu ezibonisa izindlela zokuhamba, indawo oya kuyo kanye nesitimela, zonke zimelelwe amalebula amadala ephepha namahhotela. Siyawalandela emhlabeni wonke, hhayi nje kuphela njengezinsuku ezingu-80 zikaPhileas Fogg emhlabeni wonke, kodwa ngokushesha. Lezi zingcezu zephepha zibheka emuva emazweni asendulo kanye nempucuko. Ingabe zingavusa isithakazelo sakho ekuqoqeni nasekuqaleni uhambo lwakho?"
Ngo-1920, uMnu. Gaston-Louis Vuitton wabhala isigaba esingenhla, ungumzukulu kaMnu. Louis Vuitton, igazi lomndeni ngenxa yentshiseko yokuhamba, uthando lwamasiko, noGaston naye uyathonywa.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1900, abaqoqi uRalph Lauren noTommy Hifiger basebenzisa amakesi kaLouis Vuitton njengomhlobiso. Abaklami bangaphakathi base beqala ukuthenga amakesi kaLouis Vuitton ukuze amakhasimende abo awasebenzise njengamatafula ekhofi. Ngakho umhloli wathi ufuna ukulala ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi wayenebhokisi lokufaka umbhede wakhe; uKarl Lagerfeld uthe wayenama-iPod amaningi kangangokuthi wayenekesi lawo. Namabhokisi ekhasino, iwayini, ngisho namazinyo omntwana... Kuncike ekutheni usebenzisa kanjani umcabango wakho ongcolile.
Imithwalo yasendulo kaLouis Vuitton, ngokwayo igcwele izindaba, uma ibekwa buthule ekhaya, ubuhle busakazeka kuzo zonke izingosi, noma zesimanje, noma zakudala, noma zezimboni, noma zezokwelusa... Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isitayela sinjani, zisuse zonke.
Intengo yemithwalo ye-LV nayo yesabise abantu abaningi, kodwa namuhla uthole imboni yengcebo, imboni yokukhiqiza amabhokisi aqinile evela eGuangzhou, eShayina. Kuyiphupho lethu ukuthi wonke umuntu abe ne-LV. Ukuze uthole imininingwane, ngicela ungithinte ekhasini eliyisiqalo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-11-2022