Luxury French Louis Vuitton brand opens shop in Nicosia

Luxury French fashion and leather goods company Louis Vuitton opened a shop in Nicosia, Cyprus.

An exclusive VIP cocktail and lunch was held on last Tuesday to mark the opening in downtown Nicosia. President of Louis Vuitton Europe Jean-Marc Gallot, who attended the launch, said: “We are extremely pleased to bring Louis Vuitton to Nicosia and Cyprus is definitely a key country for the development of our brand. Over the past few years we have seen a growing number of Cypriot clients shopping in our stores all over Europe.”

He added that the store will fulfil the expectations and demands of “our loyal Cypriot clients and we will be able to offer our local clients and also tourists a wide range of our product lines as well as the utmost level of service found in the other 371 Louis Vuitton stores worldwide.”

According to a company press release, “in line with the global design concept initiated by architect Peter Marino, extended in 55 countries, the store’s 125-metre-square interior evokes a real sense of luxury and spaciousness. The quality of the materials reflects the inheritance of the house such as quality and craftsmanship, tradition and modernity.”

On offer for men and women are luggage, leather goods, shoes, accessories and a special order service. One hundred and fifty years after its eponymous founder began creating and selling trunks in Paris, Louis Vuitton’s signature leather goods are considered a status symbol around the globe and are highly regarded in the fashion world.

The company’s iconic Monogram Canvas design can be considered the first designer label in contemporary history; the design was created in 1896 by Vuitton’s son Georges and was intended to prevent counterfeiting. Ironically, Louis Vuitton has become the most counterfeited brand in fashion history, with just over one per cent of all items branded with the Vuitton logo not counterfeit.

The Nicosia store, the group’s 372nd in the world, is designed by the company’s architect Peter Marino, has an imposing 6-metre-high front window and takes up 125 square metres to display the traditional leather travel trunks, women’s wear and men’s wear in leather items, accessories and shoes. The women’s shoes are designed by Marc Jacobs and are placed next to the eyewear collection.

Louis Vuitton, 29 Stassikratous Street, Nicosia, tel 22 873787.