It’s all about history. Mr. Louis Vuitton left his hometown of Anchay, in the department of Jura, in 1835 and walked to Paris. He wandered around for two years, supporting himself with odd jobs and sleeping wherever he could. In 1837 he finally arrived in Paris, a city profoundly transformed by the industrial revolution, and began working as an apprentice at the luggage manufacturer Monsieur Marechal. 
In 1854, after leaving Marechal’s workshop, he founded his eponymous brand of suitcases and leather goods that would become one of the most important maisons in the history of fashion.

The French company’s latest release goes right to underline this intrinsic link that exists between Louis Vuitton and travel: 15 revised and updated editions of the City Guides dedicated to Paris, Beijing, Berlin, Cape Town, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Prague, Rome, Shanghai, Sydney, Taipei and Tokyo.
Each edition, available in French and English, features advice from a celebrity or local guide who offers his or her firsthand view of the city.

The news doesn’t end there though. The French fashion house is also set to release three new titles in its Fashion Eye photo series. Launched in November, the books will feature shots by three iconic photographers: American photographer Melvin Sokolsky, with his most famous fashion series shot in Paris entitled Bubble (1963) and Fly (1965); Chinese photographer Feng Li and his unconventional eye on Paris; Spanish photographer Robi Rodriguez and his personal vision of London.

The new City Guides and Fashion Eye Books are available in Vuitton boutiques, on the French maison’s website and in selected bookstores and concept stores.