It took him two years to reach his destination. “Tired of life in the countryside, he embarked to Paris on foot at the age of thirteen,” says Associate Home & Art Merchandise Manager Brenna Tracy.

He was born in 1821, in a small village in eastern France named Anchay. It was a refinement of existing trunks by Louis Vuitton himself, the son of a farmer and a milliner. But before it was a piece of hype history, an artist’s canvas and a modern day coffee table, the Louis Vuitton steamer trunk was toted worldwide as a portable treasure chest of prized possessions. The Louis Vuitton trunk has come a long way since its revolutionary debut as the first flat-topped luggage in 1858, and many former travel companions now lounge comfortably as luxe additions to living rooms around the globe. Legendary photographer Cindy Sherman has adorned them with her theatrical self-portraits. AUTHENTICITY Streetwear giant Supreme has painted them red and stamped them with the über-coveted box logo.