Which fashion house is oldest?
The answer
Oldest
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Hermès 1837
It started out making harnesses and saddles for horses, long before its famous handbags. Source
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Loewe 1846
It was founded in Madrid by a group of leather craftsmen, eight years before Louis Vuitton. Source
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Louis Vuitton 1854
His trunks had flat lids so they could be stacked. Most trunks back then had rounded tops to let the rain run off. Source
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Chanel 1910
Coco Chanel's first shop sold hats that she designed and made herself. Source
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Gucci 1921
Before founding it in Florence, Guccio Gucci carried rich guests' luggage as a bellboy at the Savoy Hotel in London. Source
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Dior 1946
Its first collection (1947) amazed a magazine editor, who cried "It's such a new look!" The name "New Look" stuck. Source
Newest