No. 307 · Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Which fashion house is oldest?

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  1. Hermès 1837

    It started out making harnesses and saddles for horses, long before its famous handbags. Source

  2. Loewe 1846

    It was founded in Madrid by a group of leather craftsmen, eight years before Louis Vuitton. Source

  3. 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

  4. Chanel 1910

    Coco Chanel's first shop sold hats that she designed and made herself. Source

  5. Gucci 1921

    Before founding it in Florence, Guccio Gucci carried rich guests' luggage as a bellboy at the Savoy Hotel in London. Source

  6. Dior 1946

    Its first collection (1947) amazed a magazine editor, who cried "It's such a new look!" The name "New Look" stuck. Source

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