about lipault In April 2014, the Samsonite Group bought the Lipault luggage brand. Lipault was founded by François and Karine Lipovetsky, leatherware merchants in Rue de Vaurigard who were tuned in to current fashions and created their own luggage products. It all began with a serendipitous event when the couple decided on a whim to respond to a call for tenders by Air France. This was 1999. The airline company wanted to create its own line of products. Knowing the luggage industry and what its customers liked, the Lipovetskys came up with some quick sketches. Air France was impressed by their confidence. The Lipovetskys were an instant success but felt hamstrung by the Group’s constraints. In 2005, the two creatives launched their own brand. And Lipault was born. They opened their first shop in Paris, then two, then three, then another in Strasbourg, in corners of large retailers, Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, and soon had about a hundred outlets all across France... The brand grew by 25 % in 2013 and posted € 6.5 million revenue. The key to this amazing success ? Natural styling combined with elegant manufacturing, a range of fresh colours and modern materials, top-quality vinyl and nylon, comfortably lightweight and easy to handle. A veritable revolution in luggage! The concept was there. It only needed a luggage giant like Samsonite to boost the tiny brand to the top of the ladder. “ Lipault embodies everything we want to offer our customers, ” says Samsonite’s Chairman & CEO Tim Parker : functional, light, rugged products with a sophisticated design. Lipault is a young and chic brand that will attract consumers with its Parisian touch and vibrant colours. Lipault is an ideal addition to our eyecatching range and should attract every woman in the world, especially women who travel a lot... ” And the head of the biggest luggage company in the world says so ! 3
Lipault Press Kit
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