of their collective history and 'origin'. I used to know this, but have admittedly forgotten in the meantime.... I used to own one LV messenger bag, and when I realized I wasn't really using it, I wanted to sell it, and the salesperson at one of their flagship LA stores was so annoying and pretentious, he wouldn't allow the buyer to verify the authenticity of the product at the store, apparently, due to protecting their 'image'.... Monumental piece of nonsense, and I think most of their stuff is overbranded and heavily overpriced for what it is. Thanks again for the informative post, cheers, Filip