Revealed: the Romanian site where Louis Vuitton makes its Italian shoes

All but the soles of the luxury brand’s footwear are made in Transylvania before being ‘finished’ in Italy and FranceLouis Vuitton’s Italian shoes are the very height of luxury. Its Venice workshop claims to embody “ancestral savoir-faire” in a region “revered for its fine shoe craftsmanship”.It is an image burnished by one of the biggest advertising budgets in the world. The Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) luxury group spent $4.4bn (£3.45