Aux États-Unis (literally meaning ''"To the United States"'') is a Parisian

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established in 1845.

History

Founding

''Aux États-Unis'' went into business in 1845 at 229, rue Saint Honoré, in Paris, two doors down from

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Owners

Rousselle and Gérard (1845-1890): Charles Étienne Rousselle is the founder and first owner of the brand. When he died, his widow ran the shop before she assigned the business to L. Gérard. Deraisme family (1891-1985): In 1891, Eugène Louis Deraisme took over the enterprise; it then successively came under the management of his first wife, Hélène Bordat, his son André Eugène and finally his grandson François who succeeded his father in 1942. The brand eventually disappeared in the 1980s when François Deraisme retired. Luvanis (since 2011):

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, an investment company specialized in the revival of long-dormant luxury brands and which reintroduced the trunk makers

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and

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Partnerships with other Parisian trunk-makers

On July 2, 1932, André Deraisme on behalf of ''Aux États-Unis'' created a new company, the Coopération Industrielle et Commerciale ("CIC"), in partnership with the directors of the four other trunk-makers of the time (

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, et

) in the face of the economic crisis. The five "Maisons" joined forces, notably for the purchase of raw materials and travel items and for patent registrations. The cooperation was to last until 1935.

Celebrity customers

The customers list of ''Aux États-Unis'' included many high-profile purchasers.

Kings, princes, heads of state and heads of government

The British

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, the Duchess of Manchester, the

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, and the

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;

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, the

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, the

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and Maharaja of Kapurthala; French President

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, Prime Minister of Belgium

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, Ohio Governor Myron T. Herrick, New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, the Prince de Bitteto, and the Princesse de Faucigny Lucinge.

Writers, artists and actors

Lady Mendl,

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, Henri Bernstein, and Gilbert Miller.

Other celebrity clients

British explorer and missionary

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, the jeweler

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, violinist

Jules Boucherit Jules Boucherit (29 March 1877 – 1 April 1962) was a French violinist and renowned violin pedagogue. Jules Boucherit was born in Morlaix. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris, studying under Jules Garcin. Later he taught at the same conserva ...

Diana Vreeland Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was a French-American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine '' Harper's Bazaar'' and as editor-in-chief at '' Vogue'', later becoming a special consultant to the ...

, Pecci Blunt,

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, American billionaire

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Lady Eve Balfour Lady Evelyn Barbara Balfour, (16 July 1898 – 16 January 1990) was a British farmer, educator, organic farming pioneer, and a founding figure in the organic movement. She was one of the first women to study agriculture at an English university ...

, John Gardner Coolidge, and the

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References

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