Louis Vuitton

I caught up with Robert Niwa yesterday. Rob worked with me at Crane Brothers for nearly 12 years before leaving last year and moving to Louis Vuitton. He has just got back from a couple of weeks in Paris and Spain on a handbags and baubles junket. He seems to be loving it there and although we all miss him dearly we are glad he is doing so well.

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