More of Louis Vuitton’s luxury handbags could be crafted in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The CEO of LVMH, Bernard Arnault, plans to open a second factory in Texas, likely north of Dallas, by early 2027, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal in an interview, as he expressed concerns about tariffs and global trade.
Already, the company has a manufacturing site for making its sought-after handbags in Alvarado, which is 20 miles south of Arlington. The production site covered approximately 100,000 square feet when it opened around 2019.
LVMH did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The news comes after CFO Cecile Cabanis said on an analyst call earlier this year that “we’ll see at what pace and how much we want that to evolve” after a question about production in the U.S. LVMH is a massive company in the industry with sites around the world and fashion names such as Christian Dior, Givenchy and Fendi.
CEO Arnault has been pressing European leaders to agree to a deal along the lines of the one President Donald Trump reached with Japan, the Journal story said. He has spoken to Trump, seeking to de-escalate tensions with Brussels, as he looks to avoid a trade war.
During his first term, Trump joined Arnault at the opening of Louis Vuitton’s first Texas factory. The move was credited at the time as helping leather goods and champagne avoid tariffs, the story said.
If Trump wants to come to the inauguration of the new facility, Arnault said, “he will be welcome,” he told the Journal.