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Nicholas Knightly

ack in the late 19th century, if you were an English tourist returning home after a stay in Paris, you would probably carry a Moynat trunk. In 1849, before Louis Vuitton and Goyard existed, Pauline Moynat, the only female trunk-maker at the time, founded the house in partnership with Octavia and François Coulembier. A creator of finely handcrafted luggage and travel goods, Moynat became known for designs suited to railway spoke to its creative director Nicholas Knightly a week before the opening.

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