Au Départ

*Au Départ* (French for 'At the departure') is a historic Parisian trunkmaker, founded in 1834 at the dawn of railway travel. Renowned as one of the 'big four' French trunk-makers—alongside Louis Vuitton, Goyard, and Moynat—Au Départ pioneered luxury travel goods, trunks, and leather accessories for the modern traveler. The brand's first boutique opened in 1847 at 7 boulevard Denain, directly opposite Paris's Gare du Nord, positioning it at the heart of the era's travel revolution. Under t