The LVMH-owned Roman brand is currently putting the finishing touches on an extravagant show to mark its 100th anniversary at Milan Fashion Week. Behind the scenes, Fendi is planning a major overhaul to both its management and creative teams.
The incorporation of a new holding company to replace the president of the board of the luxury baggage group has reawakened tensions among family shareholders which had been latent in recent years.
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The British firm, which is being restructured under its new CEO Joshua Schulman, is talking to the former Dior Homme creative director.
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Although officially still at Loewe, the British designer has quietly begun work on the next menswear collections at Dior, where he is set to become creative director. In the coming months, he is expected to take up an unprecedented double role as head of both Dior Homme and Dior Femme.
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The Richemont group's jewellery brand is pursuing a vertical integration strategy in France, in addition to developing new production sites. Several of its subcontractors came under its wing last year.
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Jacquemus last year commissioned Rothschild to find it a minority shareholder in the hope of raising €100m. But five months later, the brand obtained less than a third of that amount when it signed up with L'Oréal.
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The French brand, which is based on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris and produces its models in Switzerland, has been at a standstill late last year. The founder of the Nous concept store on Rue Cambon is among the four potential buyers.
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Nestled in the heart of Parisian luxury, at the crossroads of the Rue Cambon and the Rue Saint-Honoré, the premises of France's supreme auditing body, the Cour des Comptes, have been much coveted for years.
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Cashmere clothing specialist Loro Piana, an LVMH subsidiary, has built its reputation as a “quiet luxury” brand, eschewing flashy logos in favour of more subtle distinguishing features.
Like the brand whose iconic bags he knocks off, the Turkish-based manufacturer of fake Birkins and Kellys has waiting lists and an Instagram account, and is giving the luxury house's legal department a hard time.
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The shopping platform, recently valued at €5bn, is seeking to establish itself in the luxury second-hand market in France. But the way it operates favours counterfeiters.
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The French government has asked Brussels to suspend a European directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, which would have hefty consequences for luxury companies. But several MPs are worried that the suspension will mainly benefit fast-fashion giant Shein and are putting up resistance.
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