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Spotlight | France
How LVMH secured its golden goals when co-producing Paris 2024's opening ceremony

Luxury giant LVMH has become the Paris 2024 organising committee's main partner for the opening ceremony. © Studio Pachamama

Not content with being one of the Olympic Games' premium sponsors, luxury giant LVMH has also become the Paris 2024 organising committee's main partner for the opening ceremony. This has led to tensions, including within the French government. [...]

Published on 25/07/2024 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

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Spotlight | France
Should he stay or should he go? Hedi Slimane saga puts Celine under stress

Celine's creative director, who has been the subject of rumours as recurrent as they are contradictory, must decide in the months to come whether to stay put or leave LVMH. Glitz.paris reveals the issues at stake, the conflicts and the ongoing negotiations.

Subscribers only Houses 29.08.2024

Hedi Slimane's future as creative director of Celine is still uncertain at the start of the new season.

France
Paris 2024: Louis Vuitton's glass trunk terrace to remain atop La Samaritaine until October

LVMH chief Bernard Arnault and his guests watched July's Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony from the privileged perch of a giant glass trunk on the 10th floor of the Cheval Blanc Paris hotel, atop the Seine-side La Samaritaine building.

Subscribers only Entourage 29.08.2024

France
Paris shuts some 30 shops in pre-Olympics clampdown on counterfeits

The French authorities have clamped down on counterfeit activities in the Paris region in the build-up to the Olympic Games, especially near to where the athletes will be competing.

Subscribers only Entourage 25.07.2024

France, India
Ambani wedding serves as launchpad for Indian designer Rahul Mishra

Mukesh Ambani's son's spectacular wedding has enabled the billionaire to consolidate his position as a luxury player in India. He is now looking to expand internationally and has plans to open a boutique in Paris for Rahul Mishra.

Subscribers only Houses 25.07.2024

Front Row | France
Françoise Dumas, French veteran MC for luxury dinners

Françoise Dumas has been organising the most exclusive luxury dinners for over 50 years. The business has become increasingly competitive, but big names such as Bernard Arnault and the Princess of Monaco continue to place their trust in her.

Subscribers only Entourage 18.07.2024

Françoise Dumas, founder of the Françoise Dumas, Anne Roustang et Associés agency.

Spotlight | France
Snap French elections leave Bernard Arnault high and dry

President Emmanuel Macron's surprise move to call French parliamentary elections early has put LVMH's founder and CEO in a very uncomfortable position. The billionaire boss is being explicitly targeted by a newly formed left-wing coalition, and he has very few allies on the far right.

Subscribers only Houses 20.06.2024

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault has no interlocutors within the two strongest political camps ahead of snap French legislative elections called for 30 June and 7 July.

Spotlight | France
How a Bernard Arnault ally took command of the luxury sector's Instagram feeds

Many fashion show set designers, party planners and other industry insiders that flood Instagram with content have gradually fallen under the control of Stéphane Courbit, a close associate of Bernard Arnault. Thanks to his numerous ties with Courbit's company, the LVMH boss could end up wielding considerable influence over the social media platform.

Subscribers only Houses 30.05.2024

LVMH boss Bernard Arnault could end up wielding considerable influence on Instagram.

France
After Notre-Dame largesse, François Pinault turns to restoring Saint-Sulpice frescoes

The Kering founder has made a substantial donation to Paris's Saint-Sulpice Church to help restore the art in its Lady Chapel.

Subscribers only Families 23.05.2024

France
LVMH readies best view of Olympic opening ceremony in Paris

The luxury giant is turning the rooftop of its Cheval Blanc hotel into a terrace where a select list of guests on 26 July will have a bird's eye view on the Paris 2024 opening ceremony along the Seine River below.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.05.2024

France
LVMH seeks to keep La Samaritaine open despite Olympic security curbs

The central Paris department store and the Cheval Blanc hotel it houses will find themselves in a top security zone during this summer's Olympics. LVMH, which owns both establishments, hopes to use its status as a Games sponsor to get an exemption so they can remain open.

Subscribers only Houses 02.05.2024

France
LVMH consulted on entertainment line-up for Paris 2024 opening ceremony

The quest to select headliners for the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony has been underway for weeks. LVMH is a premium sponsor of the forthcoming Games, but the luxury giant doesn't have the final say on the entertainment programme.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.03.2024

France
Paris 2024 luxury sponsors on edge as French presidency drags its feet

Less than six months before the summer Games begin, the Élysée Palace has yet to approve plans for the main Olympic ceremonies. LVMH and other premium sponsors are growing impatient.

Subscribers only Entourage 15.02.2024

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