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Marine Le Pen's Gérard Darel handbag is causing a problem for the brand

The leader of France's right-wing Rassemblement National party is loyal to the Gérard Darel brand, but the publicity she is giving it is hampering its efforts to attract a younger clientele. [...]

Published on 17/04/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Noëmie Leclercq

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Olivia Grégoire, the French luxury sector's favourite member of parliament

France's former minister for small business, now a humble MP, has forged valuable links with the luxury and fashion industry and serves as its spokesperson in the National Assembly. Olivia Grégoire is increasingly vociferous on issues such as fast fashion and lab-grown diamonds.

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French MP Olivia Grégoire is increasingly vocal on issues such as fast fashion and lab-grown diamonds.

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Far right takes pride of place in French National Assembly's working group on luxury goods

The National Assembly has just greenlit an amendment lowering the cash payment threshold for non-French residents to €1,000, depriving luxury groups of a major source of revenue.

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As French lawmakers wage war on drugs, luxury sector set to suffer casualties

The National Assembly is debating a bill aimed at curtailing the narcotics trade and the laundering of drug money that could have major repercussions on the luxury industry. After garnering bilateral support in the legislature, the bill has been quietly amended to slash the cap on the amount of cash foreign nationals can spend on French soil.

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The limit on cash payments by non-French residents will be slashed from €15,000 to €1,000.

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A former Richemont staffer in Marine Le Pen's shadow

The far-right Rassemblement National leader's closest aide worked for the Richemont group for several years.

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What future awaits French fashion and luxury if far right wins snap legislative elections?

French fashion and luxury firms are worried about how a victory for the Rassemblement National in upcoming elections might impact their sector. Glitz.paris has examined the far-right party's parliamentary voting record to try to gauge its future positions on the industry.

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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.

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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.

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Why French PM Elisabeth Borne's cardigans pose a PR dilemma for Agnès B.

As protests against France's pension reforms rage on, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's penchant for Agnès B.'s colourful cardigans has the historically left-leaning fashion company concerned about its brand image.

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Far right takes pride of place in French National Assembly's working group on luxury goods

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As French lawmakers wage war on drugs, luxury sector set to suffer casualties

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A former Richemont staffer in Marine Le Pen's shadow

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What future awaits French fashion and luxury if far right wins snap legislative elections?

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Snap French elections leave Bernard Arnault high and dry

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Marine Le Pen's Gérard Darel handbag is causing a problem for the brand

Front Row | France
Olivia Grégoire, the French luxury sector's favourite member of parliament

France
Far right takes pride of place in French National Assembly's working group on luxury goods

Spotlight | France
As French lawmakers wage war on drugs, luxury sector set to suffer casualties

France
A former Richemont staffer in Marine Le Pen's shadow

France
What future awaits French fashion and luxury if far right wins snap legislative elections?

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

France
Why French PM Elisabeth Borne's cardigans pose a PR dilemma for Agnès B.