China, France
After Lanvin, billionaire Adrian Cheng relaunches trunk-maker Au Départ
Au Départ, the emblematic brand of the great trunk-makers of the 19th century, is to open a Paris boutique in October, the first since the group went bust in the 1970s. Its renaissance is the brainchild of Hong Kong billionaire Adrian Cheng, who is also a shareholder in Lanvin.