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Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

The Hôtel de Masseran, acquired by former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1978, has been discreetly put on the market for €150m. LVMH boss Bernard Arnault and his son-in-law Xavier Niel have already visited the sumptuous Paris townhouse. [...]

Published on 08/06/2023 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Currently owned by Gabon, the Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo, where German-born fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld lived for 30 years, will soon hit the market. Glitz.paris takes a backstage look at the preparations - and asking price - for what promises to be a highlight of the year for the ultra-luxury market.

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Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

The three shareholding families of leather goods manufacturer Hermès are eager to bring Nicolas Puech, the sole heir of Emile Hermès to have remained outside the group's family holding company, into the fold. The initiative is also a bid to close the only avenue allowing heirs to secretly sell their shares in the group.

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LVMH deploys diplomatic touch in Seoul

The luxury giant is relying on France's diplomatic corps to help develop Dior, Vuitton and other LVMH brands in South Korea, a pivotal element of the very strategic Asian luxury market. The Bernard Arnault-led group is also cultivating relationships with South Korean authorities.

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Bernard Arnault personally involved in Dior's new J'Adore perfume campaign

The new advertising campaign for the J'Adore perfume by Dior (LVMH) will launch worldwide from September. And Bernard Arnault himself was the one to sign off on it.

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Alexandre Arnault, the man behind Jay-Z's return to the stage

Heading up his family's business empire in New York, Alexandre Arnault, an executive vice president at Tiffany & Co, also plays ambassador to US stars, particularly in the highly sought-after world of rappers.

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Richemont, LVMH and Chanel add dukes, lords and royals to their collections

To thrive in the UK and throughout Europe and Asia, luxury fashion houses are counting on the established networks of dukes, lords and even crowned heads.

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King Charles III's coronation, scheduled for 6 May at Westminster Abbey, will be a major social event, and luxury giants are likely to feature prominently on the guest list.

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Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

Opening a Gucci shop directly opposite LVMH's Louis Vuitton boutique on the Place Vendôme wasn't enough for Kering. The group has just acquired the four buildings that make up the southeast corner where the Rue de Castiglione meets the Rue Saint-Honoré.

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LVMH plants sustainability flag where Total met humiliating defeat

TotalEnergies' attempt to set up a research centre at the elite Ecole Polytechnique was an embarrassing failure, and even resulted in its CEO being investigated for alleged conflict of interest. LVMH hopes it can avoid Total's mistakes and persuade France's top engineering school to say yes to its R&D facility on its campus.

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LVMH deploys diplomatic touch in Seoul

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Bernard Arnault personally involved in Dior's new J'Adore perfume campaign

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Alexandre Arnault, the man behind Jay-Z's return to the stage

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Richemont, LVMH and Chanel add dukes, lords and royals to their collections

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Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

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LVMH plants sustainability flag where Total met humiliating defeat

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France Bernard Arnault personally involved in Dior's new J'Adore perfume campaign

France, United States Alexandre Arnault, the man behind Jay-Z's return to the stage

Spotlight | United Kingdom Richemont, LVMH and Chanel add dukes, lords and royals to their collections

France Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

In Focus | France LVMH plants sustainability flag where Total met humiliating defeat

General Oligui to put Ali Bongo's Parisian mansion up for sale

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France
Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

Spotlight | France
Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Spotlight | France
Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

South Korea
LVMH deploys diplomatic touch in Seoul

France
Bernard Arnault personally involved in Dior's new J'Adore perfume campaign

France, United States
Alexandre Arnault, the man behind Jay-Z's return to the stage

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Richemont, LVMH and Chanel add dukes, lords and royals to their collections

France
Kering's €800m invasion of Paris's Vendôme district

In Focus | France
LVMH plants sustainability flag where Total met humiliating defeat