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Jacquemus turns catwalk into roadshow for investors

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“Jacquemus, season 2”

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Jacquemus, season 2

After 15 years as a fashion world prodigy, Provence-born designer Simon Porte Jacquemus is now trying, without investors, to transform his namesake label into an established brand. He may have succeeded in making Jacquemus a part of the Zeitgeist, but will the sales of his "Chiquito" bags and "Artichoke" bucket hats be enough to finance a global expansion? Or will he park his longstanding desire for independence and cave to the advances of one of the many luxury players queuing up to invest? [...]

The French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus is reaching out to potential investors in innovative ways in a bid to find a minority shareholder to help develop his namesake brand. [...]

Published on 30/01/2025 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Noëmie Leclercq

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France
Jacquemus minority stake up for grabs, but for how much?

Prospective investors interested in acquiring a minority stake in Jacquemus must submit their bids this week to Rothschild & Co. Simon Porte Jacquemus's brand is looking to raise significant funds to finance its retail operations.

Subscribers only Houses 07.11.2024

France, United States
Still without a CEO, Jacquemus splurges on recruitment

Since the surprise departure of CEO Bastien Daguzan in December, Simon Porte Jacquemus's namesake fashion label has still not found a replacement. But the company is stepping up recruitment to further boost growth, even if certain choices are proving particularly costly.

Subscribers only Houses 03.10.2024

France
Jacquemus short a co-pilot and strapped for cash

Since CEO Bastien Daguzan's departure six months ago, Simon Porte Jacquemus has been juggling the brand's creative direction and its operational management, just as the company prepares to open three boutiques abroad amid stagnating growth.

Free access Houses 23.05.2024

Middle East
Jacquemus opens franchise in Dubai

Designer Simon Porte Jacquemus has been expanding his brand across the globe at rocket speed. While his company remains independent for now, he had to work with a local group to secure premises in Dubai.

Free access Houses 04.04.2024

France
Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Despite the brand's commercial success and expansion plans, Jacquemus is lagging behind in its use of sustainable materials and opting instead for synthetics, low-quality leather and offshore production. Quality is suffering as a result.

Free access Houses 08.02.2024

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CEO Bastien Daguzan proves wrong fit for Jacquemus

Recruited in 2022 to fast-track the development and structuring of Simon Porte Jacquemus's namesake brand, Bastien Daguzan was abruptly dismissed from his new role as CEO and president last month. A falling out with the French designer, who owns the company outright, brought their partnership to a swift end.

Subscribers only Houses 18.01.2024

Bastien Daguzan, former CEO of Jacquemus.

France
Jacquemus fuels Givenchy rumour

Rumour has it that Simon Porte Jacquemus is in the mix to succeed Matthew Williams as creative director at Givenchy - a rumour fuelled by Jacquemus himself.

Subscribers only Houses 07.12.2023

France
Jacquemus set to become Palace of Versailles patron

After staging a fashion show in the gardens of Versailles in June and hosting a dinner at the palace last week, Simon Porte Jacquemus's brand is poised to become a patron of one of France's most-visited historical monuments.

Subscribers only Houses 12.10.2023

France, United States
Jacquemus seeks retail lead to shore up expansion plans

The French fashion brand founded in 2010 by designer Simon Porte Jacquemus has taken steps in recent months to grow its own distribution network.

Subscribers only Houses 28.09.2023

Spotlight | France
Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

The strict rules of Paris Fashion Week, already called into question during the pandemic, continue to fuel tensions between brands and France's schedule-setting haute couture federation, the FHCM. To maintain the status quo and keep itself in a job, that body is mounting its defence.

Free access Entourage 29.06.2023

On the left, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Hedi Slimane (Céline), and on the right, Pascal Morand and Bruno Pavlovsky, respectively Executive Chairman and Chairman of the FHCM.

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Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Boasting rising sales and growing appeal among younger consumers, Simon Porte Jacquemus's company is an inviting prospect for major luxury groups. But for now, the young designer's desire for independence has kept their approaches at bay.

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The success of the Jacquemus boutique on Paris's Avenue Montaigne has drawn attention from luxury giants.

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Jacquemus short a co-pilot and strapped for cash

Middle East
Jacquemus opens franchise in Dubai

France
Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

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CEO Bastien Daguzan proves wrong fit for Jacquemus

France
Jacquemus fuels Givenchy rumour

France
Jacquemus set to become Palace of Versailles patron

France, United States
Jacquemus seeks retail lead to shore up expansion plans

Spotlight | France
Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

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France Jacquemus minority stake up for grabs, but for how much?

France, United States Still without a CEO, Jacquemus splurges on recruitment

France Jacquemus short a co-pilot and strapped for cash

Middle East Jacquemus opens franchise in Dubai

France Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Front Row | France CEO Bastien Daguzan proves wrong fit for Jacquemus

France Jacquemus fuels Givenchy rumour

France Jacquemus set to become Palace of Versailles patron

France, United States Jacquemus seeks retail lead to shore up expansion plans

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France
Jacquemus turns catwalk into roadshow for investors

France
Jacquemus minority stake up for grabs, but for how much?

France, United States
Still without a CEO, Jacquemus splurges on recruitment

France
Jacquemus short a co-pilot and strapped for cash

Middle East
Jacquemus opens franchise in Dubai

France
Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Front Row | France
CEO Bastien Daguzan proves wrong fit for Jacquemus

France
Jacquemus fuels Givenchy rumour

France
Jacquemus set to become Palace of Versailles patron

France, United States
Jacquemus seeks retail lead to shore up expansion plans

Spotlight | France
Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus