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Chanel

The Chanel company was created by Gabrielle Chanel, better known as Coco Chanel, in 1910, and is currently owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gérard Wertheimer. Chanel SAS has been managed by Bruno Pavlovsky since 2018.

France
Editors' backlash over Chanel-Le Monde partnership spells trouble for Fondation L'Oréal

The decision by Le Monde's society of editors, SRM, to investigate a partnership between the newspaper and Chanel raises concerns for the Fondation L'Oreal, which has a similar agreement with the French daily.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.03.2023

France
French daily Le Monde's society of editors takes aim at Chanel partnership

Le Monde's society of editors, SRM, which holds 33.34% of voting rights in the French newspaper company, is investigating a partnership with Chanel that involves writing articles and co-hosting conferences about fashion and the textile industry in Senegal.

Free access Entourage 23.03.2023

France
Sciences-Po Paris taps luxury brands in bid to fund new cinema chair

Sciences-Po, France's famed political science university, will open its new arts centre this month, the Maison des Arts et de la Création. It is currently doing the rounds at luxury houses as it looks to find a patron for its film programme.

Subscribers only Entourage 09.03.2023

France
Soaring electricity prices hit production chains at Vuitton and Chanel

The Velcorex group, which supplies Chanel's tweed and Louis Vuitton's monogrammed canvas, has been hit hard by rising gas and electricity prices.

Subscribers only Entourage 09.03.2023

Spotlight | France, South Korea
K-pop stars rise to the top of the fashion world charts

South Korea's pop stars are in huge demand as brand ambassadors for major fashion labels. Behind them are the powerful talent agencies negotiating their lucrative contracts - and millions of dollars in support from their own government.

Free access Entourage 02.03.2023

Turkey
Turkey's Sahenk family stacks up luxury holdings

Turkey's richest family is expanding its commercial ties with luxury's biggest names, in the Sahenks' own country and throughout the Middle East.

Subscribers only Families 23.02.2023

France
Louis Vuitton purchases a third of Pharrell Williams's time

Pharrell Williams has been appointed to succeed Virgil Abloh as Louis Vuitton's artistic director, signing a contract with very particular conditions that allow the rapper to keep running his own companies and honouring his community commitments.

Free access Houses 23.02.2023

Spotlight | United Kingdom
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.

Subscribers only Houses 23.02.2023

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.

Spotlight | France
A pretty penny: Inside Chanel's lucrative brand ambassador contracts

Brand ambassadorships have become a primary marketing tool for luxury houses, making such contracts very profitable for the stars who sign on. Glitz.paris has the lowdown on one such deal, between Chanel and the Belgian singer Angèle.

Free access Houses 16.02.2023

France
Wertheimers banking on new direction for family office portfolio with Rothschild & Co

The just-announced investment in Rothschild & Co by the Chanel shareholders' family office adds to the portfolio of holdings quietly amassed by the Wertheimer clan.

Subscribers only Families 16.02.2023

Europe
Chanel bags: Vintage experts struggling to tell the originals from the fakes

Websites that sell second-hand products have had to review their procedures for identifying counterfeit Chanel goods as the workmanship of the fakes catches up with the originals.

Free access Houses 26.01.2023

Europe
Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

Perfume-creators are trying to earn recognition for the role they play by way of a professional association - a move causing a bit of a stink with the big brands.

Subscribers only Entourage 19.01.2023

France
Luxury industry forms alliance with H&M and Zara in battle against labelling requirements

Luxury's big names are appealing to H&M and Zara parent company Inditex via France's fashion federation with a view to developing clothing sustainability criteria that work in their favour, and that can feature on their garments without harming their businesses.

Subscribers only Entourage 19.01.2023

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How LVMH poured €111m into Stella McCartney

Officially, French luxury giant LVMH and British designer Stella McCartney have been "partners" since 2019. In fact, they have strong financial links that have grown even closer in recent months.

Free access Houses 12.01.2023

The Arnault family, majority shareholders of LVMH and partners of Stella McCartney since 2019, flocked to her show at Paris Fashion Week on 2 October 2022.

Switzerland
Pivotal Rolex organisation director calls time on her career

Following in the footsteps of lawyer Bertrand Gros, who retired as chairman of Rolex's board of directors last summer, a major figure in the Swiss watchmaker's global network left the company at the end of 2022.

Subscribers only Houses 12.01.2023

United Kingdom
Chanel Culture Fund's exclusive relationships with museum partners

The two-year-old Chanel Culture Fund - run by Yana Peel, former head of Serpentine Galleries - provides long-term support to a handful of cultural institutions but asks that they commit to strict conditions in exchange.

Subscribers only Houses 22.12.2022

Spotlight | France
The untold story of Lucien Frydlender, Karl Lagerfeld's invisible accountant

Lucien Frydlender, who served as Karl Lagerfeld's financial adviser for 30 years, is a familiar figure in the luxury world, but also one of the industry's most mysterious. As rumours swirl about him, Glitz.paris delves into Frydlender's career and his role in the late Chanel artistic director's estate.

Subscribers only Families 15.12.2022

Lucien Frydlender, Karl Lagerfeld's invisible accountant.

European Union
New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

After nearly 10 years of negotiations with lobbyists, the European Commission is expected in early 2023 to finalise a list of allergens that must be declared on ingredient labels for fragrance and cosmetic products. The new regulations will target 80 substances and require companies to conduct costly tests that few laboratories can perform.

Free access Houses 15.12.2022

France
Fate of Lagerfeld's studio still in limbo after photographer Eric Pfrunder's death

Eric Pfrunder, who died on 5 December, was Chanel's longstanding image director and also a partner and co-shareholder in 7L, the studio that belonged to the brand's ex-artistic director, Karl Lagerfeld. Since the latter's death in 2019, that huge space, along with Lagerfeld's own photo archive, has been managed by his executor.

Subscribers only Houses 08.12.2022

Canada, France, United States
From Delaware to Canada, the changing home of Wertheimer's stable

One of the leading horse racing stables on the French circuit, Wertheimer et frère, run by Chanel shareholders, is in fact a Canadian company.

Subscribers only Families 01.12.2022

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Chanel

France
Editors' backlash over Chanel-Le Monde partnership spells trouble for Fondation L'Oréal

France
French daily Le Monde's society of editors takes aim at Chanel partnership

France
Sciences-Po Paris taps luxury brands in bid to fund new cinema chair

France
Soaring electricity prices hit production chains at Vuitton and Chanel

Spotlight | France, South Korea
K-pop stars rise to the top of the fashion world charts

Turkey
Turkey's Sahenk family stacks up luxury holdings

France
Louis Vuitton purchases a third of Pharrell Williams's time

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

Spotlight | France
A pretty penny: Inside Chanel's lucrative brand ambassador contracts

France
Wertheimers banking on new direction for family office portfolio with Rothschild & Co

Europe
Chanel bags: Vintage experts struggling to tell the originals from the fakes

Europe
Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

France
Luxury industry forms alliance with H&M and Zara in battle against labelling requirements

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How LVMH poured €111m into Stella McCartney

Switzerland
Pivotal Rolex organisation director calls time on her career

United Kingdom
Chanel Culture Fund's exclusive relationships with museum partners

Spotlight | France
The untold story of Lucien Frydlender, Karl Lagerfeld's invisible accountant

European Union
New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

France
Fate of Lagerfeld's studio still in limbo after photographer Eric Pfrunder's death

Canada, France, United States
From Delaware to Canada, the changing home of Wertheimer's stable

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Indigo Publications' websites

About Glitz

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Indigo Publications' websites

The geopolitics of fake goods

Brands brave the Wild West of the second-hand market

From the Martinez to Claridge's, hostilities rage between five-star hotel mogul Paddy McKillen and Qatar

Chanel

France Editors' backlash over Chanel-Le Monde partnership spells trouble for Fondation L'Oréal

France French daily Le Monde's society of editors takes aim at Chanel partnership

France Sciences-Po Paris taps luxury brands in bid to fund new cinema chair

France Soaring electricity prices hit production chains at Vuitton and Chanel

Spotlight | France, South Korea K-pop stars rise to the top of the fashion world charts

Turkey Turkey's Sahenk family stacks up luxury holdings

France Louis Vuitton purchases a third of Pharrell Williams's time

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

Spotlight | France A pretty penny: Inside Chanel's lucrative brand ambassador contracts

France Wertheimers banking on new direction for family office portfolio with Rothschild & Co

Europe Chanel bags: Vintage experts struggling to tell the originals from the fakes

Europe Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

France Luxury industry forms alliance with H&M and Zara in battle against labelling requirements

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom How LVMH poured €111m into Stella McCartney

Switzerland Pivotal Rolex organisation director calls time on her career

United Kingdom Chanel Culture Fund's exclusive relationships with museum partners

Spotlight | France The untold story of Lucien Frydlender, Karl Lagerfeld's invisible accountant

European Union New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

France Fate of Lagerfeld's studio still in limbo after photographer Eric Pfrunder's death

Canada, France, United States From Delaware to Canada, the changing home of Wertheimer's stable

Refine your search

About Glitz

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

France
Editors' backlash over Chanel-Le Monde partnership spells trouble for Fondation L'Oréal

France
French daily Le Monde's society of editors takes aim at Chanel partnership

France
Sciences-Po Paris taps luxury brands in bid to fund new cinema chair

France
Soaring electricity prices hit production chains at Vuitton and Chanel

Spotlight | France, South Korea
K-pop stars rise to the top of the fashion world charts

Turkey
Turkey's Sahenk family stacks up luxury holdings

France
Louis Vuitton purchases a third of Pharrell Williams's time

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

Spotlight | France
A pretty penny: Inside Chanel's lucrative brand ambassador contracts

France
Wertheimers banking on new direction for family office portfolio with Rothschild & Co

Europe
Chanel bags: Vintage experts struggling to tell the originals from the fakes

Europe
Noses seeking sweet smell of success from perfume brands

France
Luxury industry forms alliance with H&M and Zara in battle against labelling requirements

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How LVMH poured €111m into Stella McCartney

Switzerland
Pivotal Rolex organisation director calls time on her career

United Kingdom
Chanel Culture Fund's exclusive relationships with museum partners

Spotlight | France
The untold story of Lucien Frydlender, Karl Lagerfeld's invisible accountant

European Union
New European allergen rules trip up cosmetic industry giants

France
Fate of Lagerfeld's studio still in limbo after photographer Eric Pfrunder's death

Canada, France, United States
From Delaware to Canada, the changing home of Wertheimer's stable