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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
The sleight of hand that allowed Hermès to keep selling mink gloves

France banned mink farming in November 2021, but Hermès continued to sell fur-lined gloves made from the animal until very recently, thanks to emergency stockpiles.

Subscribers only Houses 23.11.2023

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel and the Bettencourt family have established themselves in recent years as key financial backers of the Ministry of Culture and Foreign Ministry's artist residencies abroad. Other brands have followed suit.

Subscribers only Entourage 16.11.2023

Van Cleef & Arpels, Chanel and the Bettencourt family, key financial partners of the artistic residencies organised by the French Culture and Foreign Ministries.

Front Row | France
Adrien Labi, luxury's indispensable developer with a mysterious past

Owner of a dozen buildings in Paris's most exclusive locations, the Libyan-born British developer Adrien Labi is gradually selling them off to luxury giants. He is, however, under investigation by French tax authorities, and the source of his fortune remains a mystery.

Subscribers only Entourage 09.11.2023

The British property developer of Libyan origin, Adrien Labi.

France
Chanel on warpath to protect its intellectual property

To ensure that it has complete control over its image, the fashion house is constantly registering trademarks and applying to the French intellectual property office - sometimes to an absurd degree.

Subscribers only Houses 09.11.2023

France
The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

French contemporary artist Jean-Michel Othoniel has created a web of studios and companies to facilitate his extensive collaborations with the luxury industry.

Subscribers only Families 09.11.2023

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

Every week, Glitz presents "Front Row," offering an insider's view of the luxury sector's most influential figures, from household names to the ones-to-watch. This week: meet Pascal Morand, the politically-minded number two at France's Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), who has forged a network stretching far beyond the world of fashion and luxury.

Free access Entourage 02.11.2023

Pascal Morand, executive chairman of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM).

France
Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

LVMH, Kering and a host of luxury-minded Paris developers are jostling for position at the corner of the Avenue Montaigne and the Rue François-1er, the future epicentre of French luxury.

Subscribers only Entourage 26.10.2023

Spotlight | France
Hardline French trade union tightens grip on LVMH

Hoping to position itself politically as LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's fiercest opponent, the CGT trade union is trying to grow its membership within the luxury group's ranks.

Subscribers only Houses 19.10.2023

The CGT is waging a fierce battle within LVMH and stepping up its PR efforts to gain the widest possible foothold in the Bernard Arnault-led group.

Spotlight | Singapore
Richard Mille's Singapore expansion rattled by money-laundering scandal

Luxury watch manufacturer Richard Mille has just opened a lavish second boutique in Singapore, a key stronghold for the brand. Meanwhile, the group's pricey watches are at the centre of a money-laundering scandal that is rocking the city-state.

Free access Entourage 12.10.2023

Richard Mille watches are at the heart of a money-laundering case in Singapore.

Italy
Quiet luxury label Loro Piana plagued by counterfeits

The LVMH-owned Italian brand made its lack of logo a defining feature, but Loro Piana is now facing a sharp rise in fakes on a major resale website.

Subscribers only Houses 12.10.2023

France
Paris Fashion Week: the secret concierge service selling invites to big brand shows

To keep their most prized clients happy, luxury brands offer access to shows that those notables haven't otherwise been invited to, often for considerable sums. The practice is highly secretive, fuelled by invitation swapping between boutique managers.

Subscribers only Entourage 05.10.2023

France
Élysée Palace plays host to Paris Fashion Week

Breaking published on 02/10/23 at 19:30 GMT - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, inviting the fashion world to dinner at the Élysée Palace on Monday evening.

Subscribers only Entourage 02.10.2023

Spotlight | France, Italy, United States
Agnelli family, Kering both coveted Versace and Jimmy Choo before Tapestry takeover

Tapestry's summer acquisition of Capri, the Versace and Jimmy Choo parent, followed talks with Exor, the Agnelli family's fund, and luxury giant Kering. Glitz.paris has pieced together the episodes, which had remained undisclosed, until now.

Free access Houses 14.09.2023

François-Henri Pinault (Kering) and John Elkann (Agnelli family) were in talks with John Idol (Capri Holdings) to acquire Versace and Jimmy Choo.

United States
The RealReal still under fire from Chanel

It is a legal dispute ongoing since November 2018. The US second-hand luxury site The RealReal is still struggling to settle the lawsuits Chanel brought against it.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.09.2023

Spotlight | France
Behind the resurrection of Karl Lagerfeld's former Paris mansion

Home to Chanel's former artistic director Karl Lagerfeld for over 30 years, the 18th-century mansion on Paris's Rue de l'Université is gradually inviting the world of luxury back inside. Driving this revival has been its owner, the state of Gabon.

Subscribers only Entourage 27.07.2023

The artistic director of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, lived at 51 Rue de l'Université between 1977 and 2005.

France
Could Ana Girardot's friendship with Ami jeopardise her chances with Chanel?

Can one model for Ami while remaining a "friend of the house" at Chanel? That's the balancing act that actress Ana Girardot has been trying to pull off.

Subscribers only Houses 27.07.2023

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States
The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

With its characteristically smoky scent, vetiver is a key ingredient in many perfumes and originates primarily from Haiti, where gangs reign supreme in the capital city. Luxury brands require that their local suppliers be certified, but the increasingly dangerous situation on the ground hampers the process.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.07.2023

Haiti is the world's leading supplier of vetiver essence, prized by the top names in perfume. But violent local gangs are disrupting supplies.

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Chanel

France
The sleight of hand that allowed Hermès to keep selling mink gloves

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

Front Row | France
Adrien Labi, luxury's indispensable developer with a mysterious past

France
Chanel on warpath to protect its intellectual property

France
The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

France
Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

Spotlight | France
Hardline French trade union tightens grip on LVMH

Spotlight | Singapore
Richard Mille's Singapore expansion rattled by money-laundering scandal

Italy
Quiet luxury label Loro Piana plagued by counterfeits

France
Paris Fashion Week: the secret concierge service selling invites to big brand shows

France
Élysée Palace plays host to Paris Fashion Week

Spotlight | France, Italy, United States
Agnelli family, Kering both coveted Versace and Jimmy Choo before Tapestry takeover

United States
The RealReal still under fire from Chanel

Spotlight | France
Behind the resurrection of Karl Lagerfeld's former Paris mansion

France
Could Ana Girardot's friendship with Ami jeopardise her chances with Chanel?

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States
The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

France
Sharp dividend hike for Hermès heirs

France, United States
TAG Heuer reaps rewards of Barbie fever

Switzerland
Geneva establishment figure calls time on tenure at Rolex

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Indigo Publications' websites

The geopolitics of fake goods

Jewellery sector's quest for clarity

The battle of the Bulgari heiresses

Chanel

France The sleight of hand that allowed Hermès to keep selling mink gloves

Spotlight | France Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

Front Row | France Adrien Labi, luxury's indispensable developer with a mysterious past

France Chanel on warpath to protect its intellectual property

France The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

Front Row | France Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

France Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

Spotlight | France Hardline French trade union tightens grip on LVMH

Spotlight | Singapore Richard Mille's Singapore expansion rattled by money-laundering scandal

Italy Quiet luxury label Loro Piana plagued by counterfeits

France Paris Fashion Week: the secret concierge service selling invites to big brand shows

France Élysée Palace plays host to Paris Fashion Week

Spotlight | France, Italy, United States Agnelli family, Kering both coveted Versace and Jimmy Choo before Tapestry takeover

United States The RealReal still under fire from Chanel

Spotlight | France Behind the resurrection of Karl Lagerfeld's former Paris mansion

France Could Ana Girardot's friendship with Ami jeopardise her chances with Chanel?

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

France Sharp dividend hike for Hermès heirs

France, United States TAG Heuer reaps rewards of Barbie fever

Switzerland Geneva establishment figure calls time on tenure at Rolex

Refine your search

About Glitz.paris

Subscription

Glitz.paris on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

France
The sleight of hand that allowed Hermès to keep selling mink gloves

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights monopolise funding of France's artist residencies abroad

Front Row | France
Adrien Labi, luxury's indispensable developer with a mysterious past

France
Chanel on warpath to protect its intellectual property

France
The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

France
Luxury giants covet strategic Avenue Montaigne side streets

Spotlight | France
Hardline French trade union tightens grip on LVMH

Spotlight | Singapore
Richard Mille's Singapore expansion rattled by money-laundering scandal

Italy
Quiet luxury label Loro Piana plagued by counterfeits

France
Paris Fashion Week: the secret concierge service selling invites to big brand shows

France
Élysée Palace plays host to Paris Fashion Week

Spotlight | France, Italy, United States
Agnelli family, Kering both coveted Versace and Jimmy Choo before Tapestry takeover

United States
The RealReal still under fire from Chanel

Spotlight | France
Behind the resurrection of Karl Lagerfeld's former Paris mansion

France
Could Ana Girardot's friendship with Ami jeopardise her chances with Chanel?

Spotlight | France, Haiti, United States
The perilous journey of vetiver, from gang-afflicted Haiti to flasks of YSL Opium and Chanel N°5

France
Sharp dividend hike for Hermès heirs

France, United States
TAG Heuer reaps rewards of Barbie fever

Switzerland
Geneva establishment figure calls time on tenure at Rolex