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Hermès

Hermès was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès and specialises in leather goods, ready-to-wear, perfume, watches and home goods. Although still owned by the Hermès family, the group is managed by Axel Dumas.

Italy, South Korea
How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

The Ermenegildo Zegna group has spent lavishly to regain control of its Thom Browne and Zegna stores in South Korea, which were previously operated in partnership with Samsung.

Subscribers only Houses 24.04.2025

China, United States
The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

With the US and China locked in an escalating tariff war, social media has been awash with videos purporting to reveal the Chinese subcontractors behind some of the West's best-loved luxury brands. A highly coordinated influence campaign?

Subscribers only Entourage 17.04.2025

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey
The geopolitics of fake goods

The counterfeit market has exploded in recent years, from fake Hermès Birkins to fake Chanel 2.55s, fake luxury trainers to fake Rolex watches. Thanks in part to the internet, but first and foremost to the current global geopolitical situation, the quality of counterfeit luxury goods is improving - to the extent that even experts have a hard time distinguishing real from fake.

Subscribers only Houses 17.04.2025

The market for counterfeit luxury goods has exploded in recent years.

France
Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Five years after getting a group of employees convicted for making fakes of the luxury brand's bags, Hermès has suffered a legal setback after a court ruled against it over its sacking of an employee it accused of failing to denounce the counterfeiting network.

Subscribers only Houses 10.04.2025

Switzerland, United States
Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Just days after it was filed in the United States, a complaint whose sole aim was to try to show that Nicolas Puech, heir to the Hermès fortune, is still in possession of the group's six million shares that he claims to have lost has been withdrawn.

Subscribers only Families 07.04.2025

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

Legal pressure is being piled in both France and Switzerland on wealth manager Eric Freymond, who is accused by his former client, the Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, of misappropriating six million Hermès shares from him.

Subscribers only Families 03.04.2025

Éric Freymond and Nicolas Puech go head-to-head in a legal battle with numerous twists and turns.

France
Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

The Collector Square consignment platform, which has just launched a permanent space in the iconic Paris department store offering second-hand leather goods, has not got a unanimous welcome from the luxury houses.

Subscribers only Entourage 27.03.2025

France
Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

Kering recently launched court proceedings against an Istanbul textile firm it accuses of fakery, but the lack of cooperation from local authorities is making the task difficult.

Subscribers only Houses 27.03.2025

France
Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

For the first time since its creation in 2002, the annual Journées Européennes des Métiers d'Art event in Paris that showcases excellence in craftsmanship has been deprived of funding from the French state. This is a blow for manufacturers and workshops providing services to the luxury goods industry.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.03.2025

Front Row | France, United States
Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

Srinivasan has developed technology that can authenticate luxury goods with a high level of accuracy. His tool is widely used by second-hand platforms, and some even outsource their entire counterfeiting checks to his firm Entrupy.

Subscribers only Entourage 13.03.2025

Led by engineer Vidyuth Srinivasan, Entrupy uses AI to help authenticate luxury goods.

France
Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

The brand's iconic silk scarves are much easier and cheaper to replicate than its Birkin and Kelly bags and are thus frequently copied.

Subscribers only Houses 06.03.2025

France, United States
Luxury sector struggles to rid Instagram of counterfeiters

Instagram has become indispensable to the luxury sector, but its owner, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta group, largely ignores companies' complaints about the widespread use of the platform by counterfeiters.

Free access Entourage 06.03.2025

United States
Hermès ramps up its defences as copycat bags continue to crop up stateside

A few months after Walmart released its 'Wirkin' bag, Hermès is seeking to counterattack in the US.

Subscribers only Houses 27.02.2025

France
Home to luxury magnates and heirs, Paris's Villa Montmorency tightens up security

After a number of attempted intrusions and burglaries, residents of Paris's Villa Montmorency, among them several wealthy potentates of the luxury goods sector, have hired a security firm which is already protecting their stores on the Avenue Montaigne.

Subscribers only Families 27.02.2025

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Italy, South Korea
How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

China, United States
The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey
The geopolitics of fake goods

France
Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Switzerland, United States
Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

France
Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

France
Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

France
Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

Front Row | France, United States
Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

France
Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

France, United States
Luxury sector struggles to rid Instagram of counterfeiters

United States
Hermès ramps up its defences as copycat bags continue to crop up stateside

France
Home to luxury magnates and heirs, Paris's Villa Montmorency tightens up security

Turkey
Instagram bans Cumaliibags counterfeiter

France
Goyard capital restructuring fans tensions among family shareholders

Front Row | France, Turkey
Cumali Demirci, the counterfeiter thumbing his nose at Hermès

Spotlight | France
The hidden costs of Hermès's model of orchestrated ultra-exclusivity

France, United States
Saint Laurent banks on Rive Droite concept store to help get brand back on track

France
Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank

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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

Hermès

Italy, South Korea How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

China, United States The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey The geopolitics of fake goods

France Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Switzerland, United States Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Spotlight | France, Switzerland War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

France Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

France Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

France Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

Front Row | France, United States Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

France Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

France, United States Luxury sector struggles to rid Instagram of counterfeiters

United States Hermès ramps up its defences as copycat bags continue to crop up stateside

France Home to luxury magnates and heirs, Paris's Villa Montmorency tightens up security

Turkey Instagram bans Cumaliibags counterfeiter

France Goyard capital restructuring fans tensions among family shareholders

Front Row | France, Turkey Cumali Demirci, the counterfeiter thumbing his nose at Hermès

Spotlight | France The hidden costs of Hermès's model of orchestrated ultra-exclusivity

France, United States Saint Laurent banks on Rive Droite concept store to help get brand back on track

France Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank

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Italy, South Korea
How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

China, United States
The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey
The geopolitics of fake goods

France
Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Switzerland, United States
Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

France
Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

France
Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

France
Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

Front Row | France, United States
Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

France
Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

France, United States
Luxury sector struggles to rid Instagram of counterfeiters

United States
Hermès ramps up its defences as copycat bags continue to crop up stateside

France
Home to luxury magnates and heirs, Paris's Villa Montmorency tightens up security

Turkey
Instagram bans Cumaliibags counterfeiter

France
Goyard capital restructuring fans tensions among family shareholders

Front Row | France, Turkey
Cumali Demirci, the counterfeiter thumbing his nose at Hermès

Spotlight | France
The hidden costs of Hermès's model of orchestrated ultra-exclusivity

France, United States
Saint Laurent banks on Rive Droite concept store to help get brand back on track

France
Van Cleef & Arpels sets up shop on Paris's Left Bank