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Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is a French luxury leather goods and ready-to-wear brand founded in 1854 in Paris by trunk-maker Louis Vuitton. It was the first brand owned by LVMH group. Pietro Beccari has been its CEO since February 2023.

France
Eric Bompard struggles to find next managing director

Four months after letting its last managing director go, cashmere brand Eric Bompard is having a hard time finding a successor and has no one at the helm.

Subscribers only Houses 19.10.2023

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.

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How much did LVMH invest in Phoebe Philo's new venture?

Phoebe Philo, formerly creative director of LVMH brand Celine, is launching her own label later this month. The French luxury giant played a central role - and invested handsomely - in the British designer's hotly anticipated comeback.

Subscribers only Houses 05.10.2023

LVMH played a central role in the long-awaited return of British designer Phoebe Philo.

France
Saint Laurent, top donor to newly opened Maison Gainsbourg

Kering brand Saint Laurent, which counts Charlotte Gainsbourg among its ambassadors, is the main donor to the museum opened in her father Serge Gainsbourg's home. The fashion house is also about to launch a limited-edition pinstriped jacket in homage to the late singer's signature look.

Subscribers only Houses 05.10.2023

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
How PETA scores Fashion Week invitations

Animal rights organisation PETA deployed notable disruptions at the London, Milan, New York and Paris Fashion Weeks. Glitz.paris has the lowdown on how the group did it.

Subscribers only Entourage 05.10.2023

Spotlight | France, United States
Fantastic Mr. Luxe: Brands court Wes Anderson

Luxury houses are actively pursuing filmmaker Wes Anderson, revered by fashion fiends for his meticulously stylish output. One top luxury brand is on the verge of signing the American director to a lucrative contract.

Free access Houses 28.09.2023

American filmmaker Wes Anderson is being courted by the big names in luxury.

France
Bureau Betak pulls out all the stops for Dior

With its teams working around the clock on Dior's 2024 spring-summer runway, Bureau Betak ended up producing the show at a loss. Its operating costs far exceeded the fashion brand's fee.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.09.2023

Spotlight | France
Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

Already a pervasive presence in Paris public spaces, LVMH's visibility is set to increase further as it sponsors the 2024 Olympic Games. The city's local government has put up little resistance to the group's projects so far.

Subscribers only Entourage 21.09.2023

For a Louis Vuitton fashion show, LVMH has decorated the house's future headquarters with scaffolding in the shape of a trunk.

France
Luxury freight heists: How Paris cargo hijackers operate

Thefts of luxury cargo near Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport - like the 16 September hold-up of a lorry laden with Balmain pieces bound for Paris Fashion Week - is an enduring problem that French police are struggling to curb.

Free access Entourage 21.09.2023

France, United States
Louis Vuitton: Off-White's greatest champion, except when it wasn't

Louis Vuitton never misses an opportunity to celebrate the legacy of its former creative director, the late Virgil Abloh. But it hasn't always been that way.

Subscribers only Houses 21.09.2023

France
LVMH brands compete for share of Paris 2024 Olympic sponsorship spoils

With LVMH this summer inking its much-publicised sponsorship deal with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 75 brands in the group's portfolio are poised in the starting blocks, each hoping for some global publicity.

Subscribers only Houses 14.09.2023

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

LVMH watchmaker TAG Heuer - the brand that Frédéric Arnault, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's second-youngest son, has headed since 2020 - is about to embark on a dramatic sales push in the United States. Its aim is to have 50 of its own shops.

Subscribers only Houses 14.09.2023

Spotlight | France
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

Two years after its much-touted reopening, the veritable institution that LVMH spent €750m renovating in the heart of the French capital is struggling to pull in customers.

Subscribers only Houses 07.09.2023

La Samaritaine, the Paris institution refurbished by Bernard Arnault's LVMH, is struggling to find customers.

France, United States
Between Stella McCartney and Louis Vuitton, LVMH loyalties split over animal leather

Coming from Louis Vuitton's parent company, the statement was a surprise, to say the least.

Subscribers only Houses 07.09.2023

France
Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

French fragrance house Diptyque - whose candles grace the lobbies of luxury hotels, spas and high-end fashion boutiques - is the latest brand to announce plans to sponsor the arts.

Subscribers only Houses 31.08.2023

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, United States
After Richemont's lacklustre results, LVMH poised to release its own mid-year report

The 17 July release of Richemont's underwhelming first-half results has sent stock prices falling across the luxury sector. Glitz.paris offers early insight into LVMH's results, set to be made public later this month.

Free access Houses 20.07.2023

Spotlight | France
LVMH buys Louis Vuitton building in low-profile, record-breaking deal

The luxury group now owns Louis Vuitton's iconic Paris flagship store on the corner of the Champs-Elysées and the Avenue Montaigne. Glitz.paris reveals the details of the deal, including who, what and how much was involved.

Subscribers only Houses 13.07.2023

LVMH has bought the building at 101 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, home to Louis Vuitton's flagship store.

France
Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

After clashing first over the use of the Vendôme name, and then over the poaching of managers and, potentially, of trade secrets, luxury giants Richemont and LVMH are now squaring off over the intellectual copyright of a range of clover-shaped jewellery.

Free access Houses 06.07.2023

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Louis Vuitton

France
Eric Bompard struggles to find next managing director

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

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How much did LVMH invest in Phoebe Philo's new venture?

France
Saint Laurent, top donor to newly opened Maison Gainsbourg

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

France
How PETA scores Fashion Week invitations

Spotlight | France, United States
Fantastic Mr. Luxe: Brands court Wes Anderson

France
Bureau Betak pulls out all the stops for Dior

Spotlight | France
Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

France
Luxury freight heists: How Paris cargo hijackers operate

France, United States
Louis Vuitton: Off-White's greatest champion, except when it wasn't

France
LVMH brands compete for share of Paris 2024 Olympic sponsorship spoils

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

Spotlight | France
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

France, United States
Between Stella McCartney and Louis Vuitton, LVMH loyalties split over animal leather

France
Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

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

France, United States
After Richemont's lacklustre results, LVMH poised to release its own mid-year report

Spotlight | France
LVMH buys Louis Vuitton building in low-profile, record-breaking deal

France
Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

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About Glitz.paris

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Indigo Publications' websites

Hermès heirs at odds

The geopolitics of fake goods

Jacquemus, season 2

Louis Vuitton

France Eric Bompard struggles to find next managing director

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

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom How much did LVMH invest in Phoebe Philo's new venture?

France Saint Laurent, top donor to newly opened Maison Gainsbourg

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

France How PETA scores Fashion Week invitations

Spotlight | France, United States Fantastic Mr. Luxe: Brands court Wes Anderson

France Bureau Betak pulls out all the stops for Dior

Spotlight | France Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

France Luxury freight heists: How Paris cargo hijackers operate

France, United States Louis Vuitton: Off-White's greatest champion, except when it wasn't

France LVMH brands compete for share of Paris 2024 Olympic sponsorship spoils

United States TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

Spotlight | France La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

France, United States Between Stella McCartney and Louis Vuitton, LVMH loyalties split over animal leather

France Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

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

France, United States After Richemont's lacklustre results, LVMH poised to release its own mid-year report

Spotlight | France LVMH buys Louis Vuitton building in low-profile, record-breaking deal

France Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom

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About Glitz.paris

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Glitz.paris on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

France
Eric Bompard struggles to find next managing director

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

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
How much did LVMH invest in Phoebe Philo's new venture?

France
Saint Laurent, top donor to newly opened Maison Gainsbourg

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

France
How PETA scores Fashion Week invitations

Spotlight | France, United States
Fantastic Mr. Luxe: Brands court Wes Anderson

France
Bureau Betak pulls out all the stops for Dior

Spotlight | France
Paris City Council at loggerheads over luxury on eve of Fashion Week

France
Luxury freight heists: How Paris cargo hijackers operate

France, United States
Louis Vuitton: Off-White's greatest champion, except when it wasn't

France
LVMH brands compete for share of Paris 2024 Olympic sponsorship spoils

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

Spotlight | France
La Samaritaine: the iconic Paris department store that became a burden for LVMH

France, United States
Between Stella McCartney and Louis Vuitton, LVMH loyalties split over animal leather

France
Diptyque launches namesake arts foundation

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

France, United States
After Richemont's lacklustre results, LVMH poised to release its own mid-year report

Spotlight | France
LVMH buys Louis Vuitton building in low-profile, record-breaking deal

France
Richemont and LVMH not in clover as fresh legal battles blossom