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LVMH

Run by Bernard Arnault since 1989, LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Moët & Chandon, Hennessy) is a major actor in fashion (Dior, Givenchy...), alcohol production (Dom Pérignon, Veuve Cliquot), distribution (Sephora...), and the media (Les Echos, Radio Classique...).

Italy
Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

The sale of a 36% stake in Italian shoemaker Tod's to the L Catterton fund has been a profitable deal for the Della Valle brothers, the heirs to the brand's founder. They retain a majority stake in Tod's.

Subscribers only Families 15.02.2024

France, Italy
Dior seeks clean break from former eyewear manufacturer

The French fashion house has been at loggerheads for four years with Safilo, an Italian firm that manufactured and distributed the luxury brand's eyeglasses. Dior hopes mediation will draw a line under the affair.

Subscribers only Houses 15.02.2024

Spotlight | France
Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Currently owned by Gabon, the Hôtel Pozzo di Borgo, where German-born fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld lived for 30 years, will soon hit the market. Glitz.paris takes a backstage look at the preparations - and asking price - for what promises to be a highlight of the year for the ultra-luxury market.

Subscribers only Entourage 08.02.2024

The luxurious Pozzo di Borgo mansion in Paris, long the home of Karl Lagerfeld and today owned by the Gabonese state, will soon be back on the market.

Front Row | France, United States
Vestiaire Collective's Sophie Hersan spearheads luxury's environmental turn

The co-founder of the second-hand fashion website Vestiaire Collective has leapt into the sustainable clothing niche and become a go-to circularity specialist for both luxury brands and government bodies.

Subscribers only Entourage 08.02.2024

Sophie Hersan, Vestiaire Collective's co-founder and fashion director.

France, Italy
Leonardo da Vinci and the secrets behind LVMH's Milanese palazzi

Not content with its 2022 acquisition of the Casa degli Atellani, a 14th-century mansion in the heart of Milan that has links to Da Vinci, LVMH has quietly acquired a similar building next door.

Subscribers only Houses 08.02.2024

United States
Logistical Bermuda Triangle spirits away Sézane's profits

As Sézane expands in the United States, the French affordable luxury brand's growth has been hampered by logistical issues.

Subscribers only Houses 08.02.2024

France
Luxury industry wins reprieve on clothes labelling requirements

A fresh set of measures on garment labelling in France was due to come into force early this year. But the application of those new rules, aimed at improving fashion items' sustainability, has been gridlocked since last summer, when France's environment secretary post was vacated.

Subscribers only Entourage 08.02.2024

France
Versailles to display ads fit for a king during 2024 Olympics

Amid the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a special dispensation will allow official event partners to display advertising on listed historical venues, including Versailles, much to the luxury sector's delight.

Subscribers only Entourage 08.02.2024

France, United States
LVMH ventures to Africa in push for Rihanna's Fenty Beauty

With its stake in singer Rihanna's Fenty Beauty, a label already well-established in the United States, LVMH is looking to develop the cosmetics brand on the African market.

Subscribers only Entourage 01.02.2024

France
Cartier in tug-of-war with Qatari royal family

The Qatari royal family's real estate holding company, which owns the Place Vendôme building that houses Cartier's Paris flagship, tried to raise the jeweller's rent massively.

Subscribers only Houses 01.02.2024

Front Row | Belgium
Jean-Marc Loubier, Delvaux's strongman

The Belgian leather goods manufacturer and Richemont subsidiary has grown considerably in recent years. But behind the scenes, relations between Delvaux CEO Jean-Marc Loubier and his employees are fraught.

Subscribers only Houses 01.02.2024

Jean-Marc Loubier, CEO of Belgian leather goods manufacturer Delvaux.

China
Luxury brands to finance Palace of Versailles show in Forbidden City

The Palace of Versailles is negotiating with luxury sponsors to support a major show the French monument will stage this spring in China's former imperial palace. The exhibition will be the highlight of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Paris and Beijing.

Subscribers only Entourage 01.02.2024

Italy
Alessandro Michele's on-again, off-again Fendi rumours

Fresh rumours swirled at the Paris and Milan fashion weeks about where Alessandro Michele, Gucci's former artistic director, would land next.

Subscribers only Houses 01.02.2024

Front Row | Italy, Monaco
Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio changes tack to ultra-luxury travel with Saudi support

Heir to the Silversea Cruises dynasty, Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio has been quietly developing a holding of tourism companies aimed at billionaire clients, with support from Saudi Arabia. But a family dispute and a conflict with a former business associate mean there could be troubled waters ahead.

Subscribers only Entourage 25.01.2024

Businessman and heir Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio.

France
Rush to take on artisans largely about the money

The recent spate of speciality artisan workshop acquisitions by major luxury brands is driven by very real commercial calculations.

Subscribers only Houses 25.01.2024

United States
Kering readies its big brands to do battle on Fifth Avenue

Kering's purchase of a 10,700m² space on NYC's main luxury thoroughfare marks the start of a period of relocation for the group's brands along one of the Big Apple's most exclusive streets.

Free access Houses 25.01.2024

France
LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

The Commission du Vieux Paris, an urban planning advisory committee, has unanimously rejected the development project that Bernard Arnault's LVMH has devised for 150 Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

Subscribers only Houses 25.01.2024

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
Chanel braced for new generation of leadership

No fewer than four of Chanel's longstanding executives have left the company and its board within less than 10 months. Will CEO Leena Nair seize the opportunity to rethink the company's management, with a younger, more women-centred team?

Subscribers only Houses 18.01.2024

Chanel's board of directors, which has seen four of its long-standing members leave in recent months.

France
Emissive, the go-to virtual reality specialists for Patek Philippe, L'Oréal and Hermès

Luxury brands are taking a keen interest in virtual reality in a bid to provide innovative experiences for their clients. VR firm Emissive is capitalising on the craze.

Subscribers only Entourage 18.01.2024

Front Row | France
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.

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LVMH

Italy
Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

France, Italy
Dior seeks clean break from former eyewear manufacturer

Spotlight | France
Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Front Row | France, United States
Vestiaire Collective's Sophie Hersan spearheads luxury's environmental turn

France, Italy
Leonardo da Vinci and the secrets behind LVMH's Milanese palazzi

United States
Logistical Bermuda Triangle spirits away Sézane's profits

France
Luxury industry wins reprieve on clothes labelling requirements

France
Versailles to display ads fit for a king during 2024 Olympics

France, United States
LVMH ventures to Africa in push for Rihanna's Fenty Beauty

France
Cartier in tug-of-war with Qatari royal family

Front Row | Belgium
Jean-Marc Loubier, Delvaux's strongman

China
Luxury brands to finance Palace of Versailles show in Forbidden City

Italy
Alessandro Michele's on-again, off-again Fendi rumours

Front Row | Italy, Monaco
Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio changes tack to ultra-luxury travel with Saudi support

France
Rush to take on artisans largely about the money

United States
Kering readies its big brands to do battle on Fifth Avenue

France
LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
Chanel braced for new generation of leadership

France
Emissive, the go-to virtual reality specialists for Patek Philippe, L'Oréal and Hermès

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

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About Glitz.paris

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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

LVMH

Italy Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

France, Italy Dior seeks clean break from former eyewear manufacturer

Spotlight | France Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Front Row | France, United States Vestiaire Collective's Sophie Hersan spearheads luxury's environmental turn

France, Italy Leonardo da Vinci and the secrets behind LVMH's Milanese palazzi

United States Logistical Bermuda Triangle spirits away Sézane's profits

France Luxury industry wins reprieve on clothes labelling requirements

France Versailles to display ads fit for a king during 2024 Olympics

France, United States LVMH ventures to Africa in push for Rihanna's Fenty Beauty

France Cartier in tug-of-war with Qatari royal family

Front Row | Belgium Jean-Marc Loubier, Delvaux's strongman

China Luxury brands to finance Palace of Versailles show in Forbidden City

Italy Alessandro Michele's on-again, off-again Fendi rumours

Front Row | Italy, Monaco Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio changes tack to ultra-luxury travel with Saudi support

France Rush to take on artisans largely about the money

United States Kering readies its big brands to do battle on Fifth Avenue

France LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom Chanel braced for new generation of leadership

France Emissive, the go-to virtual reality specialists for Patek Philippe, L'Oréal and Hermès

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

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About Glitz.paris

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Glitz.paris on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Italy
Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

France, Italy
Dior seeks clean break from former eyewear manufacturer

Spotlight | France
Karl Lagerfeld's former mansion is up for sale

Front Row | France, United States
Vestiaire Collective's Sophie Hersan spearheads luxury's environmental turn

France, Italy
Leonardo da Vinci and the secrets behind LVMH's Milanese palazzi

United States
Logistical Bermuda Triangle spirits away Sézane's profits

France
Luxury industry wins reprieve on clothes labelling requirements

France
Versailles to display ads fit for a king during 2024 Olympics

France, United States
LVMH ventures to Africa in push for Rihanna's Fenty Beauty

France
Cartier in tug-of-war with Qatari royal family

Front Row | Belgium
Jean-Marc Loubier, Delvaux's strongman

China
Luxury brands to finance Palace of Versailles show in Forbidden City

Italy
Alessandro Michele's on-again, off-again Fendi rumours

Front Row | Italy, Monaco
Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio changes tack to ultra-luxury travel with Saudi support

France
Rush to take on artisans largely about the money

United States
Kering readies its big brands to do battle on Fifth Avenue

France
LVMH's Champs-Elysées project rebuffed by historical preservation committee

Spotlight | France, United Kingdom
Chanel braced for new generation of leadership

France
Emissive, the go-to virtual reality specialists for Patek Philippe, L'Oréal and Hermès

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