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Noëmie Leclercq

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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
Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Despite the brand's commercial success and expansion plans, Jacquemus is lagging behind in its use of sustainable materials and opting instead for synthetics, low-quality leather and offshore production. Quality is suffering as a result.

Free access Houses 08.02.2024

Spotlight | France
Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

By selling discount luxury items that are impossible to find elsewhere, second-hand retail site Monogram has elicited the incredulity of fashion houses and the suspicion of France's consumer watchdogs.

Subscribers only Entourage 01.02.2024

The second-hand retail site Monogram regularly offers rare luxury items at discounted prices.

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.

Front Row | France, Switzerland
Maja Hoffmann, the patron of the arts who brought the luxury world to Arles

Luxury brands and art galleries are now omnipresent in Arles. Their arrival is in large part thanks to the Swiss heiress to the Hoffmann-Laroche pharmaceuticals group, who opened an arts and culture centre in the southern French city in 2021.

Subscribers only Entourage 14.12.2023

Maja Hoffman, President of the LUMA Foundation.

United Kingdom
Phoebe Philo's environmental blind spot

Phoebe Philo has focused all its publicity on the limited environmental impact of its products. But the brand owned by the former Celine stylist is still very vague about the origin of the materials used, and asks its customers to take her word for it.

Free access Houses 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).

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.

Spotlight | France
Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

The strict rules of Paris Fashion Week, already called into question during the pandemic, continue to fuel tensions between brands and France's schedule-setting haute couture federation, the FHCM. To maintain the status quo and keep itself in a job, that body is mounting its defence.

Free access Entourage 29.06.2023

On the left, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Hedi Slimane (Céline), and on the right, Pascal Morand and Bruno Pavlovsky, respectively Executive Chairman and Chairman of the FHCM.

Spotlight | France, Middle East
Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Having long snubbed French rappers in favour of their American counterparts with bigger audiences, luxury brands are now forced to ingratiate themselves with certain artists as they become indisputably influential.

Free access Entourage 15.06.2023

Luxury houses are now being forced to get closer to certain French rappers, such as Orelsan, Gims and SCH.

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Boasting rising sales and growing appeal among younger consumers, Simon Porte Jacquemus's company is an inviting prospect for major luxury groups. But for now, the young designer's desire for independence has kept their approaches at bay.

Free access Houses 08.06.2023

The success of the Jacquemus boutique on Paris's Avenue Montaigne has drawn attention from luxury giants.

Russia, United States
De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

De Beers claims to source its diamonds only from Africa and Canada, but last year it sold stones of Russian origin in the United States. The firm also bought diamonds in 2022 from the Russian firm Alrosa via an Israeli company.

Subscribers only Houses 25.05.2023

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

All the luxury groups, from Richemont to LVMH, have made traceability commitments for their coloured stone jewellery. But the realities of a market concentrated in a handful of countries make credible certification impossible. Glitz.paris looks into the situation in Madagascar, the epicentre of the sapphire business.

Subscribers only Houses 11.05.2023

In the absence of a proper traceability system, jewellers have come up with charters of good conduct to try to respond to their customers' concerns.

Spotlight | Europe
Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

With investigators from the European Commission's competition authority turning up at its Milan offices in April, François-Henri Pinault's Kering has been quick off the mark, hoping to take advantage of a leniency scheme whereby collaboration with officials from the outset is richly rewarded.

Subscribers only Houses 04.05.2023

Investigators from the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) searched the Gucci Hub in Milan on 18 April.

Italy, United States
Ciao, America: Olsen sisters' label The Row heads for Italy

Faced with rising production costs, luxury ready-to-wear brand The Row is set to turn its back on the US and relocate its workshops to Italy.

Subscribers only Houses 02.03.2023

Spotlight | Russia, Turkey
Putin weaponises counterfeit luxury goods amid Ukraine war

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's responses to Western support for Ukraine has been to make it much easier for fake luxury products to transit through - and be manufactured in - his country.

Free access Entourage 09.02.2023

Vladimir Putin facilitates the transit of luxury counterfeit goods through Russia, as well as their manufacture.

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Noëmie Leclercq

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

France
Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Spotlight | France
Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

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

Front Row | France, Switzerland
Maja Hoffmann, the patron of the arts who brought the luxury world to Arles

United Kingdom
Phoebe Philo's environmental blind spot

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

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

Spotlight | France
Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

Spotlight | France, Middle East
Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Russia, United States
De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

Spotlight | Europe
Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

Italy, United States
Ciao, America: Olsen sisters' label The Row heads for Italy

Spotlight | Russia, Turkey
Putin weaponises counterfeit luxury goods amid Ukraine war

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The geopolitics of fake goods

Jacquemus, season 2

Jewellery sector's quest for clarity

Noëmie Leclercq

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

France Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Spotlight | France Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

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

Front Row | France, Switzerland Maja Hoffmann, the patron of the arts who brought the luxury world to Arles

United Kingdom Phoebe Philo's environmental blind spot

Front Row | France Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

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

Spotlight | France Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

Spotlight | France, Middle East Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Spotlight | France Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Russia, United States De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

Spotlight | France, Switzerland Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

Spotlight | Europe Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

Italy, United States Ciao, America: Olsen sisters' label The Row heads for Italy

Spotlight | Russia, Turkey Putin weaponises counterfeit luxury goods amid Ukraine war

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About Glitz.paris

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Glitz.paris on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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

France
Jacquemus's frugal fabrics in the firing line

Spotlight | France
Luxury resale specialists: are Monogram's discount goods the real deal?

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

Front Row | France, Switzerland
Maja Hoffmann, the patron of the arts who brought the luxury world to Arles

United Kingdom
Phoebe Philo's environmental blind spot

Front Row | France
Pascal Morand and the politics of fashion

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

Spotlight | France
Paris Fashion Week: French federation throws fit about off-calendar shows

Spotlight | France, Middle East
Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Russia, United States
De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

Spotlight | Europe
Kering, facing a European Commission cartel probe, seeks a way out

Italy, United States
Ciao, America: Olsen sisters' label The Row heads for Italy

Spotlight | Russia, Turkey
Putin weaponises counterfeit luxury goods amid Ukraine war