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Bernard Arnault's summer plans to turn Courchevel into LVMH winter wonderland

With his various property developments, the French billionaire Bernard Arnault is recreating the French ski resort in his own image.© Studio Pachamama

The luxury giant is set to open a massive Louis Vuitton boutique in the French ski resort that's a seasonal home for VIPs. This major construction project comes hot on the heels of a controversial venture to create a tunnel between two properties owned by the company.

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House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Jordan Bardella's new partner Princess Maria Carolina envisages own luxury brand

A photo of the Italian social media influencer with the president of the far-right National Rally made the front page of Paris Match this month, confirming the couple are an item. The princess runs a high-end PR and events management company with her sister and is gearing up to launch a jewellery and a clothes range.

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Chanel
Matthieu Blazy's VIP handbags absent in-store but already on Vestiaire Collective

Four of the designer's Maxi Single Flap bags, supposedly reserved for Chanel's best customers, are on sale on the pre-owned luxury platform, before the model is even officially available in the brand's boutiques.

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Diamonds
Dubai's move to monopolise trade data causes alarm among dealers

Using a new traceability tool called Verifico, the UAE diamond exchange plans to store a record of all global transactions of these precious stones. Yet this centralisation is raising concerns within the sector.

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Second-hand
The Brand Collector burgled for third time in as many years

Thieves have once again pilfered the stocks of one of the leading players in the pre-owned luxury market.

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High-end real estate
Max-Hervé George's aborted villa deal with tarnished financier Lars Windhorst

Before the recent listing of his new investment vehicle SWI on the Amsterdam stock exchange, the French property developer sought to purchase a luxury Californian villa from the German financier Lars Windhorst, who has a chequered track record of insolvencies and has in the past been accused of fraud.

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