In May 2023, as she sent her models down the runway at Paris's Saxe-Breteuil market and showed her fashion week audience her "Elyse" sandals - made with recycled Veuve Clicquot corks - British designer Stella McCartney was already contemplating regaining her independence from her minority shareholder, luxury giant LVMH, which also owns the champagne brand.
The split between the daughter of former Beatle Paul McCartney and Bernard Arnault's luxury giant was only made official two years later, in a
