Entourage

Qatar overhauls The Peninsula Paris hotel management

Katara Hospitality, a subsidiary of Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, has carried out a major overhaul of the management of the heavily-indebted The Peninsula Paris.

Subscribers only France, Qatar Running Story - The Al Thanis & luxury 06.03.2025

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Avenue Montaigne luxury stores battle for storage space

Luxury brands with boutiques on Avenue Montaigne are competing to find storage space on the same street. © Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only France 06.03.2025

Agencies troubled by AI-generated models

Agencies are struggling to find solutions to deal with the influx of models generated by artificial intelligence, particularly on social media.

Subscribers only Europe, United States 06.03.2025

As Al Fayed abuse storm gathers strength, Ritz Paris gets a new chairman close to Riyadh

So far unaffected by complaints filed by victims of late former owner Mohamed Al Fayed's abuse, the Ritz Paris has replaced its chairman, financier Keith Lindsay, with a lawyer who used to manage the lucrative licensing of the Ritz brand. Laurent Herschbach remains in charge of the hotel's day-to-day general management.

Subscribers only France, Saudi Arabia Running Story - The Ritz after Al-Fayed 27.02.2025

Financier Thierry Gloaguen buys fourth modelling agency

Fever Management, which has been in receivership for over a year, has just been bought by a former member of Kering's finance team, Thierry Gloaguen. Over the past four years he has been consolidating modelling agencies into a single group.

Subscribers only France 27.02.2025

Who has the Louvre hired to organise its 'Met Gala'?

The Louvre Museum in Paris is counting on support from the fashion industry to help finance the renovation of its dilapidated premises. It has hired several agencies in the sector to put on a major fundraising dinner on 4 March.

Subscribers only France 27.02.2025

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Samer Al Rayes, the dentist who provides lodgings for Paris Fashion Week models

He has been well known for years as the preferred dentist of the top models who gather in Paris six times a year for fashion week. He has made use of his contacts, however, to build up a substantial collection of properties, where the models can be accommodated when they are not on the catwalks.

Subscribers only Entourage 27.02.2025

Samer Al Rayes, 34, has a property portfolio of 40 or so flats that he rents to modelling agencies.

Instagram bans Cumaliibags counterfeiter

The Turkish counterfeiter Cumali Demirci, who specialises in fake Hermès products, has had his Instagram account deleted.

Subscribers only Entourage 27.02.2025

Whatnot shopping platform, an eldorado for luxury or a hotbed for fakes?

The shopping platform, recently valued at €5bn, is seeking to establish itself in the luxury second-hand market in France. But the way it operates favours counterfeiters.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.02.2025

Luxury's lobbying win now under threat from anti-Shein MPs

The French government has asked Brussels to suspend a European directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, which would have hefty consequences for luxury companies. But several MPs are worried that the suspension will mainly benefit fast-fashion giant Shein and are putting up resistance.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.02.2025

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Cumali Demirci, the counterfeiter thumbing his nose at Hermès

Like the brand whose iconic bags he knocks off, the Turkish-based manufacturer of fake Birkins and Kellys has waiting lists and an Instagram account, and is giving the luxury house's legal department a hard time.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.02.2025

Turkish national Cumali Demirci is taking advantage of the lax attitude the authorities in Ankara have adopted towards counterfeiting.

Luxury sector campaigns for anti-copying bill at AI summit

UNIFAB, the body which defends the intellectual property of French luxury goods brands, is looking for support for a bill setting up a legal framework for the use of artificial intelligence by fast-fashion websites.