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Louis Vuitton downsizes hotel component of new Champs-Elysées flagship

LVMH's hotel suite plans for the upper floors of 103 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, which were originally revealed by Glitz, have been amended, entailing a reduction in the number of suites on offer.

Subscribers only France 20.11.2025

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The case of the 500 secondhand watches stuck in US customs limbo

US customs have blocked a large consignment of pre-owned luxury watches, highlighting the confusion that has arisen from the new duties introduced by the Trump administration.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only United States Running Story - The second-hand market 18.11.2025

Lab-grown competition prompts diamond lobby to push for new conflict diamond rules

To counterbalance competition from lab-grown diamonds, marketed as more ethical by their producers, the diamond industry lobby is calling for a modernisation of a mechanism put in place in 2003 to stem the trade in so-called conflict diamonds.

Subscribers only UAE 18.11.2025

Brands urge French cities to clamp down harder on market counterfeit trade

France's main anti-counterfeiting trade association is pushing the message that outdoor markets are the primary channel for offloading fake luxury merchandise.

Subscribers only France 18.11.2025

Diamond lobby eyes bilateral deals to limit US tariffs impact

The World Diamond Council failed to reach a comprehensive tariffs exemption deal for the sector with the United States. It is now encouraging diamond-producing and -cutting countries to try to strike bilateral agreements with the Trump administration.

Subscribers only Belgium, United States 13.11.2025

Trump vs Mamdani: fight against counterfeiting turns political in New York

Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have been stepped up in New York in recent months and have stemmed the flow of counterfeit goods on Canal Street, a hub for the sale of fake luxury products. The arrival of Zohran Mamdani as mayor is also likely to lead to an increase in federal controls in the area.

Subscribers only United States 13.11.2025

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Condé Nast feels the rent squeeze at its prestigious New York HQ

Its turnover having halved in the space of less than six years, the publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair is striving to reduce costs and develop new revenue streams. But the very costly lease on its offices in the One World Trade Center in the heart of New York's financial district is continuing to burn a hole in its pockets.

Subscribers only Entourage 11.11.2025

Condé Nast is forking out $76m annually for the 24 floors of the One World Trade Center it occupies and is seeking to sublet some of the space to reduce its bills.

Fashion Institute fights to save its million-euro subsidy from government budget cuts

Currently under debate in parliament, the French budget bill plans to reduce the annual grant of €2.2m that the Ministry of the Economy gives to the Institut Français de la Mode, a higher education establishment for fashion and luxury studies.

Subscribers only Entourage 11.11.2025

Paris Society founder Laurent de Gourcuff buys his way out of legal jeopardy for €1m

On the eve of the appeal hearing relating to his conviction for corruption, the founder of the luxury dining company reached an arrangement with the public prosecutor acknowledging his guilt and accepting a heavy fine.

Subscribers only Entourage 07.11.2025

With Vette, Condé Nast seeks to exorcise ghost of Style.com

Almost a decade after Style.com, Condé Nast's ruinous and short-lived e-commerce platform, the publisher of Vogue, GQ and Glamour is relaunching a commercial project with Vette. The aim of the platform, which brings together AI, designers and luxury houses, is to monetise the US group's major presence on social media.

Subscribers only Entourage 06.11.2025

Palais Galliera hires top aide to outgoing Paris mayor

One of Anne Hidalgo's closest associates is about to start working for the French capital's fashion museum.

Subscribers only Entourage 06.11.2025

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Luxury crisis complicates Stéphane Courbit's planned acquisition of The Independents

Three years in the making, the planned takeover by the French TV producer of the public relations and events company The Independents, a conglomerate of 20 PR agencies and production studios working for high-end brands, is threatened by the current crisis in the luxury sector.

Subscribers only Entourage 04.11.2025

The crisis in the luxury sector is imperilling the takeover of The Independents, co-founded by Isabelle Chouvet (right), by Banijay, owned by Stéphane Courbit (left).

World Jewellery Confederation airbrushes lab-grown diamond threat at annual congress

The jewellery industry champion recently marked its 100th anniversary in grand style with a three-day jamboree in Paris. But over the course of the event, co-sponsored by De Beers and attended by all the leading players in the natural diamond industry, there was manifest unease over the increasing competitive threat posed by synthetic diamonds.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.10.2025

Counterfeiters
The inexorable rise of ‘Made in Europe'fakes

European customs and anti-counterfeiting agencies are facing a new challenge. In addition to importing ever more fake luxury goods into the continent, counterfeiters are developing networks of local manufacturers, particularly in France and Italy.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.10.2025

Counterfeiters are having products assembled locally in Europe, complicating still further efforts to clamp down on the fake goods trade.

Two years on from its launch, is Vinted's authentication service working?

Designed to help it expand into the secondhand luxury market, the online marketplace's verification system, launched in late 2023, has failed to live up to expectations. Authentication labels have been faked and verification errors have been made, all serving to undermine consumer trust.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.10.2025

Ralph Lauren to bring fine dining to revamped Vogue House

Even before planning permission was granted by Westminster City Council, the American label announced the opening of a branded restaurant in the former premises of Condé Nast. The London building, purchased by a Monaco property developer in 2024, had been highly sought after.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.10.2025

Jewellers and watchmakers lobby for law against pop-up gold transactions

This rapidly growing but difficult to regulate phenomenon is still largely slipping under the radar of the authorities.

Subscribers only Entourage 28.10.2025

Founder of bankrupt Monogram shares her recipes for... success

Even as former customers struggle to retrieve the items they had consigned to the second-hand e-commerce platform, its ex-boss is launching a new business specialising in advising female entrepreneurs. Other Monogram executives have also embarked on new ventures in the same field as the now-defunct company.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.10.2025

LVMH quietly shuts down its online auction house

Launched just three years ago with a view to selling items from the archives of LVMH's various brands, Heristoria has discreetly called it a day.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.10.2025

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Fast fashion meets French politics: the Shein–BHV backlash

When Frédéric Merlin invited Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein into his BHV department store in Paris, he said it was a revolutionary way to revive city-centre retail. Instead, the move triggered a revolt by long-standing brands, outrage from City Hall and unease in government circles.

Subscribers only Entourage 21.10.2025

Ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein's arrival at Paris department store BHV has sparked political and industry backlash.

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Entourage

Louis Vuitton downsizes hotel component of new Champs-Elysées flagship

Spotlight
The case of the 500 secondhand watches stuck in US customs limbo

Lab-grown competition prompts diamond lobby to push for new conflict diamond rules

Brands urge French cities to clamp down harder on market counterfeit trade

Diamond lobby eyes bilateral deals to limit US tariffs impact

Trump vs Mamdani: fight against counterfeiting turns political in New York

Spotlight
Condé Nast feels the rent squeeze at its prestigious New York HQ

Fashion Institute fights to save its million-euro subsidy from government budget cuts

Paris Society founder Laurent de Gourcuff buys his way out of legal jeopardy for €1m

With Vette, Condé Nast seeks to exorcise ghost of Style.com

Palais Galliera hires top aide to outgoing Paris mayor

Spotlight
Luxury crisis complicates Stéphane Courbit's planned acquisition of The Independents

World Jewellery Confederation airbrushes lab-grown diamond threat at annual congress

Counterfeiters
The inexorable rise of ‘Made in Europe'fakes

Two years on from its launch, is Vinted's authentication service working?

Ralph Lauren to bring fine dining to revamped Vogue House

Jewellers and watchmakers lobby for law against pop-up gold transactions

Founder of bankrupt Monogram shares her recipes for... success

LVMH quietly shuts down its online auction house

Spotlight
Fast fashion meets French politics: the Shein–BHV backlash

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Entourage

Louis Vuitton downsizes hotel component of new Champs-Elysées flagship

Spotlight The case of the 500 secondhand watches stuck in US customs limbo

Lab-grown competition prompts diamond lobby to push for new conflict diamond rules

Brands urge French cities to clamp down harder on market counterfeit trade

Diamond lobby eyes bilateral deals to limit US tariffs impact

Trump vs Mamdani: fight against counterfeiting turns political in New York

Spotlight Condé Nast feels the rent squeeze at its prestigious New York HQ

Fashion Institute fights to save its million-euro subsidy from government budget cuts

Paris Society founder Laurent de Gourcuff buys his way out of legal jeopardy for €1m

With Vette, Condé Nast seeks to exorcise ghost of Style.com

Palais Galliera hires top aide to outgoing Paris mayor

Spotlight Luxury crisis complicates Stéphane Courbit's planned acquisition of The Independents

World Jewellery Confederation airbrushes lab-grown diamond threat at annual congress

Counterfeiters The inexorable rise of ‘Made in Europe'fakes

Two years on from its launch, is Vinted's authentication service working?

Ralph Lauren to bring fine dining to revamped Vogue House

Jewellers and watchmakers lobby for law against pop-up gold transactions

Founder of bankrupt Monogram shares her recipes for... success

LVMH quietly shuts down its online auction house

Spotlight Fast fashion meets French politics: the Shein–BHV backlash

About Glitz

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Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Spotlight
The case of the 500 secondhand watches stuck in US customs limbo

Spotlight
Condé Nast feels the rent squeeze at its prestigious New York HQ

Spotlight
Luxury crisis complicates Stéphane Courbit's planned acquisition of The Independents

Counterfeiters
The inexorable rise of ‘Made in Europe'fakes

Spotlight
Fast fashion meets French politics: the Shein–BHV backlash