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Families

Italy
Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

The sale of a 36% stake in Italian shoemaker Tod's to the L Catterton fund has been a profitable deal for the Della Valle brothers, the heirs to the brand's founder. They retain a majority stake in Tod's.

Subscribers only 15.02.2024

France
Hermès heirs tighten the ties that bind

Beyond creating their own investment fund, the three families that together hold a majority stake in Hermès have also set up a joint finance company to subscribe to other investment funds.

Subscribers only 08.02.2024

France
Courts imperil self-styled heir's hold on Cardin fortune

The Paris Court of Appeal has invalidated the designation of Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin as sole heir to Pierre Cardin. If the designer's other nephews and nieces get their way in a separate round of legal proceedings, every transaction carried out with Cardin's bequest could be annulled.

Subscribers only 01.02.2024

Jean-Victor Meyers, the eldest of the fourth generation of founders and main shareholders of L'Oréal. © Studio Pachamama

Front Row | France
Jean-Victor Meyers spearheads Bettencourt family's luxury investments

As a Netflix documentary about the family goes viral, the eldest son of the fourth generation of L'Oréal founders is trying to diversify the Bettencourt Meyers family office's investment portfolio, with a pivot to luxury.

Free access 16.11.2023

Switzerland
The Ruperts rejuvenate the ranks of their family office

Two key figures who had worked with Richemont's shareholding family for decades have handed over their positions in the Ruperts' asset holding company to a younger manager.

Subscribers only 01.02.2024

Switzerland
Lynda Mansson, the go-to manager for luxury foundations

Swiss-American Mansson, a former director at the WWF, has become the manager of choice for luxury families looking for someone to run their ecological foundations.

Subscribers only 25.01.2024

France, Italy
Hermès's favourite interior designers caught up in marble battle

A pair of marble designers claim that RDAI, the architecture and design agency linked to Hermès's shareholding Dumas family, has unduly used techniques they have patented.

Subscribers only Families 18.01.2024

France
Relocation sees Alexandre Barrière cut last historical cord with his father

After taking over as head of his family's luxury hotel group following a drawn-out succession battle with his father Dominique Desseigne, Alexandre Barrière has now severed the final ties between his family's personal history and its assets.

Subscribers only Families 18.01.2024

France
Rival jewellers lure Arpels heir for extra sparkle

Having been hit by sanctions targeting its main market, Russia, and in an attempt to reinvent itself, the jeweller Korloff has just poached an heir from a major luxury house, Van Cleef & Arpels.

Subscribers only Families 11.01.2024

Italy, Switzerland
Bulgari sisters' skirmish in Geneva

Ilaria Bulgari, great-granddaughter of the luxury jeweller's founder, is involved in a legal dispute in the United States against her sister Veronica Bulgari and her father Nicola Bulgari. She has also been waging a war against the Swiss firm in Geneva that manages the family's fortune.

Subscribers only Families 11.01.2024

France
Check-out time: Alexandre Barrière backtracks on family's hotel property strategy

Barrière has long been the only luxury hotel group to own the premises of the palatial establishments it operates. But new CEO Alexandre Barrière is slowly changing course, away from the real estate strategy his father maintained for more than 20 years.

Subscribers only Families 21.12.2023

France, Italy
Surprise appearance of Pierre Cardin's elusive will sparks courtroom commotion

The latest legal tussle between self-styled heir Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin and the designer's 21 other nephews and nieces is rife with twists and turns. The prizes at stake are control of the Cardin brand, the iconic Maxim's restaurant, and properties in Venice, Paris and the south of France.

Subscribers only Families 14.12.2023

France, Switzerland
The diamond-trading Benmussa clan's record French tax adjustment

The highest court in France has made final a tax adjustment of over €30m that the Benmussas, a family of stone and gem merchants, had been trying to shake for more than a decade.

Subscribers only Families 14.12.2023

France
Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

Married to French lower-house lawmaker and former budget minister Eric Woerth, Florence Woerth has been sitting on the boards of Hermès group companies for more than a decade.

Subscribers only Families 07.12.2023

France, Switzerland
Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

Swiss luxury giant Richemont poured €2.1m into the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation in 2020 and 2021 to help renovate its basement. The revamped space now houses pieces by the late French-Tunisian designer, as well as his personal collection.

Subscribers only Families 30.11.2023

France, Switzerland
Richard Mille's property portfolio

Richard Mille, founder of the namesake luxury watch company, owns two châteaux in the French countryside, as well as a 550m2 building on the banks of the Seine in Paris's 16th arrondissement.

Subscribers only Families 23.11.2023

Italy, United States
Nicola Bulgari caught in middle of daughters' drawn-out feud

There's a new twist in the ongoing dispute between sisters Veronica Bulgari and Ilaria Bulgari, who have been at loggerheads for three years over two trusts worth nearly $130m.

Subscribers only Families 16.11.2023

France
The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

French contemporary artist Jean-Michel Othoniel has created a web of studios and companies to facilitate his extensive collaborations with the luxury industry.

Subscribers only Families 09.11.2023

Italy, Switzerland, United States
Bulgari sisters' squabble goes global

Following three months of failed mediation efforts, the legal dispute between Veronica and Ilaria Bulgari, great-granddaughters of the luxury jeweller's founder, is playing out between New York, Switzerland and Italy.

Subscribers only Families 02.11.2023

France
Richemont bails out Azzedine Alaïa Foundation

Headed by the founder of Elle Italia, Carla Sozzani, the foundation created by designer Azzedine Alaïa before his death in 2017 was for a long time running at a loss. As of last year, it has been back in the black, thanks to generous donations from its patrons.

Subscribers only Families 02.11.2023

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Families

Italy
Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

France
Hermès heirs tighten the ties that bind

France
Courts imperil self-styled heir's hold on Cardin fortune

Front Row | France
Jean-Victor Meyers spearheads Bettencourt family's luxury investments

Switzerland
The Ruperts rejuvenate the ranks of their family office

Switzerland
Lynda Mansson, the go-to manager for luxury foundations

France, Italy
Hermès's favourite interior designers caught up in marble battle

France
Relocation sees Alexandre Barrière cut last historical cord with his father

France
Rival jewellers lure Arpels heir for extra sparkle

Italy, Switzerland
Bulgari sisters' skirmish in Geneva

France
Check-out time: Alexandre Barrière backtracks on family's hotel property strategy

France, Italy
Surprise appearance of Pierre Cardin's elusive will sparks courtroom commotion

France, Switzerland
The diamond-trading Benmussa clan's record French tax adjustment

France
Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

France, Switzerland
Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

France, Switzerland
Richard Mille's property portfolio

Italy, United States
Nicola Bulgari caught in middle of daughters' drawn-out feud

France
The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

Italy, Switzerland, United States
Bulgari sisters' squabble goes global

France
Richemont bails out Azzedine Alaïa Foundation

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Jacquemus, season 2

Karl Lagerfeld's long-time mansion, a luxury playground in Paris

The secrets of Karl Lagerfeld's estate

Families

Italy Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

France Hermès heirs tighten the ties that bind

France Courts imperil self-styled heir's hold on Cardin fortune

Front Row | France Jean-Victor Meyers spearheads Bettencourt family's luxury investments

Switzerland The Ruperts rejuvenate the ranks of their family office

Switzerland Lynda Mansson, the go-to manager for luxury foundations

France, Italy Hermès's favourite interior designers caught up in marble battle

France Relocation sees Alexandre Barrière cut last historical cord with his father

France Rival jewellers lure Arpels heir for extra sparkle

Italy, Switzerland Bulgari sisters' skirmish in Geneva

France Check-out time: Alexandre Barrière backtracks on family's hotel property strategy

France, Italy Surprise appearance of Pierre Cardin's elusive will sparks courtroom commotion

France, Switzerland The diamond-trading Benmussa clan's record French tax adjustment

France Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

France, Switzerland Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

France, Switzerland Richard Mille's property portfolio

Italy, United States Nicola Bulgari caught in middle of daughters' drawn-out feud

France The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

Italy, Switzerland, United States Bulgari sisters' squabble goes global

France Richemont bails out Azzedine Alaïa Foundation

About Glitz.paris

Subscription

Glitz.paris on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Italy
Tod's acquisition by L Catterton proves lucrative for Della Valle family

France
Hermès heirs tighten the ties that bind

France
Courts imperil self-styled heir's hold on Cardin fortune

Front Row | France
Jean-Victor Meyers spearheads Bettencourt family's luxury investments

Switzerland
The Ruperts rejuvenate the ranks of their family office

Switzerland
Lynda Mansson, the go-to manager for luxury foundations

France, Italy
Hermès's favourite interior designers caught up in marble battle

France
Relocation sees Alexandre Barrière cut last historical cord with his father

France
Rival jewellers lure Arpels heir for extra sparkle

Italy, Switzerland
Bulgari sisters' skirmish in Geneva

France
Check-out time: Alexandre Barrière backtracks on family's hotel property strategy

France, Italy
Surprise appearance of Pierre Cardin's elusive will sparks courtroom commotion

France, Switzerland
The diamond-trading Benmussa clan's record French tax adjustment

France
Florence Woerth still comfortably at home with Hermès

France, Switzerland
Azzedine Alaïa heirs secure designer's collections with Richemont millions

France, Switzerland
Richard Mille's property portfolio

Italy, United States
Nicola Bulgari caught in middle of daughters' drawn-out feud

France
The luxury world's favourite sculptor Jean-Michel Othoniel

Italy, Switzerland, United States
Bulgari sisters' squabble goes global

France
Richemont bails out Azzedine Alaïa Foundation