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Tax authorities dig into Goyard

Maison Goyard's spectactular results have not only drawn the envy of rivals but also the attention of the French taxman.

Subscribers only France 02.09.2025

Kering to give Luca de Meo €20m 'golden hello'

Kering's general meeting on 9 September will be asked to approve a princely salary for its future CEO.

Subscribers only France 31.07.2025

Front Row
Cartier struggles to find successor to style and heritage director Pierre Rainero

Pierre Rainero, guardian of the Cartier style, will soon be retiring from the jeweller’s after over 40 years of service.© Studio Pachamama

Subscribers only Switzerland 31.07.2025

Pinault family tops up coffers of struggling Courrèges

Despite the success of Nicolas Di Felice's collections, the iconic Paris fashion house had run up heavy debts, most of which the Pinaults, who own 100% of its shares, recently wiped clean.

Subscribers only France 31.07.2025

Hôtel Costes secures court order targeting Gucci megastore

The 5-star Paris hotel had taken the fashion house to court over the disruption being caused by the works on the Gucci store near Place Vendôme.

Subscribers only France 31.07.2025

Brioni's ever-shrinking French footprint

Brioni's financial woes have resulted in the continuous contraction of the tailor's retail space in France. They have also caused considerable uncertainty at management level, with former CEO Mehdi Benabadji paying the price.

Subscribers only France, Italy 24.07.2025

Chanel, discreet patron of Palais Galliera's new director

The fashion historian Émilie Hammen, newly appointed to head the City of Paris's fashion museum, has been working with Chanel for several years. The double C fashion house has been a major patron of the Palais Galliera since 2019.

Subscribers only France Houses 24.07.2025

Court case reveals bundles of banknotes and fake bags in Christofle back room

A court case in France has revealed that the factory outlet store of the silverware manufacturer, which is owned by the distributor Chalhoub, was the scene of some rather unusual transactions.

Subscribers only France Houses 24.07.2025

Dior's PR messaging contradicted by its own archives

Playing up the historical dimension of Jonathan Anderson's appointment as head of its men's and women's fashion collections, Dior has highlighted the fact that the Northern Irish designer and Christian Dior are the only two creative directors in the brand's history to have been entrusted with both clothing lines.

Subscribers only France Houses 24.07.2025

Shein and Michael Kors accused of commercial harassment

The two brands are facing lawsuits for commercial practices more akin to the mail order sector than the luxury industry.

Free access United States Houses 24.07.2025

Trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel seeks cash injection amid spiralling losses

It has been discreetly sounding out investment firms and family offices in the hope of raising funds.

Subscribers only France Houses 24.07.2025

In Focus
Mirabaud, under leadership of Renaud Dutreil, faces setbacks in luxury sector

The debt-laden jeweller Korloff is being sued by suppliers and by its former boss. For its majority shareholder, Mirabaud Living Heritage which is run by French former minister Renaud Dutreil, its demise would be the third in less than a year, following the failure of its investments in shoe manufacturer Clergerie and Le Coq Sportif.

Subscribers only France, Switzerland Houses 17.07.2025

Renaud Dutreil is under pressure as the jeweller Korloff, owned by the Swiss fund Mirabaud Living Heritage, struggles.

Why Hermès refrained from bidding for the original Birkin

The very first Birkin handbag, named after the late actress and singer Jane Birkin and now a cult item, was sold at Sotheby's last week, breaking all previous auction records for a handbag. But Hermès, the company that designed it, preferred to look on from a distance.

Free access France Houses 17.07.2025

Jonathan Anderson juggles his fashion priorities

Recently installed as creative director for all of Dior's collections, the Northern Irish fashion designer will be expected to create 18 clothing ranges annually for his new employer. But his current partnership with Uniqlo would also require him to produce two own-label collections every year.

Subscribers only France Houses 17.07.2025

Chanel continues to storm Italy with further ventures

In under two years, the luxury brand has opened no fewer than four shops in Italy and is about to launch a fifth, as well as planning a major fashion event in the country next spring.

Subscribers only Italy Houses 17.07.2025

How Balmain came to deprive boss of its shareholder of jewellery licence

The private company of Rachid Mohamed Rachid, who runs Mayhoola, the main shareholder in Balmain, has lost its contract to make jewellery for the luxury fashion house.

Subscribers only France Houses 17.07.2025

Former Valentino boutique on Avenue Montaigne set for facelift

France's Commission Départementale d'Aménagement Commercial has just scrutinised the application submitted by BNP Paribas REIM for its building at 17-19 Avenue Montaigne in Paris.

Subscribers only France Houses 17.07.2025

Spotlight
Bernard Arnault's evergreen old guard

Despite the appearance of younger faces on LVMH's executive board and the increasing prominence of the patriarch's children, certain key posts within the luxury giant are still occupied by figures from the same generation as Bernard Arnault, who have been with him for over 40 years.

Subscribers only France Houses 10.07.2025

The French billionaire has stayed loyal to long-standing colleagues from his own generation.

LVMH execs pocket CSR bonus despite Dior illegal workshop probe

Around 10% of the variable remuneration of Bernard Arnault and Stéphane Bianchi, the group's deputy CEO, is linked to the group's performance in terms of social responsibility. In 2024, the bonus was not affected by an Italian investigation into the use of illegal labour by Dior subcontractors.

Free access France Houses 10.07.2025

François Hollande visits war-injured journalist taking LVMH to court

The former Socialist French President has just visited Frédéric Gerschel at the Invalides hospital. This former reporter for the Parisien suffered an accident while covering the war in Iraq in 2016 and has been in a legal tussle with the paper's owners, LVMH, ever since.

Subscribers only France Houses 10.07.2025

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Houses

Tax authorities dig into Goyard

Kering to give Luca de Meo €20m 'golden hello'

Front Row
Cartier struggles to find successor to style and heritage director Pierre Rainero

Pinault family tops up coffers of struggling Courrèges

Hôtel Costes secures court order targeting Gucci megastore

Brioni's ever-shrinking French footprint

Chanel, discreet patron of Palais Galliera's new director

Court case reveals bundles of banknotes and fake bags in Christofle back room

Dior's PR messaging contradicted by its own archives

Shein and Michael Kors accused of commercial harassment

Trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel seeks cash injection amid spiralling losses

In Focus
Mirabaud, under leadership of Renaud Dutreil, faces setbacks in luxury sector

Why Hermès refrained from bidding for the original Birkin

Jonathan Anderson juggles his fashion priorities

Chanel continues to storm Italy with further ventures

How Balmain came to deprive boss of its shareholder of jewellery licence

Former Valentino boutique on Avenue Montaigne set for facelift

Spotlight
Bernard Arnault's evergreen old guard

LVMH execs pocket CSR bonus despite Dior illegal workshop probe

François Hollande visits war-injured journalist taking LVMH to court

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Houses

Tax authorities dig into Goyard

Kering to give Luca de Meo €20m 'golden hello'

Front Row Cartier struggles to find successor to style and heritage director Pierre Rainero

Pinault family tops up coffers of struggling Courrèges

Hôtel Costes secures court order targeting Gucci megastore

Brioni's ever-shrinking French footprint

Chanel, discreet patron of Palais Galliera's new director

Court case reveals bundles of banknotes and fake bags in Christofle back room

Dior's PR messaging contradicted by its own archives

Shein and Michael Kors accused of commercial harassment

Trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel seeks cash injection amid spiralling losses

In Focus Mirabaud, under leadership of Renaud Dutreil, faces setbacks in luxury sector

Why Hermès refrained from bidding for the original Birkin

Jonathan Anderson juggles his fashion priorities

Chanel continues to storm Italy with further ventures

How Balmain came to deprive boss of its shareholder of jewellery licence

Former Valentino boutique on Avenue Montaigne set for facelift

Spotlight Bernard Arnault's evergreen old guard

LVMH execs pocket CSR bonus despite Dior illegal workshop probe

François Hollande visits war-injured journalist taking LVMH to court

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Front Row
Cartier struggles to find successor to style and heritage director Pierre Rainero

In Focus
Mirabaud, under leadership of Renaud Dutreil, faces setbacks in luxury sector

Spotlight
Bernard Arnault's evergreen old guard