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Hermès

Hermès was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès and specialises in leather goods, ready-to-wear, perfume, watches and home goods. Although still owned by the Hermès family, the group is managed by Axel Dumas.

Front Row | France
Sociologist Stéphane Hugon sells luxury brands the bigger picture

The Sorbonne social science graduate runs an unassuming consultancy that is nevertheless much solicited by the luxury brands in search of new ‘strategic narratives'.

Subscribers only Entourage 19.06.2025

The Eranos founder and his multi-disciplinary teams offer luxury brands alternative strategic angles.

Spotlight | France
Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

In the spotlight following a Ministry of Culture audit, the financial mismanagement of Villa Noailles, a nurturing ground for French design talent, has occurred under the stewardship of a board that boasts many leading figures in the fashion industry.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

Accused of financial mismanagement, Villa Noailles is trying to weather the storm.

United States
Shein's surprise (and sponsored?) appearance in Sex and the City revival

The latest season of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City revival which showcases many luxury brands, includes a scene replicating Shein's branding. This comes at a time when the fast-fashion giant is fighting several proposed laws that threaten its business model.

Free access Entourage 05.06.2025

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey
The geopolitics of fake goods

The counterfeit market has exploded in recent years, from fake Hermès Birkins to fake Chanel 2.55s, fake luxury trainers to fake Rolex watches. Thanks in part to the internet, but first and foremost to the current global geopolitical situation, the quality of counterfeit luxury goods is improving - to the extent that even experts have a hard time distinguishing real from fake.

Subscribers only Houses 05.06.2025

The market for counterfeit luxury goods has exploded in recent years.

United States
Gucci's failure to seduce the super-rich hits finances

In addition to declining sales, the Italian fashion house is facing the failure of its strategy, launched two years ago, to win over the uber-wealthy. Launched with great fanfare, its VIP salon in LA has just closed.

Subscribers only Houses 29.05.2025

China, France
Senator Catherine Dumas alerts French finance ministry to Chinese fake news

The Les Républicains senator, who regularly champions the luxury sector's cause in the French Senate, has shared the industry's concerns over a series of online posts promoting counterfeit products.

Subscribers only Entourage 29.05.2025

France
The financial and executive ties binding Hermès and private equity firm Ardian

Although Ardian president Dominique Senequier stepped down from the board of the luxury fashion house at the end of April, the two companies retain close connections and may seek even closer ties.

Subscribers only Houses 08.05.2025

France
Chanel snaps up three new workshops in Loire region

The luxury fashion house's spending spree on production sites shows no signs of letting up. Late last year, it acquired three workshops specialising in luxury textiles from a manufacturer based in Anjou in western France.

Subscribers only Houses 08.05.2025

France
Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Executives from the luxury leather goods company have visited the prestigious, Parisian Rohan-Montbazon townhouse, which recently went on the market.

Subscribers only Houses 08.05.2025

Front Row | France
Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

From Karl Lagerfeld's townhouse to the Masseran mansion, via prestigious addresses on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, the VIP manager at luxury estate agency Barnes is top dog for mega-expensive home sales in Paris.

Subscribers only Entourage 08.05.2025

Laure de La Rivière oversees the sale of dream properties to the mega-rich.

Italy, South Korea
How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

The Ermenegildo Zegna group has spent lavishly to regain control of its Thom Browne and Zegna stores in South Korea, which were previously operated in partnership with Samsung.

Subscribers only Houses 24.04.2025

China, United States
The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

With the US and China locked in an escalating tariff war, social media has been awash with videos purporting to reveal the Chinese subcontractors behind some of the West's best-loved luxury brands. A highly coordinated influence campaign?

Subscribers only Entourage 17.04.2025

France
Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Five years after getting a group of employees convicted for making fakes of the luxury brand's bags, Hermès has suffered a legal setback after a court ruled against it over its sacking of an employee it accused of failing to denounce the counterfeiting network.

Subscribers only Houses 10.04.2025

Switzerland, United States
Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Just days after it was filed in the United States, a complaint whose sole aim was to try to show that Nicolas Puech, heir to the Hermès fortune, is still in possession of the group's six million shares that he claims to have lost has been withdrawn.

Subscribers only Families 07.04.2025

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

Legal pressure is being piled in both France and Switzerland on wealth manager Eric Freymond, who is accused by his former client, the Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, of misappropriating six million Hermès shares from him.

Subscribers only Families 03.04.2025

Éric Freymond and Nicolas Puech go head-to-head in a legal battle with numerous twists and turns.

France
Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

The Collector Square consignment platform, which has just launched a permanent space in the iconic Paris department store offering second-hand leather goods, has not got a unanimous welcome from the luxury houses.

Subscribers only Entourage 27.03.2025

France
Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

Kering recently launched court proceedings against an Istanbul textile firm it accuses of fakery, but the lack of cooperation from local authorities is making the task difficult.

Subscribers only Houses 27.03.2025

France
Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

For the first time since its creation in 2002, the annual Journées Européennes des Métiers d'Art event in Paris that showcases excellence in craftsmanship has been deprived of funding from the French state. This is a blow for manufacturers and workshops providing services to the luxury goods industry.

Subscribers only Entourage 20.03.2025

Front Row | France, United States
Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

Srinivasan has developed technology that can authenticate luxury goods with a high level of accuracy. His tool is widely used by second-hand platforms, and some even outsource their entire counterfeiting checks to his firm Entrupy.

Subscribers only Entourage 13.03.2025

Led by engineer Vidyuth Srinivasan, Entrupy uses AI to help authenticate luxury goods.

France
Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

The brand's iconic silk scarves are much easier and cheaper to replicate than its Birkin and Kelly bags and are thus frequently copied.

Subscribers only Houses 06.03.2025

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Hermès

Front Row | France
Sociologist Stéphane Hugon sells luxury brands the bigger picture

Spotlight | France
Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

United States
Shein's surprise (and sponsored?) appearance in Sex and the City revival

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey
The geopolitics of fake goods

United States
Gucci's failure to seduce the super-rich hits finances

China, France
Senator Catherine Dumas alerts French finance ministry to Chinese fake news

France
The financial and executive ties binding Hermès and private equity firm Ardian

France
Chanel snaps up three new workshops in Loire region

France
Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Front Row | France
Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

Italy, South Korea
How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

China, United States
The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

France
Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Switzerland, United States
Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

France
Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

France
Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

France
Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

Front Row | France, United States
Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

France
Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

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Hermès

Front Row | France Sociologist Stéphane Hugon sells luxury brands the bigger picture

Spotlight | France Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

United States Shein's surprise (and sponsored?) appearance in Sex and the City revival

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey The geopolitics of fake goods

United States Gucci's failure to seduce the super-rich hits finances

China, France Senator Catherine Dumas alerts French finance ministry to Chinese fake news

France The financial and executive ties binding Hermès and private equity firm Ardian

France Chanel snaps up three new workshops in Loire region

France Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Front Row | France Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

Italy, South Korea How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

China, United States The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

France Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Switzerland, United States Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Spotlight | France, Switzerland War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

France Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

France Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

France Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

Front Row | France, United States Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

France Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs

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Indigo Publications' websites

Front Row | France
Sociologist Stéphane Hugon sells luxury brands the bigger picture

Spotlight | France
Top luxury houses caught up in financial woes of Villa Noailles

United States
Shein's surprise (and sponsored?) appearance in Sex and the City revival

Running story | Europe, Hong Kong, Russia, Turkey
The geopolitics of fake goods

United States
Gucci's failure to seduce the super-rich hits finances

China, France
Senator Catherine Dumas alerts French finance ministry to Chinese fake news

France
The financial and executive ties binding Hermès and private equity firm Ardian

France
Chanel snaps up three new workshops in Loire region

France
Hermès eyes prestigious Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré address

Front Row | France
Laure de La Rivière, the woman who sells Paris dream homes to the world's ultra-rich

Italy, South Korea
How Zegna regained control of its brands in South Korea

China, United States
The truth behind the TikTok campaign exposing luxury sector's 'Made in China' secrets

France
Hermès battle against internal counterfeiters suffers setback

Switzerland, United States
Legal stunt aimed at Hermès heir Nicolas Puech backfires

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
War over six million missing Hermès shares goes nuclear

France
Brands upset over Collector Square at Le Bon Marché Paris department store

France
Saint Laurent struggles to secure ruling against Turkish alleged counterfeiter

France
Is this the last European Artistic Crafts Days?

Front Row | France, United States
Vidyuth Srinivasan automated the fight against fakes

France
Hermès scores small victory in battle against scarf knock-offs