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LVMH

Run by Bernard Arnault since 1989, LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Moët & Chandon, Hennessy) is a major actor in fashion (Dior, Givenchy...), alcohol production (Dom Pérignon, Veuve Cliquot), distribution (Sephora...), and the media (Les Echos, Radio Classique...).

Switzerland, United States
Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

Chloé has yet to confirm the departure of designer Gabriela Hearst, who has been its creative director since 2019. But the brand's parent company, Richemont, is already seeking her replacement.

Subscribers only Houses 22.06.2023

France, United States
The designers dressing Beyoncé: a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare?

Shortly before her world tour began, Queen B's team of stylists approached several designers to ask them to create outfits for the singer to wear on stage. But a few weeks into her travelling show, the star has only been spotted sporting clothes by luxury's best-known brands.

Subscribers only Entourage 22.06.2023

Middle East
Luxury giants go head-to-head with Gulf brands in bid to conquer 'modest fashion' market

To attract clients from the Gulf states, Western luxury brands are calling on headscarf-wearing influencers and launching tailored clothing collections for Ramadan. Meanwhile, local brands, backed by Middle Eastern governments, are trying to fend off that competition in the highly lucrative market.

Free access Entourage 22.06.2023

France
Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

Since 20 June, Instagram has been awash with images of Louis Vuitton's first runway show since Pharrell Williams became creative director. But the company that produced the star-studded event on Paris's Pont Neuf has remained shrouded in mystery.

Subscribers only Houses 22.06.2023

Spotlight | France, Middle East
Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Having long snubbed French rappers in favour of their American counterparts with bigger audiences, luxury brands are now forced to ingratiate themselves with certain artists as they become indisputably influential.

Free access Entourage 15.06.2023

Luxury houses are now being forced to get closer to certain French rappers, such as Orelsan, Gims and SCH.

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Wertheimer family sees Chanel dividends divided by three

The slowdown in Chanel's growth, and the substantial investment programme the group has deployed to back its development, have dented the shareholding family's dividends - although they remain well above $1bn.

Subscribers only Families 15.06.2023

France
China's Shein plays fashion houses at their own game in Paris

Ultra fast-fashion label Shein has just signalled its intent to go head-to-head with the luxury giants by holding a catwalk show in their own backyard - and the Chinese brand has the ambition, and investors, to push even further.

Subscribers only Entourage 15.06.2023

Italy, United States
John Galantic set to stick with Ferrari after leaving Chanel

After heading Chanel Inc in the US since 2006, John Galantic will leave the luxury group at the end of this month. But he will remain on the board at Ferrari.

Subscribers only Houses 15.06.2023

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

Boasting rising sales and growing appeal among younger consumers, Simon Porte Jacquemus's company is an inviting prospect for major luxury groups. But for now, the young designer's desire for independence has kept their approaches at bay.

Free access Houses 08.06.2023

The success of the Jacquemus boutique on Paris's Avenue Montaigne has drawn attention from luxury giants.

France
Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

The Hôtel de Masseran, acquired by former Ivorian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1978, has been discreetly put on the market for €150m. LVMH boss Bernard Arnault and his son-in-law Xavier Niel have already visited the sumptuous Paris townhouse.

Subscribers only Families 08.06.2023

Monaco
Property magnate Patrice Pastor sells his stake in Monaco's Société des Bains de Mer

Involved in a very public squabble with Prince Albert II's entourage, billionaire Patrice Pastor has sold his 5% stake in the Société des Bains de Mer de Monaco. The high-end hotel and casino group is the driving force behind the principality's economy.

Subscribers only Families 08.06.2023

Spotlight | France
Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

The three shareholding families of leather goods manufacturer Hermès are eager to bring Nicolas Puech, the sole heir of Emile Hermès to have remained outside the group's family holding company, into the fold. The initiative is also a bid to close the only avenue allowing heirs to secretly sell their shares in the group.

Subscribers only Families 01.06.2023

Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Axel Dumas and Henri-Louis Bauer.

France, United States
Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate

Already struggling to recruit qualified factory workers, luxury houses are now having a hard time finding staff for their boutiques.

Subscribers only Houses 01.06.2023

Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

With the European Union set to vote in September on whether to ban goods made with forced labour, LVMH, Kering and others are engaged in a delicate balancing act. While luxury giants boost efforts to ensure no Xinjiang cotton is used in their products, they are also avoiding overtly criticising China, a top strategic market.

Free access Entourage 25.05.2023

The European Parliament is working on a new regulation that would prohibit goods made using forced labour. The legislation will primarily target cotton exported from Xinjiang province in China.

France
Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

Having relocated to Milan, Isabelle and Olivier Chouvet, founders of The Independents group that owns Bureau Betak and Karla Otto, have put their huge Paris house on the market - a home previously owned by designer Kenzo Takada.

Subscribers only Families 25.05.2023

France
Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

The department store group is pressing ahead in its fight to convert two of its buildings in historic central Paris into high-end shops. But it is up against local authorities increasingly concerned about luxury groups buying buildings and letting them decay so they can demolish them.

Subscribers only Houses 25.05.2023

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LVMH

Switzerland, United States
Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

France, United States
The designers dressing Beyoncé: a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare?

Middle East
Luxury giants go head-to-head with Gulf brands in bid to conquer 'modest fashion' market

France
Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

Spotlight | France, Middle East
Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Wertheimer family sees Chanel dividends divided by three

France
China's Shein plays fashion houses at their own game in Paris

Italy, United States
John Galantic set to stick with Ferrari after leaving Chanel

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

France
Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

Monaco
Property magnate Patrice Pastor sells his stake in Monaco's Société des Bains de Mer

Spotlight | France
Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

France, United States
Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate

Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

France
Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

France
Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

Spotlight | France
Bernard Arnault's dream shopping list

Russia, United States
Looming Russian diamonds' embargo fails to take shine off sales of its coloured stones

France
From Instagram guests to professional conversation-makers, the new careers re-defining luxury dinners

France
Not content with financing films, Saint Laurent considers publishing books

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Indigo Publications' websites

The geopolitics of fake goods

The Ritz after Al-Fayed

Brands brave the Wild West of the second-hand market

LVMH

Switzerland, United States Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

France, United States The designers dressing Beyoncé: a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare?

Middle East Luxury giants go head-to-head with Gulf brands in bid to conquer 'modest fashion' market

France Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

Spotlight | France, Middle East Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Switzerland, United Kingdom Wertheimer family sees Chanel dividends divided by three

France China's Shein plays fashion houses at their own game in Paris

Italy, United States John Galantic set to stick with Ferrari after leaving Chanel

Spotlight | France Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

France Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

Monaco Property magnate Patrice Pastor sells his stake in Monaco's Société des Bains de Mer

Spotlight | France Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

France, United States Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate

Spotlight | China As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

France Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

France Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

Spotlight | France Bernard Arnault's dream shopping list

Russia, United States Looming Russian diamonds' embargo fails to take shine off sales of its coloured stones

France From Instagram guests to professional conversation-makers, the new careers re-defining luxury dinners

France Not content with financing films, Saint Laurent considers publishing books

Refine your search

About Glitz

Subscription

Glitz on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Switzerland, United States
Chloé seeks successor to Gabriela Hearst

France, United States
The designers dressing Beyoncé: a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare?

Middle East
Luxury giants go head-to-head with Gulf brands in bid to conquer 'modest fashion' market

France
Who produced the first Pharrell Williams runway show at Louis Vuitton?

Spotlight | France, Middle East
Luxury giants change their tune on French rap

Switzerland, United Kingdom
Wertheimer family sees Chanel dividends divided by three

France
China's Shein plays fashion houses at their own game in Paris

Italy, United States
John Galantic set to stick with Ferrari after leaving Chanel

Spotlight | France
Luxury heavyweights jockey for position with Jacquemus

France
Luxury property: Arnault family has a look at Paris's Hôtel de Masseran

Monaco
Property magnate Patrice Pastor sells his stake in Monaco's Société des Bains de Mer

Spotlight | France
Hermès's three shareholding families make last-ditch effort to IPO-proof the company

France, United States
Luxury brands turn to temp agencies as search for sales staff grows desperate

Spotlight | China
As EU ban on Xinjiang cotton looms, luxury sector weaves fine line between Western embargoes and Beijing interests

France
Bureau Betak, Karla Otto shareholders put former Kenzo home on market at record price in Paris

France
Galeries Lafayette property plight plot thickens in Paris's Marais district

Spotlight | France
Bernard Arnault's dream shopping list

Russia, United States
Looming Russian diamonds' embargo fails to take shine off sales of its coloured stones

France
From Instagram guests to professional conversation-makers, the new careers re-defining luxury dinners

France
Not content with financing films, Saint Laurent considers publishing books