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It turns out that ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is behind the fund that now owns the Cheval Blanc site in London.
It turns out that ex-chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is behind the fund that now owns the Cheval Blanc site in London.© Photomontage de Glitz – Google Maps | Foster + Partners | Dan Kitwood (Getty Images via AFP)

In Focus | LVMH
The Emirati fund, the ex-chancellor and the Mayfair ghost hotel

It was meant to be LVMH's London showpiece: a luxury hotel just a stone's throw from Bond Street. Scheduled to open in 2022, it was quietly scrapped by the fashion giant, and the site was taken over by an enigmatic fund, behind which Glitz has identified a well-known British political figure.
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Another controversial fashion event is to be staged at Cité university in Paris.
Another controversial fashion event is to be staged at Cité university in Paris.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: Riccardo Milani / Hans Lucas (AFP)

Fashion Week
New fashion event to make a splash at Cité university following Louis Vuitton wave

Despite Pharrell Williams' recent fashion show on the Paris campus sparking an outcry among its student residents, accompanied by a storm of criticism online, the Parisian institution will be doing it all over again next week.
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The Independents conglomerate comprises some 20 PR agencies operating in the luxury sector.
The Independents conglomerate comprises some 20 PR agencies operating in the luxury sector.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources: The Independents

Spotlight | The Independents sale
Parent company of Betak, Pagès and Karla Otto seeks to save its buyout

The luxury events and PR conglomerate The Independents has been banking since 2023 on being acquired by the media magnate Stéphane Courbit, but the transaction was thrown into doubt this spring. Since then, it has actively been trying to keep the deal alive, which would benefit not only its founding shareholders but also the founders of its many agencies, which include Alexandre de Betak, Karla Otto and Lucien Pagès.
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The private mansion where Yves Saint Laurent set up his first studio in 1961.
The private mansion where Yves Saint Laurent set up his first studio in 1961.© Photomontage by Glitz – Sources : CVB (Wikipédia Commons), Google Maps

Saint Laurent
Brand's return to historic headquarters continues to cause a stir

Kering's couture house is preparing to move into the Parisian mansion where Yves Saint Laurent got his start. The family who owns the property has carried out major renovations to accommodate it, works it tried to charge to the previous tenants.
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