<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dateManipulator="urn:dateManipulator" version="2.0"><channel><title>Glitz : Dernier Numéro</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en]]></link><description><i>Glitz</i></description><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright 1992-2023 Indigo Publications</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>www.glitz.paris/en/rss
      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>France : Louis Vuitton's unsung designer at daggers drawn with his former agent</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/30/louis-vuitton-s-unsung-designer-at-daggers-drawn-with-his-former-agent,110854091-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[To celebrate the 130th anniversary of its famous monogram, Louis Vuitton launched its Monogram Emblème collection in early June. The [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/30/louis-vuitton-s-unsung-designer-at-daggers-drawn-with-his-former-agent,110854091-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Chloé could follow Alaïa in losing its top designer</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/30/chloe-could-follow-alaia-in-losing-its-top-designer,110854086-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[After failing to hold onto the Belgian designer Pieter Mulier, who left Alaïa to become creative director at Versace in February, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/30/chloe-could-follow-alaia-in-losing-its-top-designer,110854086-art</guid></item><item><title>Switzerland : The bottom line of Baume &amp; Mercier sale</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/30/the-bottom-line-of-baume--mercier-sale,110854083-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ten months ultimately elapsed between Richemont's decision last November to sell the watch brand Baume & Mercier, revealed at the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/30/the-bottom-line-of-baume--mercier-sale,110854083-art</guid></item><item><title>Qatar : Qatari dynasty racks up colossal losses with Valentino and Balmain</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/30/qatari-dynasty-racks-up-colossal-losses-with-valentino-and-balmain,110854129-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[It is but a single line in the 2025 accounts of Mayhoola for Investments LLC, the Qatari holding company that [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/30/qatari-dynasty-racks-up-colossal-losses-with-valentino-and-balmain,110854129-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Brands lay siege to the ultra-wealthy in exclusive Hamptons</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/30/brands-lay-siege-to-the-ultra-wealthy-in-exclusive-hamptons,110854128-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dozen elite New York women - corporate lawyers, socialites, and wealthy heiresses - sipped Ruinart champagne by the pool [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/30/brands-lay-siege-to-the-ultra-wealthy-in-exclusive-hamptons,110854128-art</guid></item><item><title>Switzerland : How Richemont's owners ringfenced their holdings</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/28/how-richemont-s-owners-ringfenced-their-holdings,110852454-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Last week, Richemont's shareholders received their invitation to the group's annual general meeting, which is to be held on 9 September in the conference room of the InterContinental hotel in Geneva. All the resolutions will propose the renewal of the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/28/how-richemont-s-owners-ringfenced-their-holdings,110852454-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Italy : Fendi opens VIP reception lounge on Paris's chicest avenue</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/28/fendi-opens-vip-reception-lounge-on-paris-s-chicest-avenue,110852030-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the last year, Fendi has had to tend to its wealthiest customers without the help of Gabriella Moncada di [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/28/fendi-opens-vip-reception-lounge-on-paris-s-chicest-avenue,110852030-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Hackers target Estée Lauder for second time</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/28/hackers-target-estee-lauder-for-second-time,110852451-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two major data breaches in three years. Clop, a group of cybercriminals, claims to have obtained nearly 870 GB of personal data belonging to Estée Lauder employees.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/28/hackers-target-estee-lauder-for-second-time,110852451-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/Italy : Copycat clutch bag case ends up in court</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/28/copycat-clutch-bag-case-ends-up-in-court,110852098-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maitrepierre requested a seizure of counterfeit goods from the premises of Diesel’s French subsidiary in November 2024 and brought legal proceedings the following month.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/28/copycat-clutch-bag-case-ends-up-in-court,110852098-bre</guid></item><item><title>France/United Kingdom : Delphine Arnault strengthens ties with Jonathan Anderson</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/23/delphine-arnault-strengthens-ties-with-jonathan-anderson,110847683-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[On 3 July, both Delphine Arnault and Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson were invited by the American singer Taylor Swift [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/23/delphine-arnault-strengthens-ties-with-jonathan-anderson,110847683-art</guid></item><item><title>France : François Pinault set to acquire artwork by arch luxury critic</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/23/francois-pinault-set-to-acquire-artwork-by-arch-luxury-critic,110847903-art]]></link><description><![CDATA["If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face, forever." From 7 October, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/23/francois-pinault-set-to-acquire-artwork-by-arch-luxury-critic,110847903-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Aymeric Le Clere, the Arnaults' invisible financial adviser</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/23/aymeric-le-clere-the-arnaults--invisible-financial-adviser,110847894-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[At the end of last year, after creeping up gradually over an extended period, as chronicled by Glitz since 2024 (11/07/24, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/23/aymeric-le-clere-the-arnaults--invisible-financial-adviser,110847894-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Naomi Campbell's charity ban appeal dogged by exorbitant expense claims</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/23/naomi-campbell-s-charity-ban-appeal-dogged-by-exorbitant-expense-claims,110847547-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sporting a pair of Alaïa sunglasses, Naomi Campbell turned up in a London court on 16 June in the hope [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/23/naomi-campbell-s-charity-ban-appeal-dogged-by-exorbitant-expense-claims,110847547-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Luxury giant bolsters Washington lobbying in face of tariffs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/23/luxury-giant-bolsters-washington-lobbying-in-face-of-tariffs,110848144-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[LVMH is opting to take a more hands-on role in the US.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/23/luxury-giant-bolsters-washington-lobbying-in-face-of-tariffs,110848144-bre</guid></item><item><title>France : Gucci shuts shops but boosts duty-free boutiques</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/23/gucci-shuts-shops-but-boosts-duty-free-boutiques,110848119-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Kering is beefing up its travel retail presence even as LVMH withdraws from that market.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/23/gucci-shuts-shops-but-boosts-duty-free-boutiques,110848119-bre</guid></item><item><title>France : High-society swindler Éric Freymond's self-serving philanthropy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/21/high-society-swindler-eric-freymond-s-self-serving-philanthropy,110845520-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA["Patron of the arts": as complaints against him mounted, this was how the Swiss wealth manager Éric Freymond liked to present himself before his sudden death a year ago (Glitz, 31/07/25).As French and Swiss courts are still trying to unravel the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/21/high-society-swindler-eric-freymond-s-self-serving-philanthropy,110845520-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : Kering fails in court bid to have critical online video removed</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/21/kering-fails-in-court-bid-to-have-critical-online-video-removed,110845504-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Luxury fashion houses are extremely sensitive to any questioning of the origin of their products and frequently request the removal [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/21/kering-fails-in-court-bid-to-have-critical-online-video-removed,110845504-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Stella McCartney and LVMH accused of anti-competitive practices</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/21/stella-mccartney-and-lvmh-accused-of-anti-competitive-practices,110845343-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Back in April, a former senior executive at Stella McCartney decided to sue the luxury brand over discrimination in a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/21/stella-mccartney-and-lvmh-accused-of-anti-competitive-practices,110845343-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United States : Salary of Bernard Arnault's ex-adviser scrutinised by French taxman</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/21/salary-of-bernard-arnault-s-ex-adviser-scrutinised-by-french-taxman,110845295-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The earnings of a senior executive at the LVMH group have been under the microscope of the the French courts [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/21/salary-of-bernard-arnault-s-ex-adviser-scrutinised-by-french-taxman,110845295-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Struggling La Samaritaine experiments with more affordable brands</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/21/struggling-la-samaritaine-experiments-with-more-affordable-brands,110845216-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In early June, La Samaritaine inaugurated its Brazilian season, inviting various brands from the land of football's beautiful game to take [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/21/struggling-la-samaritaine-experiments-with-more-affordable-brands,110845216-art</guid></item><item><title>Qatar : Who will inherit former emir's luxury assets?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/16/who-will-inherit-former-emir-s-luxury-assets,110841733-ge0]]></link><description><![CDATA[All this week, Qatar's emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has been receiving condolences from the country's leading families and foreign dignitaries at his palace in Lusail, Doha, following the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/16/who-will-inherit-former-emir-s-luxury-assets,110841733-ge0</guid></item><item><title>France/Italy : Chaumet brings forward acquisition of Italian high-end jewellery maker</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/16/chaumet-brings-forward-acquisition-of-italian-high-end-jewellery-maker,110841705-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[As its name suggests, Chaumet's latest collection launched in mid-June, A Journey Through Nature, was inspired by exotic botanical species. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/16/chaumet-brings-forward-acquisition-of-italian-high-end-jewellery-maker,110841705-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Sézane founder branches out into hotel trade</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/16/sezane-founder-branches-out-into-hotel-trade,110841704-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Just up the road from the Sézane boutique in Rue des Blancs-Manteaux in the very chic Marais district of Paris, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/16/sezane-founder-branches-out-into-hotel-trade,110841704-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Bernard Arnault on safe ground in Legend podcast interview</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/16/bernard-arnault-on-safe-ground-in-legend-podcast-interview,110841766-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[An interview with CEO Bernard Arnault on Guillaume Pley's Legend podcast, actively promoted by LVMH since its release on 8 July on YouTube, has [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/16/bernard-arnault-on-safe-ground-in-legend-podcast-interview,110841766-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Five-star London hotel The Emory under scrutiny over social housing pledges</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/16/five-star-london-hotel-the-emory-under-scrutiny-over-social-housing-pledges,110841703-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A 61-suite ultra-luxury hotel along with thirteen affordable housing units - such was the deal struck between the highly select [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/16/five-star-london-hotel-the-emory-under-scrutiny-over-social-housing-pledges,110841703-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Luxury sector prays for Notre-Dame shopfront</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/14/luxury-sector-prays-for-notre-dame-shopfront,110840333-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[For the time being, only the façade looking onto the Seine is covered with scaffolding. But in a little over a year's time, the whole of the Hôtel-Dieu, the sprawling hospital that was originally erected in the Middle Ages and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/14/luxury-sector-prays-for-notre-dame-shopfront,110840333-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/Italy : Internal promotion for new director of Fendi France</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/14/internal-promotion-for-new-director-of-fendi-france,110840303-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Maria Grazia Chiuri presented her first haute couture collection for Fendi on 9 July in Rome at a fashion show paying [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/14/internal-promotion-for-new-director-of-fendi-france,110840303-art</guid></item><item><title>France/United Kingdom : CFO Philippe Blondiaux quits board</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/14/cfo-philippe-blondiaux-quits-board,110840302-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Leena Nair, Chanel's CEO, has driven a rejuvenation, and above all a feminisation, of the brand's top leadership since her [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/14/cfo-philippe-blondiaux-quits-board,110840302-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Crystal manufacturer under fire from tax authorities</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/14/crystal-manufacturer-under-fire-from-tax-authorities,110840265-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The crystal manufacturer Baccarat has announced a 5% rise in sales for 2025, but it is facing other financial pressures. It [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/14/crystal-manufacturer-under-fire-from-tax-authorities,110840265-art</guid></item><item><title>Switzerland : Hans Wilsdorf Foundation keeps it in the well-heeled family</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/14/hans-wilsdorf-foundation-keeps-it-in-the-well-heeled-family,110840334-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Following the recent departure of several of its directors (Glitz, 19/03/26) - the latest being Michel Juvet, a partner at [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/14/hans-wilsdorf-foundation-keeps-it-in-the-well-heeled-family,110840334-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : How much does Ralph Lauren earn?</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/14/how-much-does-ralph-lauren-earn,110840299-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[And at the age of 85, the founder remains the highest-paid person in his company.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/14/how-much-does-ralph-lauren-earn,110840299-bre</guid></item><item><title>United States : Kering, Hermès and Richemont accused of profiting from Trump tariffs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/09/kering-hermes-and-richemont-accused-of-profiting-from-trump-tariffs,110838176-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Did you pay too much for a Birkin bag? Get a refund from Hermès. That, in essence, is the promise [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/09/kering-hermes-and-richemont-accused-of-profiting-from-trump-tariffs,110838176-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Fouquet's ends up in court while defending its 'palace' status</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/09/fouquet-s-ends-up-in-court-while-defending-its--palace--status,110838162-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The mood within Fouquet's, a hotel located next to the century-old brasserie of the same name on Paris's Avenue Georges [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/09/fouquet-s-ends-up-in-court-while-defending-its--palace--status,110838162-art</guid></item><item><title>Switzerland : The discreet influence of Chanel heir David Wertheimer</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/09/the-discreet-influence-of-chanel-heir-david-wertheimer,110838149-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Previously absent from Central Asia, last year Chanel opened a subsidiary in Kazakhstan. It is not an outlier in this [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/09/the-discreet-influence-of-chanel-heir-david-wertheimer,110838149-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Naomi Campbell seeks philanthropic redemption despite charity ban</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/09/naomi-campbell-seeks-philanthropic-redemption-despite-charity-ban,110838141-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A British tribunal is to rule within the next three months on Naomi Campbell's appeal against her five-year ban on [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/09/naomi-campbell-seeks-philanthropic-redemption-despite-charity-ban,110838141-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Parent company of Betak, Pagès and Karla Otto primps up its finances</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/09/parent-company-of-betak-pages-and-karla-otto-primps-up-its-finances,110838175-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[When Glitz revealed last year that the net profits of The Independents, the parent company of luxury sector service providers [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/09/parent-company-of-betak-pages-and-karla-otto-primps-up-its-finances,110838175-art</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : Hermès poaches star New Bond Street doorman</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/09/hermes-poaches-star-new-bond-street-doorman,110838167-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In the luxury world, a charismatic doorman, or "welcoming ambassador" as they are known in the trade, is as sought [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/09/hermes-poaches-star-new-bond-street-doorman,110838167-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Charvet takeover comes with property super-bonus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/07/charvet-takeover-comes-with-property-super-bonus,110836733-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Throughout last week, the communications departments at Chanel and Charvet busily crafted a multimedia and multilingual narrative. It stressed the organic convergence of the two brands, starting with the collaboration initiated by Chanel's creative director Matthieu Blazy last year all [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/07/charvet-takeover-comes-with-property-super-bonus,110836733-eve</guid></item><item><title>Switzerland : Geneva-based jeweller slashes workforce</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/07/geneva-based-jeweller-slashes-workforce,110836904-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chopard is currently finalising the redundancy of two-thirds of the workforce at its Swiss watchmaking workshops, Fleurier Ebauches and Chopard Manufactures, which [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/07/geneva-based-jeweller-slashes-workforce,110836904-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Jean Arnault wields the axe at two watch brands</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/07/jean-arnault-wields-the-axe-at-two-watch-brands,110836775-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Glitz revealed in March that Jean Arnault, Bernard Arnault's youngest son, who had previously been in charge of Louis Vuitton watches, had had [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/07/jean-arnault-wields-the-axe-at-two-watch-brands,110836775-art</guid></item><item><title>France : LVMH delegation discreetly attends Taylor Swift's wedding</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/07/lvmh-delegation-discreetly-attends-taylor-swift-s-wedding,110836750-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[While no photos of Taylor Swift's wedding dress by Dior's artistic director Jonathan Anderson have yet been leaked, some of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/families/2026/07/07/lvmh-delegation-discreetly-attends-taylor-swift-s-wedding,110836750-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Post-Bazin era beckons</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/07/post-bazin-era-beckons,110836863-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Though his contract theoretically runs for another couple of years, it seems that Sébastien Bazin's time as boss of Accor will [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/07/post-bazin-era-beckons,110836863-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Rachida Dati's gong-laden swansong as French culture minister</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/07/rachida-dati-s-gong-laden-swansong-as-french-culture-minister,110836864-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Several luxury sector figures were inducted into the Order of Arts and Letters just before Rachida Dati stepped down as France's culture minister to - unsuccessfully - run for the job of  Paris mayor.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/07/rachida-dati-s-gong-laden-swansong-as-french-culture-minister,110836864-bre</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom : The Emirati fund, the ex-chancellor and the Mayfair ghost hotel</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/02/the-emirati-fund-the-ex-chancellor-and-the-mayfair-ghost-hotel,110834179-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[On a vast site stretching from London's Grafton Street to New Bond Street, LVMH was planning to build the first Cheval Blanc outside France – an impressive 83-room luxury hotel designed by Foster + Partners at an estimated cost of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/entourage/2026/07/02/the-emirati-fund-the-ex-chancellor-and-the-mayfair-ghost-hotel,110834179-eve</guid></item><item><title>France : Moët Hennessy banks on tourism to buoy struggling champagne houses</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/02/moet-hennessy-banks-on-tourism-to-buoy-struggling-champagne-houses,110834193-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Moët Hennessy Champagne Services (MHCS), the umbrella company of LVMH's top champagne houses, including Moët & Chandon, Krug, Ruinart, Manuel [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/02/moet-hennessy-banks-on-tourism-to-buoy-struggling-champagne-houses,110834193-art</guid></item><item><title>France : LVMH extends control over luxury perfumer</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.glitz.paris/en/houses/2026/07/02/lvmh-extends-control-over-luxury-perfumer,110834185-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Véronique Courtois recently added yet another string to her bow. 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