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Bernard Arnault

Chairman & Chief Executive, LVMH

The French business magnate controls more than 60 brands including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy and Celine.

Bernard Arnault
Luxury

New Louis Vuitton Handbags to Boast ‘Made in the USA’ Tags

The leather-goods workshop in Keene, a small town in Texas, will create about 1,000 jobs over the next five years, the brand said in a statement.

Luxury

New Louis Vuitton Handbags to Boast ‘Made in the USA’ Tags

The leather-goods workshop in Keene, a small town in Texas, will create about 1,000 jobs over the next five years, the brand said in a statement.


Luxury

Rimowa Turned Luggage Into a Status Symbol. Can It Sell Fashion?

Three years after LVMH acquired the hardside luggage maker, Chief Executive Alexandre Arnault aims to move the brand beyond the baggage carousel and hit €1 billion in sales, all while building a ‘case study’ for a new way of working.

Luxury

Rimowa Turned Luggage Into a Status Symbol. Can It Sell Fashion?

Three years after LVMH acquired the hardside luggage maker, Chief Executive Alexandre Arnault aims to move the brand beyond the baggage carousel and hit €1 billion in sales, all while building a ‘case study’ for a new way of working.


Fashion Week

Life at Its Most Primal at Stella McCartney

A sensuality infused even the more tailored pieces, and even her menswear fell under the spell.

Fashion Week

Life at Its Most Primal at Stella McCartney

A sensuality infused even the more tailored pieces, and even her menswear fell under the spell.


Sustainability

Can Stella McCartney Change LVMH From Within? 

This week, everyone will be talking about Stella McCartney's first show as part of the LVMH empire, Dover Street Market's new beauty shop in Paris and the unveiling of the BoF 500. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Sustainability

Can Stella McCartney Change LVMH From Within? 

This week, everyone will be talking about Stella McCartney's first show as part of the LVMH empire, Dover Street Market's new beauty shop in Paris and the unveiling of the BoF 500. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Fashion Week

Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season

The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.

Fashion Week

Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season

The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.


Sustainability

LVMH Gets Competitive About Sustainability

In a high-octane gathering of senior executives, the French luxury conglomerate mixed updates on its environmental progress with thinly veiled criticisms of its rivals.

Sustainability

LVMH Gets Competitive About Sustainability

In a high-octane gathering of senior executives, the French luxury conglomerate mixed updates on its environmental progress with thinly veiled criticisms of its rivals.


News & Analysis

French Billionaire Arnault Calls Greta Thunberg ‘Demoralising’

The remarks came two days after the 16-year-old Thunberg scolded heads of state at a United Nations summit in New York for doing too little to fight global warming.

News & Analysis

French Billionaire Arnault Calls Greta Thunberg ‘Demoralising’

The remarks came two days after the 16-year-old Thunberg scolded heads of state at a United Nations summit in New York for doing too little to fight global warming.


Sustainability

Fashion Loves Carbon Offsets. Are They Enough?

Carbon offsets are a tempting solution to fashion's climate problems, but they're no quick fix for the complex challenges facing the industry.

Sustainability

Fashion Loves Carbon Offsets. Are They Enough?

Carbon offsets are a tempting solution to fashion's climate problems, but they're no quick fix for the complex challenges facing the industry.


Sustainability

Kering Commits to Carbon Neutrality

The French luxury conglomerate will offset all the emissions it cannot avoid, following steps taken by its biggest holding, Gucci, earlier in September.

Sustainability

Kering Commits to Carbon Neutrality

The French luxury conglomerate will offset all the emissions it cannot avoid, following steps taken by its biggest holding, Gucci, earlier in September.


Luxury

Despite the Critics, Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior Is a Success

Today’s Christian Dior show may again disappoint critics, but lacklustre reviews haven’t slowed momentum at the house, where sales are expected to grow 26 percent this year, according to Morgan Stanley.

Luxury

Despite the Critics, Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior Is a Success

Today’s Christian Dior show may again disappoint critics, but lacklustre reviews haven’t slowed momentum at the house, where sales are expected to grow 26 percent this year, according to Morgan Stanley.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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