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Eccentric heiress’s travel pieces up for grabs

November 4, 2013

One of the most important travel piece commissions for Louis Vuitton second-gen, Georges Vuitton, is to be auctioned off in Paris this week.

The three trunks and tilbury carriage were produced in 1910 for eccentric explorer Blanche de Clermont-Tonnerre, who used it in her travels to India, China, Siberia, Iraq and Persia.

Vuitton was commissioned to produce three trunks, covered in the brand’s then famous red leather, while V Morel produced the carriage.

Delphine Arnault's new Louis Vuitton role

June 26, 2013

French luxury goods group LVMH has announced Delphine Arnault will take a top role at Louis Vuitton – one of the largest luxury brands in the world.

Her father, Bernard Arnault, is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH and the wealthiest person in France. The group is responsible for 60 luxury brands that span fashion, watches and champagne.

Arnault, 38, currently works as deputy general manager at Dior – the majority shareholder in LVMH – but will take up her new post in September. Her new position will be similar to her role at Dior.

How to be a successful luxury brand

March 26, 2013

Luxury goods are the quintessentially modern products, charting the spread of wealth and aspiration to the most unlikely places. Campden looks at five things that luxury brands have to do if they are to flourish.

The spread of luxury is the story of the early 21st century. Take this fact: Louis Vuitton, which started life as a trunk-making business in Paris in 1854, will soon open a swanky new store in Kazakhstan. This follows the opening of a massive new store in Shanghai, right at the heart of what was once a hardline Communist state. Luxury goods are the quintessentially modern products, charting the spread of wealth and aspiration to the most unlikely places. Campden looks at five things that luxury brands have to do if they are to flourish in this strange new world.

LVMH announces Jordi Constans as Louis Vuitton CEO

September 15, 2011

Jordi Constans is set to join family business LVMH as the chief executive of the luxury group’s flagship brand Louis Vuitton.

Constans, previously executive vice-president of fresh dairy products at French yoghurt company Danone, will take over from Yves Carcelle - credited with turning Louis Vuitton into a globally recognisable brand.

Family luxury still turning a profit

July 28, 2009

LMVH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the family-controlled luxury products group, yesterday announced revenues of €7.8 billion for the first half of 2009.

LMVH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the family-controlled luxury products group, yesterday announced revenues of €7.8 billion for the first half of 2009. This figure is a slight increase on the same period for 2008, although it is below predicted revenues.