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Delphine Arnault joins the executive committee of LVMH

Delphine Arnault, Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton has been appointed to the executive committee of French luxury conglomerate LVMH. Delphine Arnault is daughter of the group’s Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault. “I am delighted to have Delphine join us on the executive committee of the group. Her arrival increases the number of women on...

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Revolution at gates of protest-hit Paris men's fashion

Paris men's fashion week started Tuesday with a tsunami of new talent but with shows also threatened by the "yellow vests" protest movement that has been rocking France. Dior moved its show from Saturday to Friday to avoid the weekly Paris demonstrations which often turn violent after its flagship shop on the Champs Elysees was looted after a...

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HSBC predicts luxury market to slow down in 2019

International bank HSBC forecasts growth in the luxury sector to slow down from 9 percent in 2018 to 6 percent in 2019. But that isn't necessarily bad news. In a report titled Expecting the Unexpected, shared by email with FashionUnited, the bank said the main reason why it believes the sector is likely to slow down is because it has been...

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Video: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Louis Vuitton

Learn about the world's most famous luxury label in this concise video. Source: Youtube, Louis Vuitton

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It Bags of 2018

Before women's fashion month starts, FashionUnited will be taking one last stroll down the 2018 memory lane to review the handbags that dominated last year. With accessories being the bread and butter of many luxury brands from Dior to Louis Vuitton, having an in-demand handbag can be a serious moneymaker. Like anything in fashion, there's those...

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'Pooey Puitton' parody toy maker sues Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton hadn't even taken action against a satirical toy before its maker slapped down a lawsuit. MGA Entertainment, a California-based toy company filed a preemptive lawsuit against the LVMH-owned luxury brand to ensure it doesn't get in the way of its "Pooey Puitton" product. The item is a toy purse, shaped like a cartoon poop, with...

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Video: Louis Vuitton | ss 2019

Louis Vuitton announces ss 2019 in PFW.

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Louis Vuitton’s exhibition “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” arrives in Shanghai

After Paris, Tokyo, Seoul and New York, Louis Vuitton has brought its exhibition “Volez, Voguez, Voyagez” to Shanghai. Curated by Olivier Saillard, the expo tells the history of the label from 1854 to the present, from trunk maker to fashion house. It occupies 15 rooms, each dedicated to a chapter in Louis Vuitton’s history. Some of the items...

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Louis Vuitton 2020 cruise show to take place in New York

Louis Vuitton is headed to New York City for their 2020 cruise show. The news broke to the world when creative director Nicolas Ghesquière posted a video clip advertising the runway show on his Instagram. The video depicted images of Louis Vuitton's past cruise shows accompanied by an image of New York's skyline. Louis Vuitton heads to New York...

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Louis Vuitton launches collection with former US Vogue editor Grace Coddington

Cat lovers will fall in love with Louis Vuitton’s new capsule collection, designed in collaboration with Grace Coddington, former creative director of the US Vogue magazine. Featuring women’s ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories, the collection is embellished by Coddington’s illustrations of Persian cats, her favorite cat breed. But dog lovers...

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Alain Chevalier, co-founder of LVMH, dies aged 87

Alain Chevalier, one of the founders of French luxury giant LVMH, passed away at his home in Megève, France, on Thursday, aged 87. The news was reported by French newspaper le Figaro. A statement released on Sunday by the Élysée Palace, the official residence of French President Emmanuel Macron, said: “He has put his intelligence and talent in...

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Virgil Abloh designs champagne bottles for Moët & Chandon

Virgil Abloh, menswear creative director at Louis Vuitton, has collaborated with another company from the LVMH Group. The designer, who is also at the helm of streetwear label Off-White, has revisited the bottle of Moët & Chandon’s Nectar Impérial Rosé. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Moët & Chandon Official (@moetchandon) on Oct...