Axel Dumas
Executive Chairman, Hermès
As a sixth-generation member of the family that founded Hermès, he ran its crucial jewellery and leather goods divisions before becoming executive chairman.


CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week
Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week
Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.

Hermès Sales Growth Slows, But Margins to Hit Record in 2017
Sales reached 5.5 billion euros for 2017 as a whole, up 9 percent year-on-year, while fourth-quarter revenues were down 0.4 percent to 1.5 billion euros.

Hermès Sales Growth Slows, But Margins to Hit Record in 2017
Sales reached 5.5 billion euros for 2017 as a whole, up 9 percent year-on-year, while fourth-quarter revenues were down 0.4 percent to 1.5 billion euros.

Sales Growth at Hermès Picks up Pace in Third Quarter
Sales growth in Asia, Hermes' biggest region by revenues, was stable from one quarter to the next, while demand picked up in Europe and the US.

Sales Growth at Hermès Picks up Pace in Third Quarter
Sales growth in Asia, Hermes' biggest region by revenues, was stable from one quarter to the next, while demand picked up in Europe and the US.

The Great Media Shakeup
What does the unprecedented changing of the guard at Vanity Fair, Elle and Glamour spell for the future of fashion media?

The Great Media Shakeup
What does the unprecedented changing of the guard at Vanity Fair, Elle and Glamour spell for the future of fashion media?

Hermès First-Half Profits Hit Record Levels
The luxury goods house warned second-half results may slow, but said it was keeping an 'ambitious' medium-term goal for revenue growth despite growing economic and geopolitical uncertainties.

Hermès First-Half Profits Hit Record Levels
The luxury goods house warned second-half results may slow, but said it was keeping an 'ambitious' medium-term goal for revenue growth despite growing economic and geopolitical uncertainties.

Hermès Sticks to 'Ambitious' Production Goal as Sales Rise 8.3 Percent
The company is trying to respond to a rebound in demand for high-end goods by training up leather workers and adding new sites.

Hermès Sticks to 'Ambitious' Production Goal as Sales Rise 8.3 Percent
The company is trying to respond to a rebound in demand for high-end goods by training up leather workers and adding new sites.

LVMH Still Hiring in France as Others Cut Jobs
As low-margin manufacturers have shifted production abroad, luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès have taken on a larger importance for France’s fashion and textile industry, which employs 135,000 people in production.

LVMH Still Hiring in France as Others Cut Jobs
As low-margin manufacturers have shifted production abroad, luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès have taken on a larger importance for France’s fashion and textile industry, which employs 135,000 people in production.

Hermès Boosts Production to Meet Demand in Asia
The luxury goods company said it is expanding its network of French workshops that make bags like the Kelly and Birkin, as it reported revenue in the first quarter climbed 11 percent.

Hermès Boosts Production to Meet Demand in Asia
The luxury goods company said it is expanding its network of French workshops that make bags like the Kelly and Birkin, as it reported revenue in the first quarter climbed 11 percent.

Gauging China’s Rebound
Promising third-quarter results reflect renewed market momentum in China after years of slowing growth, yet the rebound is no panacea for the luxury sector.

Gauging China’s Rebound
Promising third-quarter results reflect renewed market momentum in China after years of slowing growth, yet the rebound is no panacea for the luxury sector.

Hermès Joins Luxury Brands Reporting Chinese Recovery
Revenue climbed to 1.26 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Paris-based Hermès said, beating estimates.

Hermès Joins Luxury Brands Reporting Chinese Recovery
Revenue climbed to 1.26 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Paris-based Hermès said, beating estimates.
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