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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
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Hermès Reports Record 2013 Profit Margin as Demand Remains High

PARIS, France — Hermès International SCA, the French maker of Birkin bags and silk ties, reported a 8.9 percent increase in 2013 earnings as it sold

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Hermès Reports Record 2013 Profit Margin as Demand Remains High

PARIS, France — Hermès International SCA, the French maker of Birkin bags and silk ties, reported a 8.9 percent increase in 2013 earnings as it sold


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LVMH Full-Year Profit Gains Amid Rebounding Fashion Sales Growth

PARIS, France — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury-goods maker, reported a 2 percent gain in annual profit as growth in

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LVMH Full-Year Profit Gains Amid Rebounding Fashion Sales Growth

PARIS, France — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury-goods maker, reported a 2 percent gain in annual profit as growth in


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LVMH Watches and Jewelry Head Trapani to Step Down

PARIS, France — LVMH  said watches and jewelry head Francesco Trapani would step down on March 1, becoming an advisor to group Chairman Bernard

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LVMH Watches and Jewelry Head Trapani to Step Down

PARIS, France — LVMH  said watches and jewelry head Francesco Trapani would step down on March 1, becoming an advisor to group Chairman Bernard


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LVMH Widens Antoine Arnault’s Responsibilities With Loro Piana

PARIS, France — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury-goods maker, named Antoine Arnault chairman of cashmere clothier Loro

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LVMH Widens Antoine Arnault’s Responsibilities With Loro Piana

PARIS, France — LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury-goods maker, named Antoine Arnault chairman of cashmere clothier Loro


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Fashion’s Art Fair Love Affair

Today, to coincide with the start of Art Basel Miami Beach, Hettie Judah considers the increasingly intertwined markets for fashion and art. Tomorrow, we examine the anatomy of fashion’s most spectacular artist collaboration to date: Yayoi Kusama for Louis Vuitton.

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Fashion’s Art Fair Love Affair

Today, to coincide with the start of Art Basel Miami Beach, Hettie Judah considers the increasingly intertwined markets for fashion and art. Tomorrow, we examine the anatomy of fashion’s most spectacular artist collaboration to date: Yayoi Kusama for Louis Vuitton.


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Giant Louis Vuitton Trunk Overshadowing Lenin Exits Red Square

MOSCOW, Russia — Workers in orange jackets and cranes were busy today dismantling a giant suitcase erected by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA in

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Giant Louis Vuitton Trunk Overshadowing Lenin Exits Red Square

MOSCOW, Russia — Workers in orange jackets and cranes were busy today dismantling a giant suitcase erected by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA in


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Fashion Firm Loro Piana Eyes Future After Takeover

MILAN, Italy — Loro Piana, an Italian luxury textiles maker and fashion house, is so particular about its materials that it bought its own natural

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Fashion Firm Loro Piana Eyes Future After Takeover

MILAN, Italy — Loro Piana, an Italian luxury textiles maker and fashion house, is so particular about its materials that it bought its own natural


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Louis Vuitton Confirms Appointment of Nicolas Ghesquière

After months of speculation, Louis Vuitton has appointed Nicolas Ghesquière, former creative director of Balenciaga, as its new artistic director of women’s collections, effective immediately.

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Louis Vuitton Confirms Appointment of Nicolas Ghesquière

After months of speculation, Louis Vuitton has appointed Nicolas Ghesquière, former creative director of Balenciaga, as its new artistic director of women’s collections, effective immediately.


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Week in Review | BoF 500, Tom Ford, Adrian Joffe, Ruling Gulf Retail, Sonam Kapoor, Sneakerboy, Marc Jacobs

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


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Marc Jacobs’ Vuitton Exit Seen as Double Boost to LVMH

PARIS, France — Marc Jacobs 's departure from Louis Vuitton to focus on an initial public offering of his own brand is set to provide a double boost

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Marc Jacobs’ Vuitton Exit Seen as Double Boost to LVMH

PARIS, France — Marc Jacobs 's departure from Louis Vuitton to focus on an initial public offering of his own brand is set to provide a double boost


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