LVMH Unveils Its Future Maison des Métiers d’Excellence Supporting Long-Term Talent Ecosystem

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LVMH Unveils Its Future Maison des Métiers d’Excellence Supporting Long-Term Talent Ecosystem

LVMH announced plans today to create a 21,500 square feet dedicated space for LVMH-associated craftsmanship in Paris' eighth arrondissement.  Conceived as a holistic hub of LVMH craftsmanship, the home for aspiring artisans will serve as a physical home for LVMH’s Institut des Métiers d’Excellence, the vocational training program founded in 2014.

Alexandre Boquel, Head of Development for LVMH’s Métiers d’Excellence, asserts that through this new Parisian venture, LVMH plans to hire 22,000 specialized craftspeople by the end of 2025, including 8,000 in France.

Chantal Gaemperle, LVMH's Executive Vice President of Human Resources/Synergies, conveyed to WWD: “The pandemic has fueled people’s need to find meaning and make something that they can understand and touch. There’s a desire to have a concrete impact and be together.”

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Guerlain Taps Aristide Najean To Honor Le Bouquet de la Mariée Fragrance

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Guerlain Taps Aristide Najean To Honor Le Bouquet de la Mariée Fragrance

Renowned glassmaker Aristide Najean has collaborated with LVMH-owned Guerlain to honor the 170th anniversary of the luxury brand’s Bee Bottle. Najean created a fantastical Murano glass limited-edition flacon housing Guerlain's Le Bouquet de la Mariée fragrance.

Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain created the first bee bottle to celebrate Empress Eugénie's marriage to Emperor Napoleon III on that date.

Napolean I — often called Napolean the Great as the military and political leader known to global historians — had personally chosen bees as a symbol of the French Empire because of their ancestral ties to resurrection, power, tenacity, and hard-work.

Guerlain’s 170th Anniversary Exhibit

Guerlain Director of Art, Culture and Heritage Ann-Caroline Prazan invites us to rediscover Guerlain’s iconic Bee Bottle, which celebrates its 170th anniversary in 2023 with a stunning exhibition at Guerlain’s flagship boutique.​

The House pays tribute to the iconic Bee Bottle by inviting eleven women artists to revisit the Flacon aux Abeilles in a 21st century artists update of Guerlain’s heritage.

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Lachlan Bailey Flashes Summer Style in Paris for WSJ Magazine Digital Summer 2022

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Lachlan Bailey Flashes Summer Style in Paris for WSJ Magazine Digital Summer 2022

Rising German model Smilla Osswald explores the carefree side of summer in Paris for WSJ Magazine’s summer digital issue. Photographer Lachlan Bailey [IG] captures ‘Simple Summer Styles with a French Twist’, including Isabel Marant chunky sweaters, Versace rose-colored tanks and knit crop tops from Ralph Lauren.

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