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Video: Inside of stylist Law Roach's iconic pink Hermès Birkin

Renowned image architect Law Roach recently collaborated with Vogue for a featured exploration of his personal effects, housed within a pink Hermès Birkin bag accented with rose-gold hardware. The prominent stylist, recognized for his work with high-profile clients such as Zendaya, Celine Dion, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Hunter Schafer, unveiled an...

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Hermès boosts half-year sales thanks to second-quarter upswing

French luxury goods group Hermès slightly increased its sales in the first half of the 2026 financial year, exceeding market expectations despite negative currency effects. Its profit remained almost unchanged year-over-year, according to the latest figures released by the company on Wednesday. Group sales for the months of January to June...

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Hermès to present its first ever Haute Couture collection in January 2027

Paris - Luxury group Hermès is launching into haute couture and will present its first ever collection in January, AFP learned from the group, confirming a report from WWD. French designer Nadège Vanhée, who has headed the group's womenswear collections since 2014, will be responsible for creating this first collection, the French brand...

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Bernard Arnault reclaims top spot as France's wealthiest professional, according to Challenges

Paris - Bernard Arnault and his family, who control the luxury giant LVMH, have reclaimed the top spot in the annual ranking of French professional fortunes, published on Wednesday by Challenges magazine. The position was taken from them last year by the heirs of Hermès. Once the richest man on the planet, he is now significantly behind Elon...

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Hermès/LVMH shares case: two Swiss lawyers and a notary under investigation in Paris

Two Swiss lawyers and a notary are under investigation in Paris regarding the Hermès shares case. An heir of the French leather goods house claims to have been dispossessed of the shares in favour of LVMH. AFP learned this on Friday from the Paris public prosecutor's office, confirming a report from the daily newspaper Libération. Nicolas Puech,...

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Video: Pierre-Alexis Dumas details Hermès handbag creation on 60 Minutes

Hermès artistic director Pierre-Alexis Dumas recently provided the renowned news magazine 60 Minutes with an exclusive, intimate look inside the hallowed workshops of the Parisian fashion house. During the segment, Dumas meticulously detailed the intricate, generations-old craftsmanship and specialized skills required to create their globally...

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Hermes International stock falls 8% over lower revenue in Q1

Stock of Hermes International SA (HESAF.PK) is falling about 8 percent on Wednesday morning trading after the company reported a decline in revenue for the first quarter, to 4.070 billion euros, compared to 4.129 billion euros, last year. The company's stock is currently trading at 1,635.00 euros, down 8.30 percent or 148.50 euros, over the...

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Hermès hit in first quarter by Middle East war and exchange rates

French luxury group Hermès reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter sales fell by 1.4 percent year-over-year to 4.1 billion euros (4.83 billion dollars). The results were impacted by exchange rates and the war in the Middle East. At constant exchange rates, the saddler and leather goods maker's revenue grew by 6 percent, with the adverse...

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European fashion stocks soar following Iran ceasefire

Madrid – Optimism is taking hold of the markets following the hopeful bilateral ceasefire agreed between the governments of the US and Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, April 8, Central European Summer Time. The agreement, reached for the next two weeks, is based on open negotiations for a “definitive” and “long-term” peace deal. It will...

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In 'an uncertain world', luxury groups wary of 2026

Paris (France) - Following a "turbulent" 2025 and in "an uncertain world", caution is the watchword for 2026 in the luxury sector, where major French groups have published mixed results. "The past year was 'turbulent economically and geopolitically (...) and 2026 will not be very simple either, but one thing at a time'," stated Bernard Arnault,...

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Hermès reports 1.72 percent net profit decrease due to exceptional surtax

French luxury group Hermès announced on Thursday, February 12, 2026, a 1.72 percent decrease in its net profit for 2025, which fell to 4.5 billion euros (5.35 billion dollars). This decline was attributed to an exceptional surtax imposed on large companies by the French government to restore public finances. Excluding this exceptional...

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The Epstein files: Hermès CEO clarifies 2013 encounter and subsequent rejections

Paris, France - The chief executive officer of French luxury group Hermès, Axel Dumas, stated on Thursday that Jeffrey Epstein had pushed to meet him in 2013. Epstein went as far as inviting himself to a tour of one of the company's workshops in the Paris region. "I had only one contact with Jeffrey Epstein, which was in March 2013 during a...