Have you ever wondered who owns what?  I did, so I did some research & compiled a list on the top Luxury Brand Fashion labels; LOUIS VUITTON, CHANEL, CHRISTIAN DIOR, GUCCI, just to name a few. I also listed some of the major Beauty & Cosmetic Labels; Lancome, Estee Lauder, MAC, etc. as well as retail stores; Neiman Marcus, Saks, Macys, Victoria's Secret etc.  

All the info is from March 08 via the internet & Wikipedia, compiled of the most well known labels & designers.  I have no problem with anyone sharing or reposting this info, but please give credit where credit is due: me the author ***jerseyjuicy***  

Designer Houses & Fashion Labels

LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton  - Société Anonyme (S.A.) Company

LVMH is a French Holding Company ~ 60 sub-companies that each manage a small number of prestigious brands. The group was formed after mergers brought together Moët et Chandon and Hennessy & then merged with Louis Vuitton  in 1987 to form LVMH.  Partly owned by the Groupe Arnault (47.5%) - Bernard Arnault is the Chairman & CEO of LVMH & Christian Dior SA.   (Louis Vuitton Co is a division of it’s parent holding company LVMH) 

LVMH's brands include:

• Watches and Jewelry:
• Chaumet
• Dior Watches
• Fred Joaillier
• TAG Heuer
• Zenith International S.A.
• Perfume:
• Parfums Christian Dior
• Guerlain
• Parfums Givenchy
• Kenzo Parfums
• Acqua di Parma
• BeneFit Cosmetics
• Fresh
• Fashion & Leather Goods: 
• Louis Vuitton
• Fendi
• Berluti
• Celine
• Donna Karan
• eLuxury
• Emilio Pucci
• Givenchy
• Kenzo
• Loewe
• Marc Jacobs
• Sephora
• StefanoBi
• Thomas Pink

PPR (Pinault-Printemps-Redoute) - Multinational Holding Company

PPR is a Holding Company owned 42.5% by Artemis & on the Euronext Paris.  PPR also fully owns Gucci Group as well as many other subsidaries.

PPR Subsidaries Include:

• GUCCI GROUP which consists of the following brands:
• Fashion:
• Gucci
• Yves Saint Laurent
• Sergio Rossi
• Bottega Veneta
• Alexander McQueen
• Stella McCartney
• Balenciaga
• Perfume:
• Roger & Gallet
• Boucheron
• Ermenegildo Zegna
• Oscar de la Renta
• Yves Saint Laurent
• Alexander McQueen
• Stella McCartney
• Watches: 
• Gucci
• Bedat & Co
• Yves Saint Laurent
• Boucheron (also jewelry)
• Redcats Group- mail order retailer which operates La Redoute, Ellos, Empire, Redcats USA, Cyrillus, Vertbaudet, Somewhere, Daxon, Edmée, Celaia, La Maison de Valérie, Josefssons & RedcatsUSA - mail order retailer which operates La Redoute, metrostyle, Chadwick's of Boston, Jessica London, Brylane Home, Woman Within, OneStopPlus.com, Roaman's, Kingsize Direct, The Sportsmans'Guide, The Golf Warehouse
• Fnac - French retailer of cultural and consumer electronics products: books, CDs, DVDs, computer, electronics etc.
• Conforama - household furnishing retailer
• CFAO - distributor of cars and pharmaceuticals in Africa and the DOM-TOM
• Puma

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA (Société Anonyme Company)

Richemont is an Industrial Holding Company with a subsidary Richemont SA governing many Maisons. On the SWX Swiss Exchange  

Richemont SA Maisons include:

• Cartier - jewelery, watches, etc
• Van Cleef & Arpels - jewellery, watches, etc.
• Piaget - jewelery, watches
• Vacheron Constantin - Swiss watches
• A. Lange & Söhne - German watches
• Jaeger-LeCoultre - Swiss watches
• International Watch Co - Swiss watches
• Baume et Mercier - watches, Swiss-assembled
• Montblanc - German writing instrument manufacturer
• Alfred Dunhill
• Lancel
• Chloé
• Polo Ralph Lauren Watch & Jewelry Co

CHANEL 

Privately held Co - Jointly owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer & headed by designer Karl Lagerfeld

 

BLUE HOLDINGS INC

One of the Premier Denim Companies in the Industry.  Publicly Traded.

Blue Holdings Includes:

• Antik Denim - fully owned
• Taverniti So Jeans
• Faith Connexion
• Yanuk

 

Beauty & Cosmetics

L’OREAL GROUP BRANDS Société Anonyme (S.A.) Company

Ownership:  27.5% by the Bettencourt Family, 26.4% by Nestlé, 3.9% treasury shares & 42.2% are publicly traded

L'Oreal Brands Include:

• Professional Products Division: 
• Kerastase, L'Oréal Technique, L'Oréal Pro, Matrix, Redken
• Consumer Products Division: 
• L'Oréal Paros, Garnier, Maybelline NY, SoftSheen-Carson
• Luxury Products Division: 
• Biotherm, The Body Shop, Cacharel, Diesel Perfumes, Giorgio Armani Parfums & Cosmetics, Guy Laroche, Helena Rubinstein, Kiehl’s, Lancome, Paloma Picasso, Ralph Lauren, Shu Uemura, Victor et Rolf parfums, Vichy
• Active Cosmetics Division: 
• Dermablend, La Roche-Posay, SkinCeuticals, Vichy Laboratoires, Innéov, Ombrelle

ESTEE LAUDER  - Publically traded

Cosmetics & Fragrance Company still controlled 70% by the Lauder family. 

Estee Lauder Includes:

• American Beauty
• Aramis
• Aveda
• Bobbi Brown
• Bumble and Bumble
• Clinique
• Coach
• Daisy Fuentes
• Darphin
• Donna Karan
• Estée Lauder
• Flirt!
• Good Skin
• Grassroots
• Jo Malone
• Lab Series
• La Mer
• Kiton
• MAC Cosmetics
• Michael Kors
• Missoni
• Ojon
• Origins
• Prescriptives
• Sean John Fragrances
• Tommy Hilfiger
• Tom Ford Beauty

ELIZABETH ARDEN – Publically traded

Cosmetics & Fragrance Company.  Elizabeth Arden cosmetics and perfume is their main line but also holds the license to these fragrances:  Hilary Duff, Britney Spears, Elizabeth Taylor, Mariah Carey, Alfred Sung, Hummer, Cynthia Rowley, Lulu Guinness, Bob Mackie, & Badgley Mischka

CLARINS - Private Co

French cosmetics company.  Includes: Clarins, Azzaro, Thierry Mugler, and Stella Cadente

PROCTOR & GAMBLE - Publically traded Fortune 500 Co

Includes:

• Clairol, Pantene &Wella Hair Care products
• CoverGirl & Max Factor Cosmetics
• SK-II beauty products
• Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Gucci, &  Dolce&Gabbana Colognes

Retail Stores

Neiman Marcus Group:  Neiman Marcus & Bergdorf Goodman Stores.   Catalogue & Online sales: Horchow, Bergdorf Goodman & Neiman Marcus

Saks Inc:  Fortune 500 Publically traded co – Owns & operates Saks Fifth Avenue & Saks Off 5th

Macy’s Inc:  Publically traded Department Store Holding Co – Owns & operates Macy’s & Bloomingdales

Limited Brands:  An American Apparel Company – Publically traded.  Includes:

• Victoria's Secret & Pink (Victoria's Secret)
• Bath & Body Works
• Henri Bendel
• C.O. Bigelow
• The White Barn Candle Company
• La Senza

If I have missed anything or if you have more info on the labels & ownership, please contact me so I can add to the list.

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