The LVMH Beauty Contest

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LVMH’s beauty incubator, Kendo, is also responsible for Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, the company’s last breakout brand. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Sephora loves Fenty Beauty by Rihanna store event
Rachel Strugatz
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Lauren Sherman
September 11, 2024

In the midst of New York Fashion Week, Lauren Sherman and I sat down to discuss one of our favorite shared topics (after Estée Lauder and Glossier, for me, of course) in the industry: LVMH. Obviously, the House of Arnault is the largest luxury conglomerate in the world, parentco of many of the biggest names in fashion, wine, and spirits, among other sectors. In some ways, however, LVMH’s power in beauty is even greater.