LVMH to Build New Workshop Making Louis Vuitton Bags in Italy 

A Louis Vuitton bag is seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy March 1, 2016. (Reuters)
A Louis Vuitton bag is seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy March 1, 2016. (Reuters)
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LVMH to Build New Workshop Making Louis Vuitton Bags in Italy 

A Louis Vuitton bag is seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy March 1, 2016. (Reuters)
A Louis Vuitton bag is seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy March 1, 2016. (Reuters)

LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods group, plans a new factory in Italy producing Louis Vuitton bags and other leather accessories, the Tuscany region said on Friday. 

The workshop will be the largest in Italy entirely dedicated to making these products for Louis Vuitton, said the region, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LVMH. 

It will be located in the small town of Sieci and will be the third making Louis Vuitton goods in the Tuscany region. 

The MoU has a duration of three years and envisages that the total number of staff employed by LVMH in the region will rise to 450, from 270 at present.  



Kim Jones to Exit Fendi, Maintains Dior Homme Role, Fendi Says

The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)
The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)
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Kim Jones to Exit Fendi, Maintains Dior Homme Role, Fendi Says

The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)
The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Fendi artistic director Kim Jones is leaving the Italian fashion house but will stay on at Dior Homme, LVMH's Fendi said in a statement on Friday, the latest in a series of designer shuffles at big name labels as the industry adjusts to a downturn.

A new creative organization for the label will be announced "in due time," the company said. One of the industry's highest profile designers, Jones succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at the label in 2020, designing ready-to-wear and couture collections.

Last week, LVMH named Michel Rider to succeed Hedi Slimane at Celine, and in September named Sarah Burton to take over creative direction at Givenchy.