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Jean-Baptiste Colbert launched a state-backed manufacturing system to build France\u2019s luxury and industrial base. The same year, Manufacture de Beauvais was founded to develop French tapestry production and reduce reliance on imports.
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1837
The year Herm\u00e8s was founded by Thierry Herm\u00e8s as a maker of equestrian gear for Europe\u2019s aristocracy.<\/p>\n
1945 Number One
The year France formally codified the modern haute couture system, legally protecting the designation \u201chaute couture.\u201d
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1954
The year Jean-Jacques Guerlain, heir of the perfume brand, founded Comit\u00e9 Colbert<\/a> to bring together the country\u2019s leading luxury houses to collectively promote French art de vivre.
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96
The number of maisons that are currently members of the Comit\u00e9 Colbert, plus an additional 17 cultural institutions.
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1984
The year Herm\u00e8s introduced the Birkin bag, now one of the world\u2019s most coveted luxury accessories.
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11
Number of artisan maisons d\u2019art housed inside Chanel\u2019s le19M craftsmanship hub in Paris.
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20\u00a0hours
Approximate time required to handcraft a single Herm\u00e8s Birkin bag.
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2.3 billion\u00a0euros
Value of French handbag exports in the first quarter of 2025 alone, according to industry trade data reported by Leatherbiz.
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4 billion\u00a0euros
Price agreed for L\u2019Or\u00e9al to acquire Kering Beaut\u00e9 in 2025.
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4.5 billion\u00a0euros
Estimated value of French luxury goods exported to the United States in 2024.
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15.6 billion\u00a0euros
2025 sales at L\u2019Or\u00e9al Luxe, home to upscale brands including Lanc\u00f4me, Yves Saint Laurent Beaut\u00e9, and Prada Beauty.
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20 percent
Share of France\u2019s CAC 40 index represented by the combined market value of LVMH<\/a>, Herm\u00e8s, and Kering in 2023.
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80.8 billion\u00a0euros
Revenue posted by LVMH<\/a> in 2025, maintaining its position as the world\u2019s largest luxury group.
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500 billion\u00a0euros
Combined market capitalization recently reached by LVMH, Herm\u00e8s, and Kering.
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And finally \u2026<\/p>\n
The United States remains the single most important export market for French luxury houses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1664Jean-Baptiste Colbert launched a state-backed manufacturing system to build France\u2019s luxury and industrial base. The same year, Manufacture…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12919],"tags":[17823,4953,15446,4955],"class_list":["post-24219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hermes","tag-comitu00e9-colbert","tag-hermes","tag-jane-birkin","tag-lvmh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}