Skip to main content
BoF Logo

The Business of Fashion

Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.

Antoine Arnault Invests in Lapérouse

The chief executive of Berluti, chairman of Loro Piana and head of communication and image for LVMH, which his father Bernard Arnault controls, has taken a minority stake in the historic Paris restaurant, BoF has learned.
The exterior of Lapérouse | Source: Shutterstock
By
  • Laure Guilbault

PARIS, France — Art-stuffed 18th-century restaurant Lapérouse, with its narrow staircase and myriad of small salons made for clandestine encounters, has played host to a number of fashion events over the years. Thanks to its new minority stakeholder, the restaurant's ties to the fashion industry are about to become even stronger.

Antoine Arnault — Berluti chief executive and son to LVMH head Bernard Arnault — has, in a private capacity, offered a helping hand to Lapérouse's new owner Benjamin Patou, a descendant of Jean Patou whose Moma Group already owns famed Paris hotspots L'Arc, Froufrou, Manko, Noto and Ran.

The new owners have ambitions to create a coffee shop and restaurant concept called Café Lapérouse. The first location is due to open next year at the Hôtel de la Marine on Place de la Concorde before international rollout. Such a strategic trajectory is reminiscent of macaron maker Ladurée, which expanded the business from its original base in Paris' Rue Royale to a chain of tea salons operating in five continents.

"We are going to revive this sleeping beauty and share with the world a little piece of this iconic place with a fascinating history," Patou says. Arnault declined to comment.

ADVERTISEMENT

The landmark restaurant, which in its heyday had three Michelin stars, is slated to reopen in June after a four-month renovation. Jean-Pierre Vigato, who won two Michelin stars at Apicius, has been tapped to run the kitchen and famous pastry chef Christophe Michalak to create desserts. The latter will also conceive the menu of Café Lapérouse. Meanwhile Cordélia de Castellane, creative director of Baby Dior and Dior Maison, will act as artistic director of both Lapérouse and Café Lapérouse.

Disclosure: LVMH is part of a group of investors who, together, hold a minority interest in The Business of Fashion. All investors have signed shareholders’ documentation guaranteeing BoF’s complete editorial independence.

© 2024 The Business of Fashion. All rights reserved. For more information read our Terms & Conditions

More from Luxury
How rapid change is reshaping the tradition-soaked luxury sector in Europe and beyond.

Marine Serre: From Radical to Pragmatist

Serre, who grew sales by 20 percent in 2023, has been named Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer. She’s using the opportunity to show her men’s collection for the first time.


view more

Subscribe to the BoF Daily Digest

The essential daily round-up of fashion news, analysis, and breaking news alerts.

The Business of Fashion

Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
CONNECT WITH US ON
BoF Professional - How to Turn Data Into Meaningful Customer Connections
© 2024 The Business of Fashion. All rights reserved. For more information read our Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Accessibility Statement.
BoF Professional - How to Turn Data Into Meaningful Customer Connections