French haute couture house founded in 1914 by Jean Patou, historically known for pioneering sportswear and creating the original Joy fragrance in 1930. LVMH relaunched Patou as an active ready-to-wear house in 2019, appointing Guillaume Henry as creative director, reviving the archive as a foundation for modern collections.

Patou

An Italian subsidiary of French luxury giant LVMH that makes Dior-branded handbags was placed under court administration on Monday, after a probe alleged it had sub-contracted work to Chinese-owned firms that mistreated workers.

LVMH's unit put under court administration in Italy over labour exploitation

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Andes.

Patou is an independent company.

Patou