Alaïa is owned by Richemont (Switzerland, SIX: CFR), which acquired the brand in 2007.[1][2] Alaïa was founded in 1979 in Paris and was independent until 2007.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Compagnie Financière Richemont SA Annual Report 2025, 16 May 2025. Last checked .
Azzedine Alaïa cut and fitted garments on the body himself and showed collections whenever he judged them finished rather than to the fashion calendar. Richemont acquired the house in 2007. Richemont owns it, and the founder refused to show during Paris fashion week for years, which cost him coverage and gained him a reputation for indifference to the industry.
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Richemont controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
The 40 brands in luxury fashion & leather goods on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is LVMH, with 8; Richemont has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Berluti | LVMH | 🇫🇷 France |
| Alexander McQueen | Kering | 🇫🇷 France |
| Jil Sander | OTB Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Burberry | Burberry | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Miu Miu | Prada Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Thom Browne | Zegna | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Giorgio Armani | Armani | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Versace | Capri Holdings | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
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Richemont is a publicly listed company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 1988. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as SIX: CFR.
Richemont was created in 1988 when South African businessman Johann Rupert separated the international assets of Rembrandt Group into a Swiss holding company. It is the largest jewellery group in the world, built on Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, and the Rupert family retains voting control.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Alaïa among them.
Richemont acquired the house of Azzedine Alaia, who cut and fitted garments on the body himself and showed collections whenever he judged them finished rather than to the fashion calendar. Only the year is documented here.
The parent company of Alaïa is Richemont, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Alaïa originated in France in 1979, but it is owned today by Richemont, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Alaïa is a French-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Richemont completed its acquisition of Alaïa in 2007, after announcing the deal in 2007. The price was not disclosed.
Alaïa was an independent company from its founding in 1979 in Paris until Richemont acquired it in 2007.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Alaïa is still owned by Richemont. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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