Berluti is owned by LVMH (France, EPA: MC), which acquired the brand in 1993.[1][2] Berluti was founded in 1895 in Paris and was independent until 1993.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: LVMH Universal Registration Document 2025, 1 March 2026. Last checked .
Berluti makes bespoke mens shoes and is known for a patination technique that colours leather by hand in layers. LVMH acquired it in 1993, and it is the groups principal menswear leather house alongside Louis Vuitton. Its Venezia leather is made to a formula the house keeps secret, and clients have historically been invited to have their shoes polished with champagne, a ritual it still performs.
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LVMH controls 20 brands on Brandtree, 13 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
LVMH has more brands in luxury fashion & leather goods on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 40.
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LVMH is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1987. Brandtree records 20 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: MC.
LVMH was formed in 1987 by the merger of Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy and is the largest luxury group in the world. It is controlled by the Arnault family through the holding company Christian Dior SE.
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; Berluti is not one of them.
LVMH acquired Berluti, a Paris bespoke shoemaker founded in 1895 and known for a patination technique that colours leather by hand in layers. It became the group's principal menswear leather house alongside Louis Vuitton. Only the year is documented here.
The parent company of Berluti is LVMH, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Yes. Berluti originated in France in 1895 and its owner, LVMH, is also headquartered in France.
LVMH completed its acquisition of Berluti in 1993, after announcing the deal in 1993. The price was not disclosed.
Berluti was an independent company from its founding in 1895 in Paris until LVMH acquired it in 1993.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Berluti is still owned by LVMH. 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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