Comité Colbert
Comité Colbert, headquartered at 29 Boulevard de Courcelles, 75008 Paris, France, is an association "to promote the concept of luxury."[1]
In 2026, the organization gathered 65 members for “Hidden Treasures, 250 Years of Franco-American Luxury Stories,” an exhibition at New York City's The Shed which focused on the cultural exchange between France and America via objects created by French luxury houses.[2]
History and operations
[edit]It was founded in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Guerlain, son of French perfumer Jacques Guerlain.[1] The association has more than one hundred members, most of which are French companies in the luxury-goods industry.
Métiers or trade sectors
[edit]The association is divided into thirteen métiers or trade sectors.[1] The sectors are:
- automobile
- crystal
- decoration
- faience and porcelain
- fragrance and cosmetic
- gastronomie
- gold and precious materials
- haute couture / fashion
- hospitality
- leather goods
- publishing
- silver and bronze
- wine and spirits
The association adopted its first automobile brand (Bugatti) in July 2015.[3]
Members
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Members include:
A–M
[edit]- Baccarat
- Berluti
- Bernardaud
- Bonpoint[4]
- Boucheron
- Breguet
- Bugatti
- Bussière
- Caron
- Cartier
- Céline
- Champagne Bollinger
- Champagne Charles Heidsieck
- Chanel
- Parfums Chanel
- Château Cheval Blanc
- Château Lafite Rothschild
- Château d'Yquem
- Chloé
- Christian Dior
- Parfums Christian Dior
- Christian Liaigre
- Christofle
- D. Porthault
- D. Wandrille
- Dalloyau
- Éditions Diane de Selliers[5]
- Delisle
- Ercuis
- Eres
- Dr. Irena Eris[6]
- Faïenceries de Gien
- Gucci
- Flammarion Beaux livres
- Éditions de parfums Frédéric Malle
- George V
- Givenchy
- Parfums Givenchy
- Guerlain
- Hédiard
- Hermès
- Parfums Hermès
- Le Bristol
- Hôtel du Palais[5]
- Hôtel Ritz Paris
- Jean Patou
- Jeanne Lanvin
- John Lobb Bootmaker
- Krug
- Lacoste
- Lancôme
- Le Meurice
- Lenôtre
- Leonard
- Longchamp
- Lorenz Bäumer Joaillier[5]
- Louis Vuitton
- La Maison du Chocolat
- Maison Francis Kurkdjian
- Martell
- Mellerio dits Meller
N–Z
[edit]- Oustau de Baumanière
- Perrier-Jouët
- Pierre Balmain
- Pierre Frey
- Pierre Hermé[5]
- Pierre Hardy[5]
- Plaza Athénée
- Potel et Chabot
- Jean Puiforcat
- Orient-Express
- Rémy Martin
- Robert Haviland et C. Parlon
- Rochas
- Saint-Louis
- ST Dupont
- Taillevent
- Van Cleef & Arpels
- Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
- Yves Delorme
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Yves Saint Laurent Beauté Perfums
See also
[edit]- Altagamma (an association of Italian luxury brands)
- Henokiens (an international association of family-owned companies that have existed for 200 years or more)
- Made in France
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Chevalier, Michel; Gerald Mazzalovo (2012). "3". Luxury Brand Management (second ed.). Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-1-118-17176-9.
- ↑ Guilbault, Laure (26 May 2026). "French Luxury Flexes Its Soft Power in a New York Exhibition". Vogue. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Bugatti Invited to Become a Member of Comité Colbert". Bugatti News. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ AFP, « Le Comité Colbert coopte Bonpoint et Les Arts Décoratifs Archived 2013-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Fashion Daily News. 18 November 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Puliquen, Katell (12 January 2010)."5 nouveaux talents pour le Comité Colbert". L'Express Styles.
- ↑ "Creme de la Creme – Dr Irena Eris". Love2lux.com. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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