LVMH spotlights Italian artisans in Florence
23/11/2021
LVMH-owned Italian luxury brand Fendi exhibited the fruits of its artisanal Hand in Hand initiative in Rome simultaneously.
Citing local industry association Altagamma, LVMH stated that by the close of 2025 it is estimated that there will be a shortfall of 270,000 individuals across what it called “exceptional” métiers d’excellence in Italy, including some 46,000 unfilled positions in the fashion and leathergoods spheres.
Framing the event in this way, the group took the opportunity to reemphasise its strategies and ambitions for preserving (and celebrating) its creative, craft and retail métiers in Italy. Currently, some 6,000 people (71% of which are women) practice its “uniquely skilled” métiers d’excellence across the country, LVMH said.
Executive vice president of human resources and synergies at the group, Chantal Gaemperle, commented: “As in all the countries where we exercise our unique savoir-faire [know-how], there is a pressing need in Italy to attract people to our métiers d’excellence, which span exceptional creative, craft and retail skills.
“LVMH expects to recruit over 2,000 people in Italy to these professions over the next three years. This is why it is essential for LVMH to take resolute actions to highlight the appeal of these métiers and ensure that this exceptional savoir-faire is passed on to new generations.”
At present, the LVMH controls seven brands, 30 manufacturing facilities and 246 boutiques in Italy, not to mention manages relationships with 5,000 suppliers and subcontractors, who are in turn responsible for more than 100,000 individuals. It directly employs 12,000 people in the country.
This past July, all 75 LVMH luxury houses signed its WE for ME (or “Worldwide engagements for métiers d’excellence”) pact, which reinforced the company-wide commitment to its roughly 280 recognised métiers d’excellence.
Image: Martin Colombet.
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