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Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault are expecting a baby
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Natalia Vodianova facebook page
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Natalia Vodianova facebook page
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Antoine Arnault facebook page
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Natalia Vodianova facebook page
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Antoine Arnault facebook page
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Antoine Arnault facebook page
Natalia Vodianova and Antoine Arnault © Antoine Arnault facebook page
Yesterday 36-year-old Antoine Arnault, one of the five heirs to Bernard Arnault’s LVMH empire, posted great news on his facebook page:
“Hi everyone, big news today!
Giving a little brother or sister to Natalia’s 3 wonderful children is something we wanted so much: AND NOW IT’S HAPPENING! :)))
We’re going to have our first baby next year!!! #4 for her but #1 for me… I’m a little stressed! She was tired the first 3 months but is fine now…
I hope he or she gets Mommy’s looks (and beautiful heart!!!) and Daddy’s sense of humor!!! Pleaaaaase not the other way around!!!”
Natalia Vodianova (31), Antoine Arnault’s common law wife, top model, actress and philanthropist made a repost on her own page, saying that the baby is expected in the middle of May 2014. So Natalia’s eldest children Lucas Alexander (12), Neva (7) and Victor (6), whose father is the heir to a vast estate, Baronet Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman (44), – will soon have a little brother or a sister.
And one of the main «pillars» of the fashion world – Jean Etienne Bernard Arnault (64) will become a grandfather for the second time – Bernard’s daughter Delphine (38) was the first one to make him a happy grandfather, when one year and a half ago she gave birth to her daughter Eliza from her common law husband.
Now the empire LVMH expects the eldest daughter of the owner Delphine Arnault more actively take up the case, which she laid in connection with motherhood. This fall, her father appointed her to the position of Executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton.
Antoine Arnault, who used to be the Head of Communications at Louis Vuitton, where he met Natalia Vodianova, when she took part in the shooting of LV advertising campaign, recently took the reins at Berluti – a respectable Parisian house specialisad in shoes and accessories.
Delphine and Antoine are Bernard Arnault older children from his first wife Anne Dewavrin, whom he divorced in 1990 after 17 years of marriage. His second wife, a Canadian pianist Hélène Mercier, gave birth to three sons – Alexander, Frederick and Jean – they are all children of the 1990s generation.
According to Forbes magazine on March 2013 Chairman and CEO of conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is the owner of a personal fortune of $29 billion and takes the 54th line in the Forbes list, improving last year’s position for two lines, he also takes the 10th place in the ranking of the world’s billionaires.
Bachelor of Arts / Science, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris today is not only a major collector of art, he has collected an impressive constellation of luxury brands – including Moet & Chandon, Hennesy, Dom Perignon, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, Bulgari, De Beers and others.
In May 2014, when Antoine and Natalia will present the next heir to the Emperor Suite, the invitations list for the long-awaited opening of Frank Gehry-designed museum, Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation, in Paris will be probably ready.
And yet on the 4th of November, 2013, exactly one day before touching facebook news published by his eldest son and his glossy Russian darling – the owner of the company with revenue $38 200 million confirmed the appointment of 42-year-old handsome Nicolas Ghesquière for the post of creative director of Louis Vuitton.
This news is especially excited about the fashion world not only because Ghesquière has replaced Marc Jacobs, whose dominance in the Louis Vuitton seemed eternal, but also because for 15 years (1997-2012), a favorite of the press Ghesquière has worked in the house of Balenciaga, which is owned by long-term Bernard Arnault’s rival – Francois Pinault (77), owner of the luxury giant Kering, formerly known as the PPR.
So, is it a girl or a boy? On the 29th of November, 2013 selected Moscow audience will hear the latest news from Louis Vuitton representatives, and not just anywhere, but on Red Square. That is the address specified in the Save The Date of Louis Vuitton exhibition and dinner in Moscow.
