Marc Puig, The Power Broker of Perfume, Sets His Sights on Fashion Month

His catwalk moment kicked off in New York with a show by Carolina Herrera, which Puig acquired back in 1995. The Puigs also own five other fashion houses including Jean-Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci, Rabanne, and Dries Van Noten, whose fragrance businesses are the heart of a company that now ranks amongst the top luxury groups on the planet.

In 2023, Puig scored a 19 percent increase in annual revenues to €4.3bn (approx. $5.1bn), and a 33 percent rise in EBITDA to €849m ...