Eliane Heilbronn
Mourning for Chanel matriarch
The mother of the Chanel owners, Eliane Heilbronn, is dead. According to media reports, she died at the age of 99.
Eliane Heilbronn is dead. The mother of the owners of the luxury brand Chanel, Alain (76) and Gérard Wertheimer (74), died at the age of 99, according to consistent media reports. Among other things, they rely on a confirmation from the company.
“Chanel is deeply saddened to confirm the death of Madame Eliane Heilbronn,” it said in a short statement. The funeral should take place in a private setting. No further details have been provided yet.
No project without the consent of Eliane Heilbronn
Chanel is one of the most famous and biggest names in the fashion and cosmetics industry. The company belongs to Heilbronn’s two sons, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer. According to reports, they come from the deceased’s marriage to the entrepreneur Jacques Wertheimer (1911-1996), the son of Chanel co-founder Pierre Wertheimer (1888-1995), which ended in 1952. Heilbronn later married her second husband, Didier Heilbronn.
Since Alain Wertheimer took over, no project has been implemented without the consent of the qualified lawyer, as Yann Kerlau wrote in his book “Les dynasties du luxe”. Alain, Gérard and another son from her other marriage would owe her everything. At the beginning of the 1980s, she is said to have drawn up the contract for the legendary Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019). The German fashion designer took over the creative direction of the haute couture house.
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Source: Stern
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