Chanel Is Buying Charvet, the World’s Oldest Shirt Maker

The French luxury group is acquiring Charvet, a Parisian brand that dates to the 1830s, in a bid to add some men’s wear savoir-faire to its portfolio.

By Vanessa Friedman

Chanel acquires luxury Parisian shirtmaker Charvet

Deal for revered brand follows earlier collaboration with Chanel creative director Matthieu Blazy

Chanel buys historic French shirtmaker Charvet, ending 188 years of independence

Chanel’s acquisition of the Paris maison gives the luxury group deeper access to menswear and brings the world’s first specialist shirt tailor into its stable of heritage brands.