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The Mulleavys Go Corporate: Is LVMH About To Buy Rodarte?

Posted by Afingo Fashion on August 27, 2010 at 1:27pm

Well, let's hope so. The Internets are abuzz this morning with speculation that megabrand corporate umbrella Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy is in end-stage negotiations with witchy sisters Laura and Kate Mulleavy to buy their five-year-old, critically beloved label, Rodarte. Apparently, LVMH has been circling the Mulleavys for quite some time and—we think we can all agree on this one—the sisters have taken theirlittle brand that could as far as it can go without corporate backingbehind it. If the deal does go through—and all indicators suggest itwill—it would mark the high point of what has been a very busy, oftentumultuous summer for the pair.

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