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  1. Pierre Wertheimer (8 January 1888 – 24 April 1965) was a French businessman, who co-founded Chanel with Coco Chanel . Early life. Wertheimer was born 8 January 1888, the second of two sons, to Ernest Wertheimer and Mathilde Wertheimer ( née Bollack). His father emigrated from Alsace to Paris in 1870. [1] Family business.

  2. May 20, 2023 · The Wertheimer fortune dates back to 1920s Paris when Pierre Wertheimer funded designer Coco Chanel. His grandsons, brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, control Chanel and are worth about...

  3. Jan 7, 2021 · In 1922, Théophile Bader, founder of the upscale department store Galeries Lafayette, introduced Coco Chanel to Pierre Wertheimer at the horse races. Pierre, a renowned breeder, had recently inherited Bourjois, the largest and most successful cosmetic and fragrance company in France, from his father; while, just the year prior, Coco had ...

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  5. Mar 5, 2024 · In one of Chanel’s most dishonorable moments during the war, she denounced her Jewish partners, the brothers Pierre and Paul Wertheimer, to Kurt Blanke, the German in charge of seizing ...

  6. Feb 24, 2002 · ''We're a very discreet family, we never talk,'' Gérard Wertheimer, one of the two brothers who run the business, whispered to me before the Chanel couture show in Paris last year.

  7. Oct 5, 2022 · In 1924, Chanel entered into an agreement with Parfums Chanel financiers Pierre and Paul Wertheimer whereby they produced Chanel beauty products in their Bourjois factory and sold them, in return for 70% of the profits. Whilst the deal enabled Chanel the opportunity of getting her signature fragrance into the hands of more customers, the deal ...

  8. Pierre Wertheimer (8 January 1888 – 24 April 1965) was a French businessman, who co-founded Chanel with Coco Chanel.

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