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What books does Bernard Arnault recommend?
An insider's tour of luxury's own heritage, the book recommendations of Bernard Arnault read like a curated shelf on the houses he built. As Chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's leading luxury group, and founder of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Arnault has attached his name to three titles — all as prefaces he wrote — centered on creativity and design, history, and biography. Two honor the house of Dior: he prefaced Farid Chenoune's Christian Dior and Florence Müller and Olivier Gabet's Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams, monographs tracing the couturier whose brand he brought under LVMH. The third, on the Fondation Louis Vuitton, reflects his role as one of the art world's foremost patrons. Together they form a curated shelf on the designers, dreams, and institutions at the heart of his empire.
Last updated February 2026 · Every recommendation cited to its original source.
Christian Dior
60 Years of Style
byFarid Chenoune
2007383 PagesSource: Preface by Bernard Arnault (Assouline, 2007)
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byFlorence Müller, Olivier Gabet
2017368 PagesSource: Preface by Bernard Arnault (Thames & Hudson, 2017)
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Fondation Louis Vuitton
A Building for the Twenty-First Century
bySuzanne Pagé, Jean-Paul Claverie
2014240 PagesSource: Preface by Bernard Arnault (Flammarion, 2014)
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Frequently asked questions
What books does Bernard Arnault recommend?
Bernard Arnault's three recommendations are Farid Chenoune's Christian Dior, Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams by Florence Müller and Olivier Gabet, and Fondation Louis Vuitton — each a book he wrote the preface for.
Where do Bernard Arnault's book recommendations come from?
All three come from prefaces he contributed: the Assouline (2007) and Thames & Hudson (2017) editions of Dior monographs, and the Flammarion (2014) volume on the Fondation Louis Vuitton.
Why does Bernard Arnault write about Christian Dior?
Dior is a cornerstone of LVMH, the group Arnault leads. He prefaced two monographs on the house — Farid Chenoune's Christian Dior and Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams — reflecting his stewardship of the couturier's legacy.
Has Bernard Arnault written a book?
Yes. He is credited on Creative Passion (2000), a volume reflecting his perspective on leadership, creativity, and building luxury brands.
What genres do Bernard Arnault's recommendations cover?
They center on creativity and design, art, and history, with a biographical thread through the Dior monographs — a shelf devoted to the designers and institutions that define his luxury empire.