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.Jacob Elordi wearing a Chanel x Charvet shirt for a January talk show appearance. According to Chanel’s president of fashion, Charvet’s brother-and-sister owners began mulling a sale after the success of that collaboration.