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in more ways than one. Ms. Philo knows how to pile on the eye candy and get everyone worked up. There were the new pillow-shaped leather clutch bags with a silver-rimmed porthole opening; the sculptural metal Hermes kelly 35cmheels on shoes, relating to contemporary art (and a cobbler’s nightmare); the reworking of some of her earlier fabrics, like enlarged black netting for mid-calf skirts, and a very smart continuation of her fall proportions. Oh, and there were splashy prints on what vaguely looked like a faded newsprint background. It was a lot to absorb, and that seemed the idea. Delphine’s job at Vuitton has more to do with signaling to investors Arnault’s commitment to reviving the fading brand, according to Mario Ortelli, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein. Antoine, 36, is more likely to replace his father because he has better people management skills, the analyst said. Extrovert, Introvert “Antoine is more extrovert. Delphine is more introvert,” Ortelli said.

“Delphine can have a very important role but more in the way of a shareholder or chairman, not a manager. Antoine can be the Hermes new sonctanceface of the group.” Delphine and Antoine differ as much as the tasks their father has asked them to do, according to people who have worked with them. The siblings declined to be interviewed for this story. Delphine Arnault, who studied at Edhec Business School in France and at the London School of Economics, is reserved, shrewd and fashion-savvy, according to three people who asked not be identified out of concern for their working relationship with her. She joined her father’s company in 2000 after a stint at McKinsey & Co. and was named to LVMH’s board in 2003. The appealing part of this collection was the notion of long, slim tunic over a flared, below-the-the knee skirt — be it A-line or pleated with an asymmetrical hemline. It’s easy. And one of the best examples (anyway, the least overwrought) was a tank top in what looked like navy linen wit

h a matching skirt and a green plaid undershirt that seemed based on a Canal Street plastic shopper.as sales slow from Barcelona to Beijing. Delphine’s experience at the more-exclusive Dior brand will help Hermes passport holdermove Vuitton upscale, Vuitton CEO Michael Burke said in a statement when she was appointed. LVMH, which doesn’t break out revenue by brand, in April posted its weakest fashion and leather-goods sales growth since 2009. Vuitton revenue reached about 7.3 billion euros in 2012, accounting for more than 70 percent of sales at the fashion and leather goods division, HSBC estimates. Antoine Arnault is more gregarious. An accomplished poker player -- his winnings exceed $600,000, according to Pokerpages.com -- he appears regularly in the media, from Paris Match to The New York Times’s style magazine. And he dates model Natalia Vodianova, the face of Guerlain perfume and Etam lingerie.