List of Charvet customers
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Charvet Place Vendôme or simply Charvet is a French high-end bespoke and ready-to-wear shirtmaker, located at 28 Place Vendôme in Paris. Its list of customers is notable[1] for its time span, Charvet existing since 1838 and having been the first shirt store ever,[2] and as a paradigm of an international[3] "aristo-dandy crossover community".[4] In the 19th century, the shirtmaker both specialized in "royal haberdashery"[5] and attracted the patronage of artists.[n. 1] In the 20th century, with the development of fashion design, designers and fashion journalists became a significant customer group. Some other customers' interest in the brand has become a notable aspect of their personality. In keeping[11] with a tradition of discretion of French couture houses,[n. 2] the company declines to comment on its customers list, as a service to its customers.[13]

| Name, surname | Nationality | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Hamid II[n. 3] | Turkish | Sultan | 1842 |
| Alfonso XII of Spain[n. 4] | Spanish | King | 1857 |
| Alfonso XIII of Spain[n. 5] | Spanish | King | 1886 |
| Antoine, Duke of Montpensier[n. 6] | French | Prince | 1824 |
| Barre, Raymond[19] | French | Prime minister | 1924 |
| Carter, Jimmy[20] | American | President | 1924 |
| Charles III of the United Kingdom[21] | British | King | 1948 |
| Chirac, Jacques[22][23] | French | President | 1932 |
| Churchill, Winston[21] | British | Prime minister | 1874 |
| de Gaulle, Charles[24] | French | President | 1890 |
| Deschanel, Paul[25] | French | President | 1855 |
| Edward VII of the United Kingdom[n. 7] | English | King | 1841 |
| Edward VIII of the United Kingdom[3] | English | Prince | 1894 |
| Farouk of Egypt[31][32] | Egyptian | King | 1920 |
| Grimaldi, Stéphanie[33] | Monegasque | Princess | 1965 |
| Haughey, Charles[n. 8] | Irish | Prime minister | 1925 |
| Ali Jinnah, Muhamad[45] | Pakistani | Governor-General | 1876 |
| Kennedy, John F.[n. 9] | American | President | 1917 |
| Mitterrand, François[49] | French | President | 1916 |
| de Morny, Mathilde[50] | French | Princess | 1863 |
| Moro, Aldo[51] | Italian | Prime minister | 1916 |
| Nicholas I of Montenegro[52] | Montenegrin | King | 1841 |
| Obama, Barack[53] | American | President | 1961 |
| Pavlos of Greece[54] | Greek | Prince | 1967 |
| Pavlovich, Dmitri[55] | Russian | Grand Duke | 1891 |
| Singh, Bhupinder[n. 10] | Indian | Maharajah | 1891 |
| Philippe, comte de Paris[n. 11] | French | Prince | 1838 |
| Pompidou, Georges[59] | French | President | 1911 |
| Reagan, Ronald[60] | American | President | 1911 |
| Sarkozy, Nicolas[61] | French | President | 1955 |
| Truman, Harry[62] | American | President | 1884 |
Writers, artists and actors

| Name, surname | Nationality | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acton, Harold[64] | British | Writer | 1904 |
| Adorf, Mario[65] | German | Actor | 1930 |
| Astaire, Fred[66] | American | Actor | 1899 |
| Avedon, Richard[67] | American | Photographer | 1923 |
| Baer, Édouard[68] | French | Actor | 1966 |
| Baudelaire, Charles[69] | French | Poet | 1821 |
| Barton, Ralph [n. 12] | American | Painter | 1891 |
| Beaton, Cecil[73] | English | Photographer | 1904 |
| Edwards Bello, Joaquín[74][75] | Chilean | Writer | 1887 |
| Bergen, Candice[76] | American | Actress | 1946 |
| Berlioz, Hector[77] | French | Composer | 1803 |
| Betjeman, John[78][79] | British | Writer | 1906 |
| Birkin, Jane[80] | British | Actress | 1946 |
| Bloom, Allan[81] | American | Writer | 1930 |
| Bourget, Paul[82][83] | French | Writer | 1852 |
| Brynner, Yul[24] | Russian | Actor | 1920 |
| Broun, Heywood[84] | American | Journalist | 1888 |
| Bywater, Michael[85] | British | Writer | 1953 |
| Cambaceres, Eugenio[86] | Argentinian | Writer | 1843 |
| Cocteau, Jean[24] | French | Writer | 1889 |
| Cooper, Gary[24] | American | Actor | 1901 |
| Condo, George[87] | American | Visual artist | 1957 |
| Coppola, Francis Ford[88][89] | American | Film director | 1939 |
| Coppola, Roman[88][89] | American | Film director | 1965 |
| Coppola, Sofia[90] | American | Film director | 1971 |
| Coward, Noël[91] | British | Actor | 1899 |
| Crosby, Bing[59] | American | Singer | 1903 |
| Crowley, Aleister[92] | British | Writer | 1875 |
| Dano, Paul[93] | American | Actor | 1984 |
| Debussy, Claude[24] | French | Composer | 1862 |
| Denby, Edwin[94] | American | Writer | 1903 |
| Deneuve, Catherine[60] | French | Actress | 1943 |
| Diaghilev, Sergei[95] | Russian | Ballet impresario | 1872 |
| D'Ormesson, Jean[96] | French | Writer | 1925 |
| Dujardin, Édouard[97] | French | Writer | 1861 |
| Dunaway, Faye[98] | American | Actress | 1941 |
| Duras, Marguerite[99][100] | French | Writer | 1914 |
| Eiffel, Gustave[101] | French | Architect | 1832 |
| Feig, Paul[102] | American | Director | 1962 |
| Fairbanks, Douglas[103] | American | Actor | 1883 |
| Fargue, Léon-Paul[104][105] | French | Writer | 1876 |
| Ferry, Brian[106][107] | English | Singer | 1945 |
| Février, Jacques[108] | French | Pianist | 1900 |
| Firbank, Ronald[109] | British | Writer | 1886 |
| Follett, Ken[110][111] | English | Writer | 1949 |
| Gainsbourg, Serge[112] | French | Singer | 1928 |
| Gary, Romain [n. 13] | French | Writer | 1914 |
| Gernsback, Hugo[114] | American | Writer | 1884 |
| Grant White, Richard[115] | American | Writer | 1822 |
| Guinness, Daphne[116] | British | Actress | 1967 |
| Guitry, Sacha[77] [n. 14] | French | Actor | 1885 |
| Hébertot, Jacques[118] | French | producer | 1886 |
| Hemingway, Ernest[119] | American | Writer | 1899 |
| Hergesheimer, Joseph[120][121] | American | Writer | 1880 |
| Hockney, David[122] | British | Painter | 1937 |
| Horowitz, Vladimir[123][124] | American | Pianist | 1903 |
| Howard, Brian[125] | British | poet | 1905 |
| Kelly, Kevin[126] | American | editor | 1952 |
| Irons, Jeremy[127] | English | Actor | 1948 |
| Kaufman, George S.[128] | American | Writer | 1889 |
| Larbaud, Valery[24] | French | Writer | 1881 |
| Lawrence, Jennifer[129] | American | Actress | 1990 |
| Le Bargy, Charles[130] | French | Actor | 1858 |
| Lebowitz, Fran[131] | American | Writer | 1950 |
| Leigh Fermor, Patrick[132] | British | Writer | 1915 |
| Le Luron, Thierry[133] | French | Humorist | 1952 |
| Lennon, Sean[134] | American | Musician | 1975 |
| Lévy, Bernard-Henry [n. 15] | French | Writer | 1948 |
| Luchini, Fabrice[140] | French | Actor | 1951 |
| Manet, Édouard[141] | French | Painter | 1832 |
| Marcosson, Isaac Frederick[142] | American | editor | 1877 |
| Matisse, Henri[143][144] | French | Painter | 1869 |
| Mayle, Peter[145] | British | Writer | 1939 |
| Menjou, Adolphe[n. 16] | American | Actor | 1890 |
| Modiano, Patrick[147][148] | French | Writer | 1945 |
| Monet, Claude[149] | French | Painter | 1840 |
| Montesquiou, Robert de[6][n. 17] | French | Poet | 1855 |
| Morand, Paul[151] | French | Writer | 1888 |
| Noiret, Philippe[152] | French | Actor | 1930 |
| Niemeyer, Oscar[153] | Brazilian | Architect | 1907 |
| Offenbach, Jacques[101] | French | Composer | 1819 |
| Pidgeon, Walter[154] | Canadian | Actor | 1897 |
| Proust, Marcel [n. 18] | French | Writer | 1871 |
| Radiguet, Raymond[156] | French | Writer | 1905 |
| Reverdy, Pierre[144] | French | Writer | 1889 |
| Richman, Harry[157] | American | Actor | 1895 |
| Rostand, Edmond[158] | French | Writer | 1868 |
| Rostand, Maurice[159] | French | Writer | 1891 |
| Runyon, Damon[160] | American | Writer | 1880 |
| Sand, George[60] | French | Writer | 1804 |
| Schofield, Leo[161] | Australian | Critic | 1935 |
| Saraiva, André[162][163] | French | Graffiti artist | 1971 |
| Simenon, Georges[164][165] | Belgian | Writer | 1903 |
| Sitwell, Osbert[166][167] | English | Writer | 1892 |
| Stein, Gertrude[168] | American | Writer | 1874 |
| Thomson, Virgil[169] | American | Composer | 1896 |
| de Tocqueville, Alexis[170] | French | Writer | 1805 |
| Thurman, Uma[96] | American | Actress | 1970 |
| Van Vechten, Carl[171] | American | Photographer | 1880 |
| Waugh, Evelyn[172] | English | Writer | 1903 |
| Welles, Orson[173] | American | Film director | 1915 |
| White, Stanford[174] | American | Architect | 1853 |
| Wilde, Oscar[175][176] | Irish | Writer | 1854 |
| Wilder, Billy[177] | American | Film director | 1906 |
| Willis, Bruce[178] | American | Actor | 1955 |
| Wolfe, Tom[179] | American | Writer | 1931 |
| Wright, Frank Lloyd[180] | American | Architect | 1867 |
| Zola, Émile[101] | French | Writer | 1840 |
Designers and fashion specialists

| Name, surname | Nationality | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altuzarra, Joseph[181] | French | Designer | 1985 |
| Baron, Fabien [n. 19] | French | Editor | 1959 |
| Bastian, Michael[184] | American | Fashion designer | 1965 |
| Blahnik, Manolo[185] | Spanish | Designer | 1942 |
| Boateng, Ozwald[186] | British | Designer | 1967 |
| Bowles, Hamish[187] | British | Editor | 1963 |
| Campbell, Thomas P.[188] | American | Museum director | 1962 |
| Cardin, Pierre[20] | French | Designer | 1922 |
| de Castelbajac, Jean-Charles[189] | French | designer | 1949 |
| Chanel, Coco[24] [n. 20] | French | Designer | 1883 |
| Conran, Jasper[192] | English | Designer | 1959 |
| Dello Russo, Anna[193] | Italian | Editor at large | 1962 |
| Elkann, Lapo[194] | Italian | Entrepreneur | 1977 |
| Ettedgui, Joseph[195][196] | British | Fashion retailer | 1936 |
| Evins David[197] | American | Shoe designer | 1909 |
| Fekkai, Frédéric[198] | French | Hairdresser | 1958 |
| Galanos, James[199] | American | Designer | 1924 |
| Galliano, John[200][201][202] | English | Designer | 1960 |
| Kors, Michael[203][204][205] | American | Designer | 1959 |
| Lagerfeld, Karl[20] | German | Designer | 1933 |
| Louboutin, Christian [n. 21] | French | Designer | 1963 |
| Monteil Germaine[211] | French | Designer | 1898 |
| Moss, Kate[96] | English | Model | 1974 |
| Mugler, Thierry[212] | French | Designer | 1948 |
| O'Brien, Glenn[213][214] | American | Editor | |
| Ossendrijver, Lucas[215] | Dutch | Artistic director | 1971 |
| Perriand, Charlotte[216] | French | Designer | 1903 |
| Picasso, Paloma[76] | French | Designer | 1949 |
| Posen, Zac[217] | American | Designer | 1980 |
| Roitfeld, Carine[218] | French | Editor-in-Chief | 1954 |
| Rucci, Ralph [n. 22] | American | Designer | 1957 |
| Saint Laurent, Yves[3] | French | Designer | 1936 |
| Sánchez, Fernando[221] | Spanish | Fashion designer | 1935 |
| Sarafpour, Behnaz[222] | American | Designer | |
| Takada, Kenzo[20] | Japanese | Designer | 1939 |
| Taschen, Benedikt[223] | German | Art publisher | 1961 |
| Talley, André Leon [n. 23] | American | Editor | 1949 |
| Testino, Mario[229] | Peruvian | Photographer | 1954 |
| Tisci, Riccardo[230] | Italian | Designer | 1974 |
| Tonchi, Stefano[231] | American | Editor | 1959 |
| Touhami, Ramdane[232] | French | Designer | 1974 |
| von Fürstenberg, Diane[233] | German | Fashion designer | 1946 |
| Wall, Berry [n. 24] | American | Socialite | 1860 |
| Wolff, Michael[237] | American | Journalist | 1953 |
| York, Peter[238] | British | Columnist |
Other clients with a notable interest in Charvet

| Name, surname | Nationality | Occupation | Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow, William Sturgis [n. 25] | American | Doctor | 1850 |
| Blagojevich, Rod [n. 26] | American | Politician | 1956 |
| Capel, Arthur "Boy" [n. 27] | English | Businessman | 1881 |
| Kelly, Ray [n. 28] | American | Commissioner | 1941 |
| Madoff, Bernard [n. 29] | American | Stockbroker | 1938 |
| Tang, David [n. 30] | Chinese | Businessman | 1954 |