Tony Blair is not a name you usually associate with high fashion, but the former prime minister is set to take up an advisory role at the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, which owns the fashion labels Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior and Givenchy, among others.
Blair is understood to be in the final stages of negotiating a six-figure pay package at the group, which is owned by France's richest man Bernard Arnault, an old friend of the former politician, whom he met during the final years of his premiership.
A source close to Blair told the Daily Telegraph newspaper today, "There is an agreement in principle but nothing has been signed yet. He won't be joining the board but he will be acting in an advisory role, working very closely with Mr Arnault. In particular, his job is likely to involve attracting new clients."
Blair is expected to take up his consulting role at LVMH, which also owns Moët & Chandon and Krug champagnes, later this year.
Picture: Tony Blair waves outside number 10 Downing Street after stepping down as prime minister in 2007.
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