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![Alain (right) and Gerard Wertheimer (left), owners of Chanel fashion brand, win one of the races with the horse 'Indonesienne' prior to Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe held at Longchamp racecourse, Alain (right) and Gerard Wertheimer (left), owners of Chanel fashion brand, win one of the races with the horse 'Indonesienne' prior to Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe held at Longchamp racecourse,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E004R9/alain-right-and-gerard-wertheimer-left-owners-of-chanel-fashion-brand-win-one-of-the-races-with-the-horse-indonesienne-prior-to-qatar-prix-de-larc-de-triomphe-held-at-longchamp-racecourse-in-paris-france-on-october-6-2013-photo-by-ammar-abd-rabboabacapresscom-2E004R9.jpg)
Alain (right) and Gerard Wertheimer (left), owners of Chanel fashion brand, win one of the races with the horse 'Indonesienne' prior to Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe held at Longchamp racecourse,
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Meet the Wertheimers, the secretive brothers behind Chanel: known as 'fashion's quietest billionaires', French businessmen Alain and Gérard own vineyards, breed racehorses and hired Karl Lagerfeld | South China Morning Post
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