Chanel’s head of external communications, Marie-Louise de Clermont Tonnerre, has stepped down. Tonnerre spent over 50 years at the French fashion house creating the public and press relations departments for three of Chanel’s divisions including fashion, perfumes and cosmetics, and watches and jewelry. She also oversaw the advertising and...
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The Métiers d’Art show must go on. Chanel’s upcoming Métiers d’Art show, slated for December 7, will be taking place in their home city of Paris. The venue selected is the Le 19 M, a new craftsmanship hub in Porte d’Aubervillers which is home eleven resident masions d’art and six hundred artisans and experts working for Chanel and other luxury...
15 Oct 2021
In this video, French luxury house Chanel has presented its SS22 collection at Paris Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more clothing collections? Click here to view theFashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Chanel via YouTube Photo credit: Paris Fashion Week
What is more exclusive than scarcity? It is a tactic long employed by luxury brands, limiting the availability of goods via higher price points, all the while fuelling sales of less expensive ranges, like beauty and perfume. Controlling distribution Chanel has increased the prices of its handbags several times since the onset of the pandemic,...
12 Oct 2021
Luxury auctioneers Sotheby’s are to sell over 1000 lots from the estate of Karl Lagerfeld. The sale will feature items from his residences in France and Monaco, an anthology of his personal taste but also of his life and career, including works from his photography. Lagerfeld, who divided his time between his Paris apartment and Monaco and...
15 Sep 2021
Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Hermès, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Chloe and Rick Owens are just some of the brands returning to physical shows formats at Paris Fashion Week later this month. A total of 37 brands will host live shows with audiences during the womenswear ready-to-wear calendar from 27 September to 5 October. France’s fashion federation,...
1 Sep 2021
Chanel, to ensure that their famed No. 5 perfume will not be jeopardized, has bought land in southern France to secure its supply of jasmine, which is harvested by hand in a delicate ritual. The news was reported by Reuters. Chanel’s purchased 10 hectares of land, adding to the 20 hectares is already uses near Grasse. In the 1980s, Chanel...
27 Aug 2021
The RealReal, the world’s largest online marketplace for pre-owned luxury goods, said Gucci is the most bought and sold brand, according to its latest 2021 Luxury Resale Report. The report charts the current state of luxury resale, including the pandemic’s lasting impact on how people are buying and selling, based on the behaviors of The...
WWD has confirmed that Chanel has acquired a majority stake in knitwear specialist Paima, further consolidating the former’s Italian holdings. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Chanel has long worked with Paima, so this just seemed like a practical investment to continue their partnership. Paima has been a third-party manufacturer...
24 Aug 2021
Chanel is taking its cruise show on the road to Dubai for 2022. The show will take place on November 2, and is actually a repeat collection show. Chanel’s cruise 2022 collection was first unveiled this past May in the South of France at the Carrières de Lumières limestone quarries in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence. This marks the second...
16 Aug 2021
Chanel will always love its home of Paris. This December, that love affair will continue as the house debuts its next Métiers d’Art collection on December 7. The Métiers d’Art show is usually a traveling show that has been show everywhere from Dallas to Shanghai, but with restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Chanel thought it best to stay...
19 Jul 2021
After 37 years, Eric Pfrunder has left the legendary house of Chanel. Pfrunder was the former right-hand man to Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s famed artistic director, where he oversaw ads, image, and photography. In February 2019, Pfrunder was named joint artistic director of the house after Lagerfeld’s death. Since then, he has worked alongside...
13 Jul 2021
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