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V&A celebrates Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel with new fashion exhibition

London’s V&A Museum is celebrating Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s pioneering approach to fashion design with a new exhibition charting how the French couturière paved the way for a new elegance. ‘Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto,’ opens on September 16 and features more than 200 objects, many of which are seen together for the first time,...

Fashion |Beauty

Chanel to transform diner in New York to celebrate Chance fragrance

Chanel is transforming a local diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to celebrate the launch of its Chanel Chance Eau Fraîche eau de parfum, as well as the opening of its new fragrance and beauty boutique in the New York neighbourhood. The Chanel Lucky Chance Diner, located on the corner of Wythe Avenue and North 10th Street, within walking distance...

Retail

Matches partners with Sellier Knightsbridge to sell vintage bags

Matches Fashion has partnered with Sellier Knighsbridge on a collection of vintage bags from luxury houses including Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton to be exclusiviely available on its platform. Sellier, which operates in both Knightbridge and Monaco, said the curated range was selected by its founders Dina Ibrahimova and Hanushka Toni. Prices...

Fashion

Chanel to present next Metiers d’Art show in Manchester

Chanel has selected Manchester as the next setting for its upcoming Metiers d’art show. The announcement follows this year's collection presentations in Tokyo and Dakar, showcasing the brand's dedication to presenting its 2023/24 collection in the UK's second-largest city on 7 December. As always, the event will be graced by Chanel's ambassadors...

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Is traceability fashion's next frontier?

Oritain, a New Zealand start-up with backing from luxury brand Chanel, has successfully raised 57 million dollars to bolster its position as a leader in product verification through traceability. The company employs a combination of data analysis and forensic science to ascertain the true origins of a product. The recent investment will support...

Fashion

Fashion and film merge as Paris shows its opulent side

From an absurdly opulent film shoot at the Opera Garnier to a Chanel catwalk along the Seine, fashion week offered a very different view of Paris on Tuesday from the riots of recent days. The country is still licking its wounds and facing up to the deep societal divisions exposed by days of violence sparked a week ago by the police killing of a...

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Marks & Spencer, Dune, Chanel fined for minimum wage breaches

Marks & Spencer, Dune Group, and Chanel Limited are among a group of businesses that have been “named and shamed” by the UK government and ordered to pay “short-changed” staff. According to the Department for Business and Trade, 202 companies failed to pay the minimum wage to their lowest paid employees following an investigation by His Majesty’...

Business

Chanel records revenues of 17.22 billion dollars, plans to up investments

French luxury label Chanel reported positive financial results for 2022, giving it the confidence to outline some ambitious investment plans for the year ahead. The company reported a 17 percent increase in its revenue to 17.22 billion dollars for 2022, while its operating profits also rose 5.8 percent to 5.78 billion dollars. In light of the...

Fashion

Chanel to showcase Cruise 2024 collection in Shenzhen

Chanel has announced its return to China with its 2024 Cruise collection set to be held in Shenzhen this November. Chanel last held a significant event in mainland China in 2019, with its “Mademoiselle Privé” exhibition in Shanghai. Hosting a large production shows luxury’s dedication to the Chinese market and its recognition of China's...

Fashion |Beauty

Chanel unveils Timothée Chalamet as its newest ambassador

French-American actor Timothée Chalamet has been unveiled as the newest Chanel ambassador for its Bleu de Chanel fragrance for men. Chanel confirmed in a press release that the 27-year-old actor, known for his roles in ‘Dune,’ ‘Interstellar,’ and ‘The French Dispatch’ will star in his first Bleu de Chanel campaign in June shot by Mario Sorrenti....

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Chanel takes on Hollywood (again) for its latest cruise collection

In a glamorous affair that echoed a youth-obsessed Hollywood, French luxury house Chanel transported its latest cruise collection to the bright lights of Los Angeles. This marked the brand's second foray into the city for the cruise season, a remarkable sixteen years after its initial embrace of international runways. Front row attendees were...

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From Chanel to Choupette to Lagerfeld himself: What stars wore at the Met Gala

The annual Met Gala returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last night, spearheading the work of Karl Lagerfeld who was at the centre of this year’s theme, ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’. Attendees of the event, which consisted of the usual celebrity-clad line up, were precedently informed to take an “authentic approach” to...