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Video: Chanel FW23

In this video you can see Chanel’s FW23 collection presented at Paris Fashion Week. Video: FF Channel

15 Mar 2023

People

Former Chanel CEO joins La DoubleJ as chairwoman

Maureen Chiquet, the American-born CEO who ran Chanel for nearly a decade from 2007, has joined La DoubleJ, the Milanese fashion house, as chairwoman. La DoubleJ, a brand best known for the visual feasts of its prints, was founded by JJ Martin and Andrea Ciccoli, with the collections centred on classic shapes brought to life by colour, print and...

23 Feb 2023

People

Whitney Peak named new face for Chanel Coco Mademoiselle

This past Friday, Chanel announced Whitney Peak as its new face for its Coco Mademoiselle perfume. At only 20 years, the Ugandan - Canadian starlet already has a decent resume to offer. In 2021, she was casted as one of the leading characters in HBO’s Gossip Girl Reboot and also starred in last year’s Hocus Pocus sequel. On top of that, she can...

22 Feb 2023

FashionFeatured

The many hats of Pharrell Williams: From Billionaire Boys Club to Louis Vuitton

The appointment of Pharrell Williams as creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton closes one of the most talked-about chapters in recent fashion history. At last, it is officially known who will follow in Virgil Abloh's footsteps. Some critical voices may question the multi-talented creative's credentials - some might know him primarily for...

17 Feb 2023

FashionFeatured

Etsy exposed as major counterfeiting platform

Etsy this week has been exposed as a platform where counterfeit goods are easily bought and sold. A scathing report by Citron Research states “we believe management has knowingly or, at the very least, negligently, turned this company into the largest organized clearing house for counterfeit goods in the world while not only allowing the...

17 Feb 2023

Culture

Chanel's le19M to host three-month long exhibition in Dakar, Senegal

After Chanel showed its Métiers d’Art collection in Senegal’s capital city in December, the Maison’s craftsmanship hub, le19M, is launching a three-month international programme in Dakar. In a statement le19M said the entire country of Senegal is replete with artisanal expertise, a heritage to which le19M is particularly sensitive. In...

31 Jan 2023

FashionFeatured

Away from the frenzy, creativity shines at haute couture

It was not so long ago that haute couture was held in salons, private sitting room-style presentations that showed the collections to a Maison’s elusive, well-to-do clientele. It was unobtrusive, chic, and most of all held hush-hush behind closed doors. But those are days of yore. Just like ready-to-wear, haute couture is vying for fashion’s...

26 Jan 2023

Fashion

Chanel to unveil next cruise collection in Los Angeles

French luxury house Chanel is returning to California to showcase its 2023/24 cruise collection in Los Angeles. In a statement, Chanel said that its cruise showcase on May 9 will “mark a new chapter” in its shared history with the US, noting that it presented its 2007/08 cruise collection designed by its late creative director Karl Lagerfeld...

24 Jan 2023

Business

Chanel was most active luxury brand on China’s WeChat in 2022

By the end of 2022, Chinese social media platform WeChat had garnered around 1.31 billion monthly users, according to Statista. A figure that came surprisingly close to the country’s 1.4 billion population, putting a definitive spotlight on the app’s expansive user base. Its presence in the region means it is an important site for brands,...

10 Jan 2023

Fashion |In Pictures Featured

Pre-Fall 2023 Buyers Guide – Modern Tweed

The origins of the Chanel tweed suit It’s well known that Coco Chanel revolutionized the use of tweed in women’s fashion. In the 1920s when the designer was in a relationship with the Duke of Westminster, she fell in love with the material after borrowing her beau’s tweed sportswear. In 1983, following Chanel’s death in the previous decade, Karl...

29 Dec 2022

Culture |Beauty Featured

In pictures: Chanel opens immersive fragrance exhibition

Chanel is celebrating its storied fragrance brands with a festive and immersive exhibit at the Grand Palais Ephémère in Paris until January 9, 2023. ‘Le Grand Numéro de Chanel’ is a tribute to the “world of Chanel fragrances” with a focus on the French luxury house’s most famous scent, Chanel No.5, created in the 1920s. The playful free...

16 Dec 2022

People

Éric Pfrunder, Chanel's long time image director, has died

Éric Pfrunder, the long-time image director at Chanel and a close associate of Karl Lagerfeld, has died aged 74. A stalwart at Chanel, Mr Pfrunder began his career at the French luxury house more than 30 years ago, and helped shape the brand with its iconic, glossy campaigns, which were photographed by Mr Lagerfeld. He died in Paris after a long...

8 Dec 2022