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Chanel designer Lagerfeld, who is unintentionally hilarious, tells the 5-foot, 1-inch sisters in his Q&A that he thought they were shorter. "Not that it matters. What you need is a face. If you have a face you don't need height or a voice," he says. (MSNBC -- News)
High-End Holiday Deals Nov 8, 2008
And several European designers, including Chanel, are reducing prices on their lines for Spring 2009, says Todd Slater, managing director at Lazard Capital Markets. Retailers may also ramp up their "friends and family" sales and private events. (Forbes)
Putting together art, luxury garb Nov 8, 2008
Sean Browne shows stone sculpture at Chanel. Ron Kent shows wood sculpture and vessels at Gucci. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Phantom clothes, price unknown Nov 7, 2008
A Chanel jumpsuit costs $8,820 ... Video The checkered past of tartans is explained by Suzy Menkes Suzy Menkes at the new Marc by Marc Jacobs store in Paris Chanel's pavilion in Central Park, New York. (International Herald Tribune)
Saks makes a splash at Prime Outlet Mall Nov 7, 2008
And name brands, including Chanel, Fendi, Versace and Christian Dior, are offering more merchandise in this store. "For example, in our other stores we might have one case of fine jewelry. Now we have 10 or 12," Wallstrom said. (The St. Augustine Record)
Fame and frugality in these tough times Nov 5, 2008
Tartan is an unforgiving fashion foundation at the best of times and it is interesting to note that it is the youngest stars featured - model Chanel Iman and her plaid trousers, Agyness Deyn and her black-and-white mini dress - who, with their cherubic faces, are best able to carry off a pattern as busy, loud and historically unrelenting as, say, Warwick Capper's ego. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Invigorated classics: plaids, paisleys and tweeds Nov 5, 2008
The two popular paths for tweed are either the French-inspired black and white worn with ribbon adornment and pearls, which Lepore describes as classic Chanel, or the Scottish-English tweed thats rooted in reds and browns. The brown is probably the easiest to incorporate into the rest of your wardrobe because it mixes easily with both neutral and autumnal color schemes. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Tartan: A plaid for all seasons Nov 5, 2008
lange from D & G. Newly hip Balmain showed skinny rock chick plaid pants, while Dior did faux bourgeois looks and Chanel had a sophisticated Parisian riff on classic tweeds ... Video The checkered past of tartans is explained by Suzy Menkes Suzy Menkes at the new Marc by Marc Jacobs store in Paris Chanel's pavilion in Central Park, New York. (International Herald Tribune)
Going the distance Nov 4, 2008
Local TV types captured Lagerfeld, wearing his signature white ponytail, skinny black suit, and sunglasses, exiting the 3,800-square-foot Greek Revival home, where he's been shooting a fashion spread for Chanel ... The designer told Women's Wear Daily: "I love it. It's very much Emily Dickinson. I'll start doing the Chanel campaigns there.". (Boston Globe)
Dressed to the canines: Doggie couture is all the rage Nov 4, 2008
In the movie, itty-bitty pampered Chloe, who has a wardrobe Carrie Bradshaw would envy and enjoys a spritz of Chanel No. 5, has to rough it after being kidnapped in the wilds of Mexico. By "rough it," we mean "not take her doggy-sized Louis Vuitton luggage with her.". (AZCentral -- News)
Sole Proprietor Nov 3, 2008
Wasn't it Chanel who said, 'When you walk out of the house, take one accessory off. Apply that to Tory Burch. (Boston Globe)
The movie magician Nov 3, 2008
It was the time of La Boh;me; it was the time we did Chanel (an ad for the fragrance, starring Nicole Kidman), the time of Romeo and Juliet, of Strictly Ballroom, Midsummer Night s Dream ... and the subsequent, mini-Moulin ad for Chanel No 5, shares her director s vision. (The Australian)
Rush for Sex and the City clothes Nov 2, 2008
The dearest item on sale was a black sequined Chanel dress with a price tag of $5,000 (2,785). It is expected that some of the items will end up on auction websites. (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
Starter Wife’ needs a get-up-and-go wardrobe Nov 2, 2008
A Chanel textured jacket, for example, never gets wrinkled and instantly elevates any outfit, Maskiewicz says, even if you wear it with a T-shirt and jeans. The perfect jeans. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Extremely haute couture: Sarah takes fashion to new level Nov 2, 2008
Every year, Effie Cliff, 43, takes leave from her job behind a Chanel cosmetics counter to enter fashions on the field competitions around Australia. She did not make yesterday's finals in her George Gross suit, accessorised with Chanel two-tone heels, a Versace bag and elaborate Philip Treacy hat, but was philosophic. (The Age)
McCain the right choice Nov 1, 2008
Last Updated on Monday, Oct 27, 2008 - 09:06:45 pm AKDT. News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
First ladies judged by their sense of style Oct 31, 2008
Her wardrobe features a hefty dose of high-end designers including St. John suits, Chanel accessories and Oscar de la Renta dresses. While her style is sleek and chic, attaining it may be a reach for many. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
A Royal Race Oct 31, 2008
Costumes ranged from a band of Amish mothers to Coco Chanel. But not surprisingly for the nation's capital, the women of politics stole the show. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Timing of London malls opening a bit off Oct 30, 2008
The opening means that for the first time in Britain, some 300 shops including fashion giants like Prada, Chanel and Valentino will be available under one undulating, energy-efficient roof. No more fighting the crowds on Oxford Street, long London's main shopping thoroughfare, and no more braving the wind and rain to go from store to store. (MSNBC -- International)
Fashion Legend in Vermont Oct 29, 2008 The Olsens try to shape fashion identity Oct 28, 2008 Glamour and gossip Oct 28, 2008 Saint Laurent retrospective comes to de Young Oct 27, 2008 Maureen Dowd: A makeover with an ugly gloss Oct 27, 2008 Traumatized by a show about pretty purses Oct 27, 2008 In Ailing Economy, America Gets Thrifty Oct 26, 2008 Seats to rely on Oct 26, 2008 Kumu hula turns sights on jewelry Oct 25, 2008 Italian couple banned from naming their son after a day of the week Oct 24, 2008 Today's MySpace page may hurt future pols Oct 24, 2008 Sarah Palin's $150,000 Crime Against Fashion Oct 24, 2008 Cheap thrills Oct 23, 2008 Public campaign financing dead Oct 23, 2008 At Chanel party, guests have art and the economy on their minds Oct 23, 2008 Luxury goods makers grapple tight purses in Japan Oct 23, 2008 The Chanel Pavilion: Clear folly in lean times Oct 22, 2008 The finger food set Oct 21, 2008 Why Auctions Thrive In A Bad Economy Oct 21, 2008 Fashion PhotoPoll Oct 21, 2008 Zaha Hadid's concepts lead design collaborations Oct 20, 2008 Priyanka's look in 'Fashion' goes through five phases Oct 19, 2008 TURNING A SICK ECON INTO PROFITS Oct 19, 2008 Look your worst to reconnect with old friends Oct 17, 2008 10 great moments in Madonna cinema Oct 15, 2008 The pop up store concept Oct 15, 2008 Biomimicry: Nature-Inspired Designs Oct 15, 2008 Ark. State Fair vendor arrested for fake brands Oct 14, 2008 Sofia Coppola Oct 14, 2008 Keeping up appearances Oct 13, 2008 Fake watches worth Rs10 crore seized Oct 12, 2008 Parisian jungle Oct 11, 2008 Bring on the Credit Crunch Chocolate! Oct 11, 2008 For buyers, restraint replaces indulgence Oct 11, 2008 Residents help raise $1.9 million for children's hospital Oct 10, 2008 Bush's bag an eco-friendly fashion affair Oct 8, 2008 New Australian models blaze across the blogosphere Oct 8, 2008 Suzy Menkes: Miu Miu's apron for a new age Oct 7, 2008 Karl Lagerfeld takes Chanel back home to Paris Oct 7, 2008 Perfume guide causes a stink Oct 6, 2008 Can't afford a Fendi bag? Borrow one Oct 5, 2008 * Fashion designers shiver as crisis hits industry Oct 5, 2008 Rush for Sex and the City clothes Oct 4, 2008 Chanel delivers Oct 4, 2008 Facchinetti to exit Valentino? Oct 4, 2008 Chanel goes home Oct 4, 2008 Evening of fashion, art in Kaimuki Oct 4, 2008 Brookline school teaches teens to dissect, direct marketing campaigns Oct 4, 2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua Oct 3, 2008 In the name of the father Oct 3, 2008 Thrifty and nifty Oct 3, 2008 Brideshead Revisited: Emma Thompson interview Oct 3, 2008 Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake" Oct 3, 2008 Economic crisis likely to impact U.S. fashion Oct 3, 2008 Happy birthday, Sonia Rykiel! Oct 3, 2008 The real Paris? Check the dépôts-ventes Oct 3, 2008 The Paris-New York rivalry Oct 3, 2008 Web sites, awful and not Oct 3, 2008 Shop locally Oct 3, 2008 Meet the frock stars Sep 25, 2008 2008 Fall Fashion Trends Sep 25, 2008 Jewellery of the stars Sep 25, 2008 How ethical is eco fashion? Sep 24, 2008 Fleming Shines In Met Medley Sep 24, 2008 Threads of the throne Sep 24, 2008
It's hardly weather for sunglasses, but those too are part of the uniform of this fashion icon who's famous for both his own clothing lines and his work as artistic director of Chanel ... They also report he's here for a Chanel photo shoot. (WCAX.com, VT)
ABC will not air Obama ad... Oct 28, 2008
ABC will not air half-hour Obama ad--The Live Feed. ABC will not air half-hour Obama ad. (The Drudge Report)
Through a licenser, the Olsens also turn out a line of bohemian women's clothing called Elizabeth and James, and on their own they produce a more rarefied label, for women with the means to buy Chanel or Prada, called the Row ... Chanel's pavilion in Central Park, New York. (International Herald Tribune)
Fashion Television's Jeanne Beker sports a giant patent Chanel bag or a python Michael Kors, while platforms and chunky heels are de rigueur for most fashionistas this season. Regular working journalists and buyers tend toward regular low-heel shoes and clothes, but also big bags - for press kits, computers, snacks and swag (Schick Quattro razors by the boatload, a Hudson's Bay teddy bear, K-Swiss runners, Aquafresh teeth whitener, OPI nail polish and, on a good day, chocolate). (The Gazette (Montreal))
"He brought the body of knowledge from masters like Dior, Schiaparelli and Chanel to his own modern work, with inspiration taken from beatniks, the Parisian streets, art and music and different cultures." In 2000, Tom Ford took the reins of the Saint Laurent house but didn't last very long. Current creative director Stefano Pilati took over in 2004. This show is all about the one and only. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Vanity Fair calculated that her outfit cost $300,000, with three-carat diamond earrings worth $280,000, an Oscar de la Renta dress valued at $3,000, a Chanel white ceramic watch clocking in at $4,500 and a four-strand pearl necklace worth between $11,000 and $25,000. While presenting herself as an I'm-just-like-you hockey mom frugal enough to put the Alaska state plane up for sale on eBay, Palin made her big speech at the convention wearing a $2,500 cream silk Valentino jacket that the McCain... (International Herald Tribune)
But if I wasn't already ambivalent about high-end handbags, the Chanel Mobile Art exhibition, which set down for a brief stay in Central Park last week, would probably do the trick. A globe-trotting marketing gimmick masquerading as a gift of the gods, the installation consists of a handful of artworks commissioned by Chanel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company's iconic quilted handbag, and it exhibits the aggressive self-love of an heiress who throws herself a birthday party in part... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
They've got thousand-dollar Chanel suits on sale, so business is brisk. "This year has actually been excellent," said Anita Askienazy. (CBS News)
The collection is an understated yet elegant take on furniture design, with the tactile surface of the range made up of the fashion worlds ubiquitous quilted and diamond-back back-stitch pattern one that is regularly featured in fashion houses such as Chanel. The range is more petite but no less impressive, and would fit in beautifully in smaller interiors without sacrificing comfort and style. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
We think this Chanel color will be huge this holiday season ... Gonzo won the Chanel Colour of the Year Contest co-sponsored by Seventeen magazine ... The shade was launched in the United States this month as part of the Chanel Holiday 2008 makeup collection. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The couple, known only as Mara O and Roberto G, had pointed out that Italian celebrities quite often gave their children bizarre names, citing Chanel and Oceano as examples. They now say that they will continue to call the boy Friday, describing it as "nice", and that they might even call their next child Mercoledi (Wednesday). (BBC News -- Europe)
com reviews of a Metallica album, their thoughts about Chanel makeup on Bellasugar. com, or their fix-it suggestions on Yahoo Answers, a candidate could be defined for good or bad by the attention those comments once drew. (AZCentral -- News)
My friend Tom Kizzia, a reporter at the Anchorage Daily News who wrote two major profiles of Palin when she was running for governor, has an 18-year-old daughter who is obsessed by Chanel ... Which leads to my next point: if you're going to make a splash and spend $150,000 of the RNC fund's money, why not go for something a little more remarkable dare I say stylish like a pinstriped Ralph Lauren pantsuit, a spiffy Chanel jacket, or anything by Giorgio Armani. (Time.com)
Coco Chanel: If you want to be something fashionable, but not show a lot of skin, wear a black dress, lots of pearls, a cloche hat and carry one of those cigarette holders. Amanda. (Albany Times Union)
A frisson of pleasure accompanies THE Captain s one-handed typing as He contemplates the delicate silkies riding between Sarah s milky-smooth thigh skin and the Diamonback guthook-style hunting knife she keeps strapped beneath her Chanel ensemble. THE Captain looks forward to continuing to dress Our Gosh Darn You Betcha Regular Gal Hockey Mom in the manner to which she is becoming accustomed as she ascends first to the Vice Presidency and Lord of the Senate, and then (once the anti-freeze she... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, joined by Kate Bosworth, has this low-cost suggestion for affordable entertainment: "Books." ... The gloved and pony-tailed king of Chanel's kingdom introduced his world-traveling Mobile Art: Contemporary Art Container with a high-gloss party Tuesday night, and icy temperatures did little to deter a bounty of celebrity friends from showing their support, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Bosworth, Kim Raver, Katie Lee Joel, Helena Christensen and Top Chef's... (USA Today -- Life)
The downturn has also erased another much-cited Japanese phenomenon, the so-called "parasite singles": young professionals living with their parents, who would spend all their money on Louis Vuitton wallets and Chanel bags. "Now, many young people are on short-term contracts. Their income is low, so they have to live with their parents and their spending is very low," Kato said. (Business Report, South Africa)
The mobile Chanel Pavilion, above and top left, tries to drape sophistication over a cynical marketing gimmick ... And after a visit to the Chanel Pavilion that opened this week in Central Park, you may think it hasn't come soon enough ... Designed to display artworks that were inspired by Chanel's 2. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
"The women wore Chanel suits and they all sat on deckchairs under beach umbrellas. Then the umbrellas got a little bigger; then they turned into little tents; and on it grew.". There were progenitors to today's chef stars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Those looking for investment pieces can find a couture Chanel suit or Yves Saint Laurent gown for a fraction of the cost at retail--and perhaps turn around and sell the items later. "It's a great value for the money," Taylor says. (Forbes)
Which is the best accessory. BET Hip-Hop Awards attendees showed off their fashion sense on the red carpet. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Meanwhile, Hadid was to be in New York on Monday to open her futuristic construction for Chanel in Central Park. For Ferragamo, the Frieze fair was a chance to reinforce the company's collaboration between fashion and art, by installing the work of the video artist C. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Rita, who runs a company, Ananda, which works on the embroidery silhouettes of international brands like Armani and Chanel, said the actors' look in the film is based on a classic approach on contemporary fashion and not any existing trend. "It is very contemporary and a very much today's look, but my idea was to streamline and take it to the classic side than making it trend-based," she said. (Hindu)
Instead of tossing last year's Chanel jacket, or the Louboutins they wore twice, the women are discreetly giving Reich and her partner on this project, Elan Barish, their stuff ... "We'll call someone and say, 'We have a beautiful Missoni sweater, a Chanel jacket and three pairs of Gucci pants in your size. You should really take a look,'" Reich said. (New York Post -- Business)
The man walked over to the perfume counter and told the clerk he'd like a bottle of Chanel No. 5 for his wife's birthday. "A little surprise, eh?" smiled the clerk. (The Augusta Chronicle)
The scene where they close down Chanel so she can shop. Justified. (MSNBC -- News)
Invited to occupy a, quite literal, pop up space inside the store, edgy Japanese labels and more mainstream labels like YSL and Chanel, have popped up and made DSM even more of a destination store. Moving the concept to South Africa. (iAfrica.com)
Adored by brands such as Cadillac, Chanel, Target, and L'Oral, ChromaFlair's refractive paints are made of microthin film flakes, each less than one-tenth the width of a human hair. "ChromaFlair is a replication of the effect you see on a butterfly wing," says Barbara Parker, designer for JDSU's 5,000-plus shades. (FastCompany)
Lt. Terry Hastings says detectives found fake Louis Vuitton, Coach, Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana purses in a booth run by Boukare Ouiya, 52, of Aurora, Colo. Hastings says agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement later determined Ouiya was an illegal immigrant. (WREG.com, TN)
" At the age when Marie-Antoinette was facing the rigid etiquette of the court of Versailles, the 15-year-old Coppola was working as an intern at Chanel in Paris, a city that her parents had always loved. She had been brought up on the family estate in Napa Valley in California, and traveled with her father's movies, including two years spent in the Philippines for "Apocalypse Now. " Coppola says of her style that "I like to be comfortable because I am Californian - nothing too severe or feeling... (International Herald Tribune)
If you're looking for something to dazzle at a dinner party, $540 will get you a week's use of a vintage Chanel quilted bag. No aspiring Paris Hilton would be seen dead without that ultimate fashion accessory, an over-pampered, fun-sized pooch. (CNN)
Among the goods seized at the raid are 448 watches, which are replicas of brands like Mont Blanc, Cartier, Chanel, IWC, Piaget, Rolex and Bulgari. Four persons involved in the alleged selling of these fake goods were arrested by the police under the Copyright Act. (Daily News & Analysis)
His Chanel show was a celebration of greatest hits, and the clients lapped it up ... There were purses modelled after Chanel shopping bags, tweed suits, ruffles and bows. (Globe and Mail)
Saatchi calls this a comment on grotesque consumption and greed, which is a bit rich considering that a sign across the hall reveals that two of the gallery's sponsors are Chanel and Veuve Clicquot. Saatchi didn't attend the opening party on Tuesday night that I also somehow failed to get an invitation to presumably, like the U.S. debt clock in Times Square, I lack the necessary digits. (Globe and Mail)
"The luxury business will remain tough even after the economy rebounds because we're not going back to where we were," said Uche Okonkwo , a Paris researcher whose clients include Louis Vuitton and Chanel. "We have fewer 'aspirational' middle-class shoppers. The old-money shopper who can afford it insists more value be engineered into luxury goods to justify a higher price.". (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Live-auction items included a trip for two to Paris (including tickets to the Chanel fashion show and a tour of Coco Chanel s apartment) and tickets to the season-finale performance of "American Idol" (including airfare and Four Seasons Hotel accommodations). A total of $1. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Starring in the Luhrmann ad, Budd follows in the footsteps of an even more famous face, Nicole Kidman, who was his muse in a Chanel ad that reportedly cost more than $5 million. "I earned about $10 million more than her," Budd joked. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
And just as consumers have discovered that nothing's hipper than mixing up high-end investment pieces such as Chanel with mass-market buys of the kind Target produces, so are they mixing up their information sources ... Kershaw and Shepherd have hit that radar with seismic force, with Kershaw near omnipresent at Paris Fashion Week in shows including Chanel, Dior, Isabel Marant, Yohji Yamamoto, Karl Lagerfeld, Sophia Kokosalaki, Costume National, Givenchy and Celine. (The Australian)
Kinder Aggugini, who last season imagined Coco Chanel meeting the punk rocker Sid Vicious, found another inspirational odd couple: the Scottish artist and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and a Bohemian Parisienne. The mix enabled Aggugini to trace a geometric grid and, at the same time, to break away from it. (International Herald Tribune)
A model presents a creation by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for French fashion house Chanel during their Spring/Summer 2009 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris October 3, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
"Avoid this one, unless you're dating Piltdown Man," is the advice with Chanel's Chance ... " 'Perfumes: the Guide' is published by Profile Adore or odour? THE BEST... Mitsouko L'Heure Bleue Chanel No 5 Joy Shalimar Angel Diorella Chanel Pour Monsieur Timbuktu Knize Ten AND THE WORST... Creed's Love in White Chanel Gardenia Michael Kors BUSINESS SERVICES MOBILE SERVICES Get Business Headlines ators on your phone - dial *120*IOL*5# (SA only) News Markets Technology News Company News International... (Business Report, South Africa)
Also, Alisa Neely, a personal shopper with Boston-based Scout, said the rentals could come in handy for a special occasion when, say, that Chanel quilted tote with pearl chains would complete an outfit. Cost: $242 per week. (Boston Globe)
If anyone is immune to the impending shakedown in the luxury goods sector, it is Chanel supremo Karl Lagerfeld ... The German designer gave them what they came for, staging a spring-summer show worthy of a Hollywood production on a film set reproducing Chanels headquarters in the exclusive rue Cambon X five-story facade, pavement and all ... Models stepped out of a mock Chanel boutique wearing the houses classic tweed suit, updated with an oversized grid pattern in graphic white or... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The dearest item on sale was a black sequined Chanel dress with a price tag of $5,000 (2,785). It is expected that some of the items will end up on auction websites. (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears at the end of his spring/summer ready-to-wear show for Chanel ... Lagerfeld's latest collection delivers, with designs emblazoned with the address of Chanel's headquarters ... Karl Lagerfeld has recreated the facade of Chanel's headquarters at 31 rue Cambon in Paris as the backdrop for his summer show for the house in the Grand Palais gallery. (The Age, Australia)
Since Lagerfeld entered Chanel in 1983 and Galliano sent shock waves through Dior in 1997, it has been axiomatic that a house must find a super-strong designer to pump in energy, capture press attention and rejuvenate the brand. Today in Fashion & Style. (International Herald Tribune)
Chanel goes back home - International Herald Tribune. Chanel (Chris Moore/Karl Prouse) ... Chanel goes back home. (International Herald Tribune)
CHANEL MAKEUP ARTIST JOHN FUSSELL HERE. It's time for a fresh new holiday look, and Chanel national makeup artist and artistry trainer John Fussell will be in Honolulu to interpret the look on Island women's faces ... Chanel has created three looks for the party season: the Subtle Look, the Signature Look and the Sensational Look. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Instead of talking about animals or toys, the student had written about an elaborate fantasy shopping trip to Chanel and other high-end retailers. I looked at this and said, Oh my God, how did a third-grade kid know this stuff. (Brookline TAB, MA)
By the time the product placements are done and she's modelled her wardrobe (Chanel and Valentino), while introducing you to her equally loquacious and overdressed pals, the joke is wearing thin. I spent a lot of time in the early scenes wondering how much Jamie Lee Curtis had to be paid to go on cooing in a demented way as Viv, Chloe's besotted owner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sassoon's haircuts were so influential during this period that the designer Mary Quant declared him "the Chanel of hair." The first celebrity hairstylist, he had his own TV show in the 1980s, "Your New Day.". The younger Sassoon says he's building his brand through business acumen. (Boston Globe)
Many items are marked down after one month, but higher-end brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel are generally exempt ... The sisters accept high-end consignments (Gucci, Dior, Chanel) by appointment ... Racks of neatly displayed Chanel jackets greet visitors at the entrance. (Boston Globe)
Anyone else her age playing up to the cameras like that might not have got away with it, but 49-year-old Thompson dressed for the evening in a Donna Karan silk coat and knee-high PVC Chanel boots managed to exude nothing but a classy combination of sexiness, naughtiness and style that ll enhance her reputation as one of Britain s most adored and respected movie stars. Throughout the post-premiere party at Chelsea s trendy Bluebird restaurant, Thompson continued to entertain her fellow revellers... (WalesOnline)
The Coens' "Burn After Reading" sets critics ablaze; Chanel and Lennon, together at last. Plus, Soderbergh's Guevara opus finds a home (maybe). (Salon)
Saks has done particularly well with Chanel and Louis Vuitton in recent seasons, and is also pleased with the performance of Christian Dior. "It's really tough to add new brands right now," Frasch said. (MSNBC -- Business)
From left, a creation by Jean Paul Galthier, Chanel and Castelbajac/Martin Margiela ... From surreal lips printed on a skirt from Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, through a striped and be-hatted outfit by Michael Kors, to the Rodarte sisters' sweater dress embroidered "Obama," three outfits stood out for their wit: fringes of Rykiel red hair from Castelbajac and from Martin Margiela, while Gaultier's finale of a sweater dress being knitted on the body brought the house down. (International Herald Tribune)
Last season's Chanel, Chlo ... s and Chanel decorate the vitrines ... Inside, all the immaculate Chanel jackets are hung together like soldiers on parade. (International Herald Tribune)
An exhibit on the design relationship of Paris and New York at the New York City museum includes, from left, the "Tricolore" gown by Coco Chanel, a 1940 gown by Valentina and a mid-1930s gown owned by Sophie Gimbel ... What Magidson calls a "blockbuster" piece, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is the "Tricolore" gown in embroidered silk organdy designed by Coco Chanel for Mona Williams in 1939, one of the last dresses Chanel did before closing her couture house before World War II. A... (International Herald Tribune)
Chanel, Dior, Lanvin, Stella McCartney and Louis Vuitton all have unfashionably Flashy sites. "Often those brands are trying to recreate their print ads, which are very elaborate and very beautiful," said Daljit Singh, creative director of Digit, a Web design group in London. (International Herald Tribune)
And you can never go wrong with Chanel. --Try on the piece before buying. (AZCentral -- Style)
When Vogue magazine debuted Coco Chanel's tailored black sheath in 1926, the publication predicted the "little black dress" would become "a sort of uniform for all women of taste." They were right, of course ... "My little black dress was inspired by the original Chanel dress. I used stretch cotton and a silk charmeuse. To add versatility to the dress, there are three ways the dress can be worn. The main dress is strapless with a thin black belt. There are two removable strap options and belts... (Boston Globe)
Fashion designers showcasing this look are Chanel and Louis Vuitton. 12) Coats. (Suite101.com)
As well as rare and valuable early Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent, the gems of her collection are signed by Joseff of Hollywood, jeweller to the stars in the 1930s and 40s, and Chanel's US rival Miriam Haskell. She also has a particular obsession with the eccentric Elsa Schiaparelli. (iAfrica.com)
The colour black arrived as a fashion statement of elegant vogue through the medium of the 1920s 'little black dress' designed by Chanel. However, the historical connotations of black are complex and full of contradictions. (iAfrica.com)
Not only were they conducted by three conductors - James Levine, Marco Armiliato and Patrick Summers, respectively - but she wore a different designer dress for each: Christian Lacroix for "Traviata," Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel in "Manon," and, by far the most elegant and appropriate, a black evening gown by John Galliano for the final "Capriccio.". Backed by a starry ensemble - Ramon Vargas, Thomas Hampson, Dwayne Croft and Robert Lloyd, among them - her singing was a thing to amaze and delight,... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Mannequins are dressed in styles by various designers from Chanel to Mossimo for Target. Mayer pieced together gowns, jewelry, shoes and headpieces to create true works of art in the dream-like arrangements fit for a queen. (Daily Orange, NY)
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