The world is devastated over the news of Karl Lagerfeld’s passing. A man of varied talents – artist, photographer, caricaturist, creative director and iconic fashion designer who lived in Paris. He became a revolutionary name in the fashion industry with his “high fashion and high camp” app…
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Chanel’s New Boutique Is the Stuff of Dreams!
What’s better than a room full of Chanel? 14,000 square-feet and five floors of Chanel creations by Karl Lagerfeld—including ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, costume jewelry and eyewear, watches and fine jewelry, fragrances, and beauty. After a two year renovation, the Parisian brand unveile…
Boucheron Restores 18th Century Mansion, Place Vendome
A gleaming necklace in Boucheron’s shop window in Paris’s Place Vendome features dozens of lifelike hydrangea blossoms made from mother-of-pearl and diamonds, framing a 43-carat pink tourmaline. Shoppers who enter the restored 18th-century mansion, which reopened recently after a sweeping restora…
Chanel with Pharell Williams Join Forces for Exclusive Capsule Collection
Pharrell Williams has had a long-standing connection with Chanel. After being the face for several of the brand’s campaigns, the star is now ready to reveal an exclusive collection for the brand, expected to hit the markets early 2019. And considering Pharrell’s aesthetic as well as Chanel’s wond…
Luxury Brands Pick Risky Celebrity Ambassadors
Celebrity endorsements can boost a brand’s image among consumers, but new research finds that luxury marketers frequently choose the wrong faces to represent them. More than three-quarters of endorsement deals in the industry are made with individuals who have low approval ratings, reflecting neg…
Chanel Is Rated the Most Emotionally Intelligent Luxury Women’s Brand
The New York-based Luxury Institute recently released its innovative 2018 Emotionally Intelligent Brand Index, featuring annual rankings and ratings for leading luxury women’s fashion brands by affluent U.S. consumers. The Emotionally Intelligent Brand Index methodology was developed using 10 yea…
Trend Alert! Perfume Is Helping Luxury Brands Infiltrate The Beauty Industry
It’s no secret that fashion and fragrance have a natural attraction toward each other. Building a successful business in the realm of fashion often means expanding your horizon beyond a single entity. Valentino and L’Oreal recently announced their plans to launch a new beauty and fragrance line t…
Part Watch, Part Bracelet and 100% Chanel: The New ‘Code Coco’ Watch by Chanel
There are plenty of watches masquerading as jewellery, but a watch masquerading as jewellery that fastens with a handbag clasp? Enter the new Code Coco, so named because of the different codes you must decipher before you can fully appreciate Chanel’s latest piece of wrist candy. The French fashi…
Chanel’s New Holiday 2017 Collection, Collection Libre Numéros Rouges
One month after the launch of the Chanel Holiday 2017 collection: Collection Libre Numéros Rouges. The stars, that are thrust to the forefront and centre, are a selection of Chanel’s popular Rouge Allure lipsticks, in a festive, limited edition red lacquered case. They usually come in black, but …
The Latest High Jewellery Collections at Paris Haute Couture Week
This one is for the high jewellery lovers. Paris Haute Couture Week is known for the unveiling of the latest high jewellery collections of the world’s most prestigious jewellery houses. Here are some of our favourite pieces. Our favourite pieces are from Italian high jewellery maker Giampiero Bod…