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Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned and headquartered in London.

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News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Miuccia Prada, Frieze, Tomas Maier

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Miuccia Prada, Frieze, Tomas Maier and more.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Mining Selfies, The Arrivals, Chanel, Smartzer, Google

" Smile! Marketing Firms Are Mining Your Selfies" (The Wall Street Journal) "Most users of popular photo-sharing sites like Instagram, Flickr and


Global Markets

Global Gatekeepers

The gilded key to the world’s most dynamic emerging economies is a combination of on-the-ground intelligence and loyal contacts. Six in-demand emissaries in global fashion sat down with BoF to share a few home truths about the markets on their doorstep.


Luxury

Week in Review | John Galliano's Return to Fashion

LONDON, United Kingdom — The fashion world found itself divided this week as Maison Martin Margiela, along with the brand's owner, the Italian


News & Analysis

Inside the Eytys Explosion

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — In a little over a year, Jonathan Hirschfeld and Max Schiller have managed to turn their fledgling Swedish sneaker brand, Eytys


News & Analysis

Is Fashion a Credible Platform for Protest?

Last week in Paris, Chanel appropriated the visual signifiers of feminist protest for its seasonal runway show. In a finale led by Karl Lagerfeld, a


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2015

In a season where real creativity was forced to fight for space amidst a glut of sameness, BoF brings you our Top 10 Shows of the Season.


Luxury

Hong Kong Protests Impact Golden Week Luxury Sales

HONG KONG — Imagine a Christmas shopping season with closed stores and customers stranded because cabs are nowhere in sight.


Fashion Week

Chic 'Protesters' Take Boulevard Chanel

PARIS, France — Life is fine on Boulevard Chanel, the street facade created by designer Karl Lagerfeld for his ready-to-wear show on Tuesday, where


Global Markets

Black Gold Fuels Fashion Boomtowns

PERTH, Australia — It is shortly after noon in Western Australia's state capital and Tony Sage is feeling mighty chipper. A scrum of well-wishers has