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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

A Row of Opportunity, Part 1

In a fast-growing global menswear market, London's Savile Row, the traditional bastion of bespoke tailoring, is leveraging its unique, internationally-recognised heritage to launch more scalable ready-to-wear lines with new vigour. BoF reports.


News & Analysis

The Fashionable Return of Fine Jewellery

Long considered an unmodern vestige of a more formal era, fine jewellery is seeing the beginnings of a fashionable resurgence. BoF reports.


China

Luxury in China Loses Lustre as Wealthy Flee

HONG KONG, China — Wealthy Chinese are likely to buy fewer luxury goods again this year after the steepest cut-back on spending in at least five


Fashion Week

Show Business: Are Fashion Shows Still Relevant?

As fashion’s production merry-go-round whirls ever faster, the role of the runway is changing. Today, courtesy of British Vogue, Sarah Harris examines the state of the fashion show in the digital age.


News & Analysis

Market Pulse | Cashing In

Uncertain expectations over Christmas trading amidst mixed retail signals led many institutional investors to take their profit before closing their books at year-end. Meanwhile, the travel retail channel continues to surge and M&A activity remains buoyant, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.


Global Markets

Riding Poland's Next Wave

Now a prosperous nation with an eye for quality and dressing bang on trend, Poles are craving more individuality and opulence in their wardrobes.


News & Analysis

Luxury Brands Step Up Battle for Travelling Shoppers

PARIS, France — Luxury brands are stepping up the battle for travelling shoppers with more outlets at airports and on cruise ships, tapping into one


News & Analysis

China Shoppers Ring Luxury Tills from London to New York

SHANGHAI, China — Fang Ying's December wish list of Louis Vuitton handbags and Chanel perfume is not only for Christmas. Fang, 33, a secretary


News & Analysis

Barbour and Belstaff: A Tale of Two British Heritage Brands

British heritage brands Barbour and Belstaff both aim to build upon their storied histories to acquire new customers and expand their presence on the global stage. But their expansion strategies couldn’t be more different.


News & Analysis

Chanel Takes Inspiration From Dallas for Show

DALLAS, United States — The inspiration for Chanel 's Metiers d'Art traveling fashion show this year will come from Dallas, the Texas city where Coco