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Chanel

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

Rumour Mill | Karl Lagerfeld to leave Chanel?

PARIS, France – We don't actively engage in the rumour mill here on BoF, but when the whispers involve Karl Lagerfeld, Olivier Theyskens and Alber



Fashion Week

London Fashion Week | Missing shoppers, bad bears, and good frocks

LONDON, United Kingdom — Last night, at a cocktail party to celebrate the opening of the Azzaro pop-up store on London's Mount Street, I bumped into


News & Analysis

Friday Column | Russians, Recession and Really, Really Expensive Jeans

LONDON, United Kingdom — If one wanted an indication that nothing is ever going to be the way it was in luxury, this was the week to watch.


Luxury

Didier Grumbach | Fashion's creative pragmatist

PARIS, France — In a fascinating interview with The Taipei Times, Didier Grumbach, President of the Fédération Française de la Couture, du Prêt à


News & Analysis

Fashion and Fur | How to foster an intelligent debate

LONDON, United Kingdom - For many of fashion's iconic characters, from Vogue 's Anna Wintour to the prolific designer Karl Lagerfeld, who designs for


News & Analysis

Friday Column | How to Survive the Recession

LONDON, United Kingdom - According to analysts, we've just come through the worst holiday selling season in 40 years.



Global Markets

Why Japanese Women’s Tastes Are Shifting From Luxury to Yuru-Nachu

Poorer economic outcomes and a new taste for inexpensive, comfortable apparel are causing Japanese women to question, if not shun outright, Western luxury.


Technology

Squa.re | Chanel's pioneering video

LONDON, United Kingdom - Last night, I caught up for dinner with Olivier Bassil, one of the co-founders behind the exclusive video-sharing site