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.
Beauty Brands Want to Own Their Space. It’ll Cost Them.
As department stores wane in popularity and specialty and e-commerce becomes more saturated, beauty brands are looking to open their own stores to regain ground and control the customer experience. Becoming a retailer, however, is very different to being a wholesaler.
Why Brands Are Yielding Control to Creators Like Lyas on TikTok
From luxury brands and The Devil Wears Prada 2 to Willy Chavarria and Nothing, a growing list of names are courting the founder of La Watch Party. In a new knowledge report by BoF, in partnership with TikTok, Lyas shares his recipe for success.
Chanel Taps Cartier Veteran to Lead Next Era of Jewellery Design
Marie-Laure Cérède, who led the studios of both Cartier and Harry Winston in roles spanning jewellery and watchmaking, will ‘bring a new perspective to the Chanel codes’ as interest in the French couture giant surges.
How Books Became Fashion’s Favourite Flex
Fashion brands from Coach to Dior are piling into literature as books become key status symbols and markers of knowledge and taste in an age of visual overload and AI slop. Which strategies have substance?
How Weird Shoes Became a Business Strategy
Bolder styles are dominating footwear trends as brands aim to spark sales and shoppers look for pick-me-ups.
Chanel Returns to Growth as Blazymania Kicks In
The French giant, which returned to high single-digit growth at the end of 2025 on the wings of designer Matthieu Blazy’s brand revamp, plans to maintain elevated investment levels while limiting price increases this year, CEO Leena Nair and CFO Philippe Blondiaux said.
Will Jacob Elordi Be Worth It for Chanel?
The ‘Euphoria’ actor’s succession of Timothée Chalamet as the face of Bleu de Chanel surprised some, but came as the value of celebrity ambassadorships appear to be waning.
Opinion: The Row and Phoebe Philo Are Explaining Big Bling’s Crisis
The Row and Phoebe Philo thrive as elite spenders trade overexposed mega-brands for understated, logo-free luxury, Andrea Felsted writes.
The Loudest Met Gala Yet
A new gallery space, a record $42 million in funds raised and the return of Beyoncé contributed to the increased visibility of this year’s event. But much of the uptick in attention came from the backlash against sponsors Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos.
Report: Luxury Sales Dropped 30-50% in March at Mall of the Emirates
The war in Iran is weighing on sales at malls in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with a 30-50 percent drop in sales and 15 percent drop in footfall at the Mall of the Emirates in March, a source told Reuters. The larger Dubai Mall saw a 50 percent drop in traffic.