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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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Luxury

Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Millions in Grey Market Sales

The sale of luxury goods on the grey market is a lucrative and largely unspoken practice in the fashion industry. Why are brands so hush-hush about it and do they really want it to end?

Luxury

Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Millions in Grey Market Sales

The sale of luxury goods on the grey market is a lucrative and largely unspoken practice in the fashion industry. Why are brands so hush-hush about it and do they really want it to end?


News & Analysis

WSJ. Magazine’s Tenth Anniversary Issue Is Big, But Its Digital Ambitions Are Bigger

The newspaper’s lucrative luxury supplement is marking a decade in print with its biggest issue yet — and investments in its digital future.

News & Analysis

WSJ. Magazine’s Tenth Anniversary Issue Is Big, But Its Digital Ambitions Are Bigger

The newspaper’s lucrative luxury supplement is marking a decade in print with its biggest issue yet — and investments in its digital future.


News & Analysis

Inside the Rental-Only Vintage Store Where Beyoncé and Lady Gaga Dress Up

New York’s vintage stores have been under siege as fashion sellers try to adapt to e-commerce, online consignment and fast-fashion. Shannon Hoey's exclusive Manhattan store is the exception.

News & Analysis

Inside the Rental-Only Vintage Store Where Beyoncé and Lady Gaga Dress Up

New York’s vintage stores have been under siege as fashion sellers try to adapt to e-commerce, online consignment and fast-fashion. Shannon Hoey's exclusive Manhattan store is the exception.


Luxury

Why Luxury Brands Are Suddenly a Lot Cheaper in Turkey

Shoppers have been lining up to splurge at luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermès.

Luxury

Why Luxury Brands Are Suddenly a Lot Cheaper in Turkey

Shoppers have been lining up to splurge at luxury brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermès.


Luxury

Trade Wars Threaten Luxury Stocks

An escalating trade war between the United States and China could abruptly end a glittering stock market run for luxury brands, with some investors already put off by lofty valuations in a sector powered by shoppers in the two countries.

Luxury

Trade Wars Threaten Luxury Stocks

An escalating trade war between the United States and China could abruptly end a glittering stock market run for luxury brands, with some investors already put off by lofty valuations in a sector powered by shoppers in the two countries.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.


News & Analysis

Selling Sparkle to Africa’s Super Rich

As Africa’s two largest economies make a comeback, brands and retailers see growing opportunity for fine jewellery sales on the continent.

News & Analysis

Selling Sparkle to Africa’s Super Rich

As Africa’s two largest economies make a comeback, brands and retailers see growing opportunity for fine jewellery sales on the continent.


News & Analysis

Learn Fashion Styling From Lucinda Chambers

From shooting iconic covers with Kate Moss to advising global brands, the previous fashion director of British Vogue and leading stylist has done it all. Take her self-directed BoF online course to accelerate your styling career.

News & Analysis

Learn Fashion Styling From Lucinda Chambers

From shooting iconic covers with Kate Moss to advising global brands, the previous fashion director of British Vogue and leading stylist has done it all. Take her self-directed BoF online course to accelerate your styling career.


News & Analysis

The Start-Ups Behind New York's Retail Reawakening

Start-ups and pop-ups are filling storefronts abandoned by struggling chains, taking advantage of plunging rents and landlords desperate to fill long-vacant spaces.

News & Analysis

The Start-Ups Behind New York's Retail Reawakening

Start-ups and pop-ups are filling storefronts abandoned by struggling chains, taking advantage of plunging rents and landlords desperate to fill long-vacant spaces.


China

Cheaper Luxury Gets Chinese Excited

Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès and Burberry all reduced their prices in China this month. Who is next and how will this impact the bottom line?

China

Cheaper Luxury Gets Chinese Excited

Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermès and Burberry all reduced their prices in China this month. Who is next and how will this impact the bottom line?