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.
Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?
Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.
Can Couture Be Modern?
The Paris Couture week that just closed was a bumpy ride with an uplifting finale, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Ronald van der Kemp Builds a Brand His Own Way
The Dutch designer’s label RVDK is the standard-bearer for haute couture's art of glorious one-offs and flights of fancy, celebrating creativity, craft and an obsession with the unique.
Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market
As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?
Chanel Plots a Sweet Escape
Conceived in a post-Macron bliss, Karl Lagerfeld's latest was an airy pastel antidote to the sour ways of the world.
Ellery Comes to Couture
Kym Ellery is bravely reconsidering the industry's breakneck pace, but the collection she showed today struggled under the spotlight of couture.
What Hedi Slimane Means for Céline
The surprise return of one of fashion’s most polarising yet commercially successful designers could double revenues at the LVMH-owned house. But will it alienate Céline loyalists?
On Sex Abuse, We Are All Guilty
The fashion industry must take collective responsibility for normalising alleged sex offenders like Mario Testino and Bruce Weber.
China Luxury Sales Rebound as Millennials Snap up Cosmetics, Handbags
Domestic sales of Gucci handbags to Chanel cosmetics rose at the fastest pace in over half a decade last year.
Decoding Melania Trump's European Style
If there's a message in Mrs. Trump's fashion, it's that she dresses to look good, in keeping with the expensive personal taste she's acquired since marrying Trump in 2005. Political meaning isn't part of the equation.