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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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Technology

Can Luxury Challengers Take Burberry’s Digital Crown?

While Burberry remains the top digital brand in luxury fashion, its advantage over its competitors is narrowing.


News & Analysis

Coty Denies Claim of a Ban on Online Sales for its Luxury Brands

The comments came in a landmark case, which could determine whether luxury goods companies can stop retailers from selling their products via online marketplaces such as Amazon or eBay.


Technology

Alibaba's Global Retail Empire, Google's Impact on Luxury Investors and More...

This week, Alibaba's Jack Ma is challenging Amazon's retail ambitions, while Google searches have become a new essential for luxury investors.


Luxury

What Kering's Cartier Deal Means for the Eyewear Market

Kering Eyewear has signed a partnership to develop, manufacture and distribute eyewear for Cartier, its first external deal at a time of radical change in the sector.


Technology

Will Consumers Want Levi’s New ‘Wearable Tech’ Jacket?

Levi’s Commuter Trucker jacket embedded with Google’s ‘Jacquard’ technology aims to bring practical purpose to wearables. BoF sat down with executives from Levi’s and Google to walk through the evolution of the product and gauge its market potential.


News & Analysis

Louis Vuitton Sneaker Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Status Symbol

A flamboyant high-top is surprise leader on list of most popular sneakers in the San Francisco area.


Financial Markets

Elie Saab Sets a New Course in New York

As he opens his first US boutique, the Lebanese designer speaks exclusively to BoF about growing beyond couture and his approach to the red carpet.


Luxury

News Bites | Sibling Appoints Liquidators, How Search Trends Can Predict Luxury Sales

In today's News Bites, London label Sibling winds down operations, how online search impacts revenue, and the rivalry between Helena Rubenstein and Elizabeth Arden hits Broadway.


News & Analysis

‘Dominican Power’ on the Catwalk

A wave of new models from the Dominican Republic are scoring major campaigns and runway gigs at fashion week. But what — or who — is really behind their unstoppable ascent?


Fashion Week

In Paris, Singularity Shines Through the Incoherence

The winners of the season were designers who stuck to a single, brilliant idea, like Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga, Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons and Jun Takahashi of Undercover, argues Angelo Flaccavento.