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Matthieu Blazy Puts Enchantment to Work at Chanel

The designer asked himself, ‘How can we juxtapose fairy tales and the adventure of the everyday?’ — and then gave us a dazzling answer.

Fashion Week

Matthieu Blazy Puts Enchantment to Work at Chanel

The designer asked himself, ‘How can we juxtapose fairy tales and the adventure of the everyday?’ — and then gave us a dazzling answer.


Luxury

Thoroughly Modern Gabrielle

A landmark exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and an upcoming Métiers d’Art show in Manchester are part of Chanel’s ‘British moment,’ president of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky tells Tim Blanks.

Luxury

Thoroughly Modern Gabrielle

A landmark exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and an upcoming Métiers d’Art show in Manchester are part of Chanel’s ‘British moment,’ president of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky tells Tim Blanks.


Workplace & Talent

BoF FAQs: Chanel

From Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's early years on the Rue Cambon, launching Chanel No.5 and the now iconic 2.55 handbag, to how the business operates today, BoF answers your questions on what is regarded as the world's most desirable luxury fashion brand.

Workplace & Talent

BoF FAQs: Chanel

From Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's early years on the Rue Cambon, launching Chanel No.5 and the now iconic 2.55 handbag, to how the business operates today, BoF answers your questions on what is regarded as the world's most desirable luxury fashion brand.


Luxury

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883-1971)

In the fourth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we meet the creator of the ‘little black dress,’ who took her cues from a country in mourning. Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, the designer doyenne who founded fashion’s most famous house, used her lovers’ money to establish herself and rewrote the rulebook with her mannish collections.

Luxury

Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883-1971)

In the fourth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we meet the creator of the ‘little black dress,’ who took her cues from a country in mourning. Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, the designer doyenne who founded fashion’s most famous house, used her lovers’ money to establish herself and rewrote the rulebook with her mannish collections.