Store Windows in Paris: Chanel at Printemps
Chanel at Printemps PARIS, Dec 2, 2010 / — Chanel store window at Printemps Paris. [LINDSAY MCCALLUM] Photos by Lindsay McCallum] Chanel at Printemps Chanel at Printemps (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=156487630535"; ...
Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2010
PARIS, Mar 12, 2010 / FW/ — Bouffant hair with bangs and oversized bows, Karl Lagerfeld brought the 1860s and 1960s on the runway at the same time, which was already quite interesting. But, wait, he also did something unexpected! Mr. Lagerfeld turned the legendary Chanel suit into culottes. Proposed in pastel shades of green, blue and even gray, there was that tutti-frutti...
Chanel Fall 2010
PARIS, Mar 10, 2010 / FW/ — Best of runway from the Chanel Fall 2010 show held March 9th during Paris Prêt-a-porter. Photos by THOMAS BARNES Paris Prêt-a-porter Fall 2010 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:...
Seen & Heard: Lily Allen wears Castelbajac at Chanel
Lily Allen rehearsing before Chanel performance PARIS, Oct 8, 2009 / FW/ — You probably already know that Lily Allen gave a surprise performance during the Chanel show last Tuesday. What you did not know is that during the rehearsal, the British singer wore a dress designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac with Karl Lagerfeld watching! But, all’s well that ends well....
Chanel Spring 2010: A Simple Life
PARIS, Oct 7, 2009 / FW/ — If you’re thinking of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie because of the title “A Simple Life”, banish that thought. The inspiration for Chanel’s Spring 2010 collection is definitely high brow – it was inspired by Marie Antoinette’s farm. A barn as backdrop, complete with hay and the runway was literally made of farm dirt, which...
Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2009: Fashion in a Bottle
Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2009 PARIS, Jul 8, 2009 / FW/ — The finale at Chanel was a bride and groom coming out of a gigantic Chanel No 5 bottle reminded me of a line in Daphne du Maurier’s book ‘Rebecca’ where speaking as the young Mrs. De Winter, Maurier wrote, “if memories are like perfume, that it could be bottled and when you want to re-live that moment,...
Paris Haute Couture Fall 2009
Dates: Monday, July 6 to Thursday, July 9, 2009 Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall 2009 A Fashion Paradox DALLAS, May 13, 2009 / FW/ — With a week separating the menswear season from the haute couture season, the lofty world of the made-to-measure craft now stands alone, as it was over 150 years ago when Charles Worth founded the Chambre Syndicale de la...
Chanel Fall 2009: A Hundred Years Hence
Chanel Fall 2009 PARIS, Mar 12, 2009 / FW/ — It was in 1909 when the legendary Coco Chanel began her career as a fashion designer, yet there was no sign at the Chanel show last Tuesday of this milestone in the house’s history. What was seen was the iconic Chanel suit that Coco Chanel invented during World War I. Of course, the Fall 2009 Chanel suit is very different...
Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2009
Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2009 PARIS, Jan 28, 2009 / FW/ — Selected photos from the Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2009 runway show. Related Post: Paris Haute Couture Spring 2009 #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border:...
Chanel Cuts 200 Jobs in Response to Recession
Chanel store window DALLAS, Dec 29, 2008 / FW/ — It looks like the luxury market is not totally recession proof as everyone used to believe. French fashion house Chanel, leading luxury purveyor is “200 jobs as fears grow that the supposedly recession proof luxury market is falling victim to the global credit crisis,” reported The Guardian in London. The same...
Keira Knightley Wears Chanel Couture at The Duchess Premiere
Keira Knightley wears Chanel at The Duchess Premiere NEW YORK, Sep 16, 2008 / FW/ — During the height of New York Fashion Week, The Duchess premiered at The Public Theater in Manhattan. Keira Knightley who plays the lead role was spotted wearing a black satin embroidered dress from CHANEL Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2008 collection. Based on Amanda Foreman’s...
