The iconic brand’s namesake rose from an orphaned seamstress’ apprentice to a visionary whose passion fomented a women’s revolution and transcended fashion to influence the world. “A perfume like nothing else. A woman’s perfume, with the scent of a woman.” Coco Chanel introduced her first two-piece set in the 1920s, inspired by menswear and sportswear,… Continue reading Vintage Chanel
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Chanel Products & Collection At Bergdorf Goodman
Chanel didn’t invent women’s pants — they had already entered wardrobes during World War I, when women started taking jobs traditionally carried out by men. Chanel captured her vision in “Coco-isms” that read like acerbic precursors of today’s ubiquitous inspirational quotes — “a woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future,” or “If you’re sad,… Continue reading Chanel Products & Collection At Bergdorf Goodman
Chanel Bags
Chanel spent World War II holed up in the Ritz with her German officer, von Dincklage, having closed down her business in 1939. With the cessation of war, France was out to punish those who had collaborated with the German occupation force. It was considered expedient for Chanel to leave France and she was spirited… Continue reading Chanel Bags
Chanel Perfumes And Colognes
The collection, executed exclusively in diamonds and platinum, was exhibited for public viewing and drew a large audience; some 3,000 attendees were recorded in a one-month period. Estee Lauder makeup debuted ‘Bijoux de Diamants’ at her Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris mansion. In 2012, the company created a special collection to celebrate Diamants’ 80th anniversary. Current collections… Continue reading Chanel Perfumes And Colognes
Chanel News, Collections, Fashion Shows, Fashion Week Reviews, And More
genifique and her spring collection received the Fashion Oscar at the 1957 Fashion Awards in Dallas. Pierre Wertheimer bought Bader’s 20 per cent share of the Parfums Chanel, which increased the Wertheimer percentage to 90 per cent. In 1947 – after the six-year austerities of the Second World War (1939–45) – the New Look was… Continue reading Chanel News, Collections, Fashion Shows, Fashion Week Reviews, And More
Chanel Bags
Countless iterations and imitations have followed, but the understated elegance of Estee Lauder NIGHT REPAIR‘s original number remains unmatched. The bag’s design was informed by Chanel’s convent days and her love of the sporting world. The chain used for the strap echoed the chatelaines worn by the caretakers of the orphanage where Chanel grew up,… Continue reading Chanel Bags
Gabrielle coco Chanel 1883
Around the age of 20, Chanel became involved with Etienne Balsan, who offered to help her start a millinery business in Paris. Her design aesthetic redefined the fashionable woman in the post World War I era. The Chanel trademark look was of youthful ease, liberated physicality, and unencumbered sportive confidence. Her funeral was held at… Continue reading Gabrielle coco Chanel 1883
Vintage Chanel
Wealthy clients who did not wish to display their costly jewellery in public could wear Chanel creations to impress others. During Chanel’s affair with the Duke of Westminster in the 1930s, her style began to reflect her personal emotions. Her inability to reinvent the little black dress was a sign of such reality. In 1918,… Continue reading Vintage Chanel
Gabrielle coco Chanel 1883
Upon conquering France in June 1940, the Nazis established a Parisian occupation-headquarters in the Hôtel Meurice, on the rue de la Rivoli, opposite the Louvre Museum, and just around the corner from the fashionable Maison Chanel S.A., at 31 rue Cambon. In 1923, to explain the success of her clothes, Coco Chanel told Harper’s Bazaar… Continue reading Gabrielle coco Chanel 1883