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January 6, 2012
While on a Chanel high (see my previous Pin Code piece), it is only fair to pay equal respect to the woman and legend behind the brand that has single-handedly made quilted bags and ballerina flats universal Fashion must-haves. Gabrielle, or "Coco" as she preferred, was a complex and complicated woman. Or, atleast, that is how she is portrayed in the three (yes, three) books that came out just this season. Having only read one so far, I can promise that Coco’s romances are explored just as [...]
August 5, 2011
A few days ago, Christopher Muther wrote about Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld’s exclusive collection for Macy’s Impulse and now we finally have photos. Standout pieces include tongue-in-cheek starched collars (we assume an ode to Lagerfeld’s signature uniform) and a fair amount of tasteful and demure work wears. The collection’s price point peaks at $169 for a knee-length tweed coat and arrive at select stores August 31. [Images via Factory PR]
In related news, the upcoming apparel and home collection by Italian Fashion house Missoni for [...]
July 3, 2011
Whist at the Royal Ascot Fashion Show, I spied an eye-catching black and white hat only to find the wearer was self-taught milliner Ilda di Vico.
Tell me about the outfit you are wearing today.
"I started thinking of the design and began work on the hat months ago.
I bought some Chanel fabric from Joel and Son in London [England’s leading couture fabric store] and asked my local tailor to create a Dioresque suit. I then trimmed my hat with frayed pieces of the same fabric. The hat is [...]
July 2, 2011
When the welcome is Owen Wilson, Laird Hamilton, Gabrielle Reece and 200-plus more paddlers and surfers forming a human peace sign in the ocean off the coast of Malibu, you know the party is going to be good.
So began the benefit dinner for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Ocean Initiative on Saturday at the Charles Gwathmey-designed home of Ron and Kelly Meyer, sponsored by Chanel’s J12 line of watches. Not only was the sight inspirational, it’s apparently on its way to becoming a new Guinness world [...]
July 1, 2011
What’s hot right now? We’ve picked three new things this week:
1. Supra Skytop III
Supra‘s popular Skytop sneaker really made this footwear brand what it is today. The latest release of this model is the Skytop III, which is the most technologically advanced in the collection so far. It was first released in the four colorways shown below, and the newest four styles shown above just dropped. Some good looking kicks!
2. 18K Gold Security! Tag
Yes, you read that right—a company by the name of [...]
July 1, 2011
According to the latest reports actor Anushka Sharma was detained and questioned for nine hours by customs officials, for carrying valuables worth Rs 35 lakh. Other recent incidents of flouting of customs regulations involves actors Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba.
This news has brought to the fore people’s disregard for the rules. But, how many of us are even aware of the ground rules? Kamini Saraf, socialite, says, “Indians are used to cash transactions and carry many valuables during weddings and other festivals. Customs rules can be [...]
June 20, 2011
Blake Lively wore a sheer, white Chanel Couture gown to the Los Angeles premiere of "Green Lantern" and the superhero movie hit theaters on June, Friday 17. Lively complimented her cap-sleeved gown with Lorraine Schwartz yellow-and-white diamond chain bracelets, glittering silver shoes and a messy side swept fishtail braid, topped with a diamond hair pin.
In January, Lively was chosen as the face of Chanel’s "Mademoiselle" handbag line by designer Karl Lagerfeld.
"Green Lantern" is based on the DC Comic book that follows fighter pilot Hal Jordan [...]
June 19, 2011
Women in daringly short skirts and skyscraper heels. Bouncers in black suits and silver sunglasses at the entrance to a luxe show tent.
But this wasn’t Tuileries de Paris, the famed French gardens that host fall and spring Fashion shows. It was Rosemont Middle School.
Waitresses served chocolate-covered strawberries and cupcakes topped with interlocking Cs, the logo of the renowned French fashion house Chanel, as the school played host Monday evening to its first-ever student fashion show.
“I wanted the girls to have a professional fashion show,” [...]
June 19, 2011
Lagarde, a former scout and synchronised swimming enthusiast, has her task cut out if she is elected to the top IMF postIt may have been around a campfire under a starry sky, in woods outside Rouen, the young Christine Lagarde first heard the fable of the milkmaid and the pot of milk.
The short story, by Jean de la Fontaine, tells of a maiden walking to market with a pot of milk on her head. She dreams of the things she can buy when she sells the [...]
March 23, 2011
Für Wein und Chanel-Modeschmuck gilt: Je älter, desto besser. Online-Shops wie Apropos, Stylebop oder Farfetch bieten die Klunker verstärkt in ihrem Sortiment an. Vorgemacht hat es der New Yorker Edel-Secondhandladen What Comes Around Goes Around (WCAGA). Die Original-Stücke aus den 60er bis 80er Jahren sind zumeist vergoldete Unikate und deshalb schlichtweg Raritäten. Coco Chanel wird oft als Erfinderin des Modeschmucks genannt und gab oben stehenden Kommentar zum Besten. Man kauft also ein Stück
Geschichte.
Chanel-Schmuck ist nie "Made in China". Im Idealfall baumelt irgendwo ein kleiner [...]
