In New York City next week? Make sure to pay a visit to Chanel’s East 57th Street flagship store, where on the third floor the luxe French label has set up shop–namely, an exhibit entitled “The Secrets of the Chanel Handbag” designed to reveal the handbag’s je ne sais quoi while highlighting the craftsmanship that … Continue reading ““The Secrets of the Chanel Handbag” Exhibit”
The next trend will be backpacks. Remember Prada’s ascent to greatness was all due to those nylon backpacks? After that, everyone else started doing them! Yes, including Chanel. Well, get a jump start and be way cooler than everyone else with a Vintage Chanel backpack in this season’s color, yellow! You will be the fashion … Continue reading “Vintage Chanel Backpack”
Tell me that if the Chanel Woven Fabric Shopping Tote (with LemariĆ© Tweed Flower), that Rachel Bilson is toting around didn’t have the Chanel logo and chain you’d still think it cost more than $100 and I wouldn’t believe you! The Spring Summer 2010 collection had a lot to offer – including some gorgeous takes … Continue reading “Rachel Bilson in Chanel S/S 2010: Snob or Slob?”
Chilly but HOT was the theme Karl Lagerfeld chose for the Chanel Fall Winter collection. He is known for his theatrics and he does not disappoint. The bags were for the most part incredibly wearable and updated to keep us finicky girls happy, but there were those show stoppers that make you wonder if he … Continue reading “Chanel Fall 2010 Runway Bags”
Karl Lagerfeld likes to articulate his seasonal message through a theatrical setting. If the audience wasn’t convinced of this winter’s arctic riff from the polar bear invite and press kits on each seat, then the glacial 265-ton iceberg (specially imported from Sweden) standing 28 feet tall and abundance of faux fur in everything from coats … Continue reading “Chanel Fall 2010”
Peter Dundas is a seriously underappreciated talent. This former designer at Roberto Cavalli and Ungaro–now creative director of Emilio Pucci–has never let his passion for cutting-edge design be marred by trends or corporate restraint. The same can be said for the Marquise bag, his first bag (not to mention the only one launched with a … Continue reading “Emilio Pucci Marquise Bag”