CHANEL popularity and CHANEL trends

Designed by Peter Marino, Chanel’s newest boutique, on avenue Montaigne in Paris, lends a rare if sumptuous hominess to the luxury shopping experience: Every last detail in its small, cozy rooms has been given the full couture treatment, making 6,500 square feet feel as intimate as its famous founder’s own apartment, on which it was partly modelled. In this fourth instalment of a series on reta...

Once upon a time, in a realm of Chanel frocks and McQueen masterpieces, there dwelt a coterie of style stargazers with an affinity for all wonders fashion.

The gizmos used by sexy Russian secret agent Anna Chapman are being put on display in New York. The exhibition includes a $2,300 Chanel bag with built-in wi-fi.

RUSSIAN spy babe Anna Chapman was outfitted with a $2,300 Chanel bag featuring a hidden, high-powered wi-fi device so she could secretly communicate with her Moscow-led overseers.

Lundi dernier, au Château de Versailles, Tilda Swinton assistait royalement à la collection Croisière Chanel dessinée par Karl Lagerfeld. Deux jours plus tard, changement de palais: la royale actrice galloise avait rallié la cour cannoise pour assister au film...

A Dublin woman with 102 convictions has been jailed for two years for having a stolen Chanel handbag. Carol Plunkett fought with gardaí and started to bang her head off a shop window while they tried to restrain her.

 A handy new Web series,  "What to Wear, Where," launched on Yahoo on Monday. The  series is hosted by Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power, co-founders of the fashion website Who What Wear. The initial offering explained what to wear to a daytime, cocktail hour or formal wedding, then provided links to shop the looks. Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron both wore diaphanous, black gowns ...

María Antonieta ha servido de inspiración para la última colección de Chanel. Y nada mejor que darla a conocer en los jardines del Palacio de Versalles.Volantes, encajes, cinturas estrechas y faldas voluminosas visten a estas damas de la corte creadas por Karl Lagerfeld. Trajes de época donde las faldas cortas aportan actualidad y la ironía que ofrece en cada colección este diseñador. Toda una ...

What do a $157,000 Mercedes-Benz, a Chanel diamond watch and a Christian Colin sculpture have in common?According to the New Zealand Herald, they were all birthday presents for Mona Dotcom, the wife of Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload who was arrested in January on charges that include copyright fraud, money laundering and racketeering.And now, as the Herald reports, the ...

Todavía no me había repuesto de la impresión de conocer en persona a Andrej Pejic, ese bello y andrógino bosnio que un día desfila vestido de hombre, al siguiente abre la pasarela en traje de novia (con cola y todo) y al otro posa como modelo femenina de un sujetador (y encima dispara las ventas), cuando supe la noticia de que Brad Pitt será la nueva imagen del mítico y ¿eternamente? femenino p...

Is something blossoming again?? Way after their rumored romance ended, we saw Vikram Chatwal and Lindsay Lohan enjoying themselves at a Chanel boutique last month. Maybe he was buying her a new gift?? Because last night, the two were spotted close together at the art exhibit, Life As A Dream, in New York City. Inneresting.. Rumors are [...]

Given that Chanel No 5 is not that short of its centenary, why is it that it continues to captivate and grab market share while other brands, that were once considered invincible, have died?

Actor Brad Pitt is to be the new face of Chanel No.5 perfume, one of the most famous fragrances in the world, the French fashion house said on Wednesday.

Oui, c'est un parfum pour femmes, mais s'il y a un homme assez beau pour que ça n'ait pas d'importance, c'est bien Brad Pitt. Prouvant une fois de plus que son...

Brad Pitt is going to have new swag to bring home to fiancee Angelina Jolie: He's been named the new face of Chanel No. 5.

Brad Pitt is going where no man has gone before.

BRAD Pitt is the new face of Chanel No.5, according to reports. The 48-year-old World War Z star will reportedly make history as the famous fragrance's first male model. Pitt will shoot his first campaign for the brand in London this week, according to E Online. He will reportedly receive a seven-figure sum for the advertisement, which is tipped to debut towards the end of this year. Pitt follo...

Thought to be first time iconic perfume for women will be marketed by a man

El actor estadounidense rodará esta misma semana el vídeo promocional en Londres, donde recientemente ha adquirido una vivienda

NEW YORK (AP) -- Brad Pitt is the new face of Chanel's No. 5 perfume....

The actor is the first man to represent the famed women's scent

Hollywood’s hottest sex symbol is reportedly the newest face for the iconic brand—what do you think? Brad Pitt is probably one of the only male celebs who could sell a women’s fragrance! And now the sex symbol, 48, is apparently about to shoot his first commercial for the signature scent! Reps for neither Pitt nor [...]

L’acteur américain Brad Pitt a été choisi par Chanel pour incarner le « héros » de la prochaine campagne publicitaire pour Nº5, le célèbre ...lire la suitehistoires liées16:29 Timochenko a cessé sa grève de la faim17:12 La commission des jeux de hasard accorde des licences pour les paris en ligne17:09 Le trafic ferroviaire perturbé ce vendredi ?17:04 171 mineurs étrangers non-accompagnés toujou...

Why not have a man endorse a women's fragrance?

Hollywood-Star Brad Pitt soll für den Duftklassiker "Chanel No. 5" werben, auch wenn es sich dabei um ein Frauenparfüm handelt

It is the well-known fragrance that was famously the only thing that Marilyn Monroe wore in bed.

HE'S no stranger to grabbing headlines, so it makes sense that Mr Jolie will be the first man to face up for Chanel.

Yes, it's a scent for a woman, but if ever there was a man pretty enough to render that particular point moot, it's Brad Pitt. Proving yet again that his musky appeal knows no...

This post will be continually updated and expanded. Big loser tonight: The president's pack of Nicorette gum.— Patrick W. Gavin (@pwgavin) April 29, 2012 OH at the ABC pre-party for #nerdprom: @EricStonestreet to @JakeTapper: "I followed you on Twitter today. Now I expect the same!" — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 28, 2012 Tonight's sharpest-dressed so far: Uggie the dog. #WHCD ins...

China's broader economy may be losing momentum, but its big spenders aren't letting anything get in the way of their love affair with Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Gucci.

Schluss mit Chanel! Asma al-Assad darf nicht mehr zum Luxus-Shopping nach Paris. Das EU-Einreiseverbot für die syrische Despotengattin wird den Fall des Regimes sicherlich beschleunigen: Wer will schon in Jogginghosen und Adiletten sein Volk umbringen lassen?

Occasionally the National Post presents the imagined perspective of newsmakers. Today, the week of Asma al-Assad as imagined by Tristin Hopper

Lange war die Mode superschmal und die Models bei Chanel & Co. sind immer noch enorm dünn – nur die Entwürfe sehen aus, als müssten sie Pfunde verstecken. Foto: AFP, AP, dapdMehr zum ThemaNach Wulff-Affäre - Prinz fordert: Zurück zur MonarchieÖzil und Co im Viertelfinale - 4:1! Real RIESIG gegen MoskauLambeck schenkt ein - Vertikale in der WeinprobeKuschel-Junkie, Ego-Shooter - Welcher Typ...

EXCLUSIVE: STAR exits hotel with Chanel hunk — months after he said he fancied her

It’s the last of the major fashion weeks for Fall/Winter 2012 collections and Globe Style’s Amy Verner is there, dispatching from all the big shows at Paris Fashion Week. On the penultimate day, designers went bold with metals, jewels and fur

Stardesigner Karl Lagerfeld lässt für Chanel die Kristalle in Paris funkeln, und Katy Perry ist auch dabei.

In pictures: from Picasso to Chanel, the worlds of art, dance and fashion collide as one of the greatest Ballets Russes collections goes on view.

Abashingly eerie that just because I’m here on the long low-tide beach of age with briny time licking insidious eddies over my toes there’d rise in me those mad weeks a lifetime ago when I had two lovers, one who soaked herself so in Chanel . . . (Subscription required.)

French feminists celebrate another victory. They will no longer have to deal with "mademoiselle" - the word that has been irritating them for years. The French government ordered to strike the word out from official documents. It is quite possible that the word will eventually disappear from every-day speech of the French people

EU-Politiker nutzen Twitter, um sich direkt an die Bürger zu wenden. Für die Internetgemeinde ist das ein großer Spaß, etwa wenn Neelie Kroes darüber spekuliert, sie trage "Chanel No. 5 und sonst nichts".

Figuras de las pasarelas como Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace y Coco Chanel, al estilo de Matt Groening, se exhibirán en la próxima Semana de la Moda de Nueva York

[[354951]] PARIS (AFP) : 300 robes-sculptures et accessoires créés par Paco Rabanne et résumant le vestiaire avant-gardiste du couturier, surnommé "le métallurgiste de la mode" par Coco Chanel, seront dispersés aux enchères par Artcurial, lundi à Paris, a annoncé la maison de ventes. En Rhodoïd,...

Online luxury retailer Net-a-Porter is heralding the launch of a new collection Wednesday with five augmented reality-enhanced shopping events acro…

A select number of fashionistas were today delighted to find they had been invited to board 'Air Chanel'. The elaborate setting for this season's Couture show saw the Grand Palais in Paris transformed into a 'private jet' - complete with numbered seating, floor-level lighting and even a slatted roof which revealed a 'faux-sky'.

Chanel und Dior zählen zu den absoluten Highlights der Haute-Couture-Schauen in Paris. Karl Lagerfeld machte den Laufsteg zum Flugzeug, auch die Entwürfe waren mitunter abgehoben. Dior setzt auf Transparentes.

Designer und Labels gibt es viele, aber die wirklich wichtigen Häuser, die die Mode des 20. Jahrhunderts für die Nachkommenden veränderten, lassen sich einfach abzählen. Chanel gehört mit ihrer Gr...

Silicon Valley is famously, and rightly, proud of its place as the spiritual home for startups. And it has an inspiring and awesome track record that’s tough to beat. However, as the recent Le Web conference proved, European tech hubs like London, Berlin and more recently Paris, can now also lay claim to breeding world-class entrepreneurs. There’s a sense that Europe is finally getting its gro...

Lindsay Lohan has had her purse stolen in Hawaii. While at a party last night, Lohan left her $5,000 Chanel purse in the car. When she left the party, the purse was gone, according to TMZ. The purse reportedly contained her passport, as well as other ID and a significant… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Is that eBay-purchased Chanel bag gamey because it served as a cat bed? Does that DVF wrap dress scored on Craigslist have bad juju from the woman who wore it to steal her best friend's husband? More »

For more than half a century, Mr. Lesage led the embroidery atelier that has served couture designers from Charles Frederick Worth through Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel.

After a series of one-sided hearings, luxury goods maker Chanel has won recent court orders against hundreds of websites trafficking in counterfeit luxury goods. A federal judge in Nevada has agreed that Chanel can seize the domain names in question and transfer them all to US-based registrar GoDaddy.

Luxury brand Chanel has engaged in a fierce campaign against counterfeit websites in federal court in Nevada. It has seized approximately six hundred domain names in the last few months, reports Venkat Balasubramani. "I'm sympathetic to the "whack-a-mole" problem rights owners face, but this relief is just extraordinarily broad and is on shaky procedural grounds." Follow CircleID on Twi...