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Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned by the Wertheimer family and headquartered in Paris.

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News & Analysis

Karl Lagerfeld on the State of Fashion: 'It's a Mess'

Karl Lagerfeld speaks to BoF about how direct-to-consumer strategies might co-exist with a more traditional approach to staging runway shows.

News & Analysis

Karl Lagerfeld on the State of Fashion: 'It's a Mess'

Karl Lagerfeld speaks to BoF about how direct-to-consumer strategies might co-exist with a more traditional approach to staging runway shows.


News & Analysis

What It’s Really Like Being a Fit Model

BoF speaks to fit models at Céline, Burberry and others about career longevity, body size and how much they make.

News & Analysis

What It’s Really Like Being a Fit Model

BoF speaks to fit models at Céline, Burberry and others about career longevity, body size and how much they make.


Global Markets

Momentum in Dubai, Middle East’s Fashion Mecca

With a new fashion council, a revamped fashion week and a growing reputation as a launch pad for big brand events, Dubai is evolving into a fully-fledged fashion capital for the Middle East and North African market.

Global Markets

Momentum in Dubai, Middle East’s Fashion Mecca

With a new fashion council, a revamped fashion week and a growing reputation as a launch pad for big brand events, Dubai is evolving into a fully-fledged fashion capital for the Middle East and North African market.


Global Markets

India, the Fashion World’s Next Manufacturing Powerhouse?

The ‘Make in India’ campaign is raising the profile and prospects of India’s garment and textile industry.

Global Markets

India, the Fashion World’s Next Manufacturing Powerhouse?

The ‘Make in India’ campaign is raising the profile and prospects of India’s garment and textile industry.


Marketing

Ed Filipowski, Fashion Catalyst

The co-president of fashion PR powerhouse KCD talks exclusively to BoF about public relations in the digital age and the firm’s new entertainment and tech division.

Marketing

Ed Filipowski, Fashion Catalyst

The co-president of fashion PR powerhouse KCD talks exclusively to BoF about public relations in the digital age and the firm’s new entertainment and tech division.


Global Markets

North Korea's Fashion Secrets

Fashion is an increasingly important tool for North Korea’s ‘black market generation’ to make small but significant changes to the culture and economy of the secretive state.

Global Markets

North Korea's Fashion Secrets

Fashion is an increasingly important tool for North Korea’s ‘black market generation’ to make small but significant changes to the culture and economy of the secretive state.


Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.

Technology

The Digital Iceberg

Fashion brands are adapting their marketing strategies for a digital reality that goes far deeper than online sales.


Luxury

Super Shrink Me: The Rise of the Mini Handbag

In the last decade, luxury handbag prices have skyrocketed. Now, brands are making smaller versions of iconic styles to win back aspirational consumers.

Luxury

Super Shrink Me: The Rise of the Mini Handbag

In the last decade, luxury handbag prices have skyrocketed. Now, brands are making smaller versions of iconic styles to win back aspirational consumers.


China

The China Edit | Optimism at LVMH, Lunar New Year Travel, Factories Pause

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Optimism at LVMH, Lunar New Year Travel, Factories Pause

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

The Risks of Changing Creative Directors

Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?

News & Analysis

The Risks of Changing Creative Directors

Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?