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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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Global Markets

Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO

Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its chief executive said.

Global Markets

Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO

Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its chief executive said.


News & Analysis

How the Legendary Birkin Bag Remains Dominant

It's safe to say that if you want to buy a Birkin, and you can afford one, it will eventually be yours. In the meantime, the exclusivity — both perceived and real — generates plenty of cultural cachet and continues the cycle of sales.

News & Analysis

How the Legendary Birkin Bag Remains Dominant

It's safe to say that if you want to buy a Birkin, and you can afford one, it will eventually be yours. In the meantime, the exclusivity — both perceived and real — generates plenty of cultural cachet and continues the cycle of sales.


News & Analysis

New Life in Paris

Once in short supply, young Paris-based labels like Officine Générale, Vetements and Jacquemus are building budding businesses. What’s changed?

News & Analysis

New Life in Paris

Once in short supply, young Paris-based labels like Officine Générale, Vetements and Jacquemus are building budding businesses. What’s changed?


Global Markets

Panama, Latin America’s Nerve Centre

As the gateway to a regional fashion market worth $150 billion and a hub connecting 600 million people, there is more to Panama than meets the eye.

Global Markets

Panama, Latin America’s Nerve Centre

As the gateway to a regional fashion market worth $150 billion and a hub connecting 600 million people, there is more to Panama than meets the eye.


News & Analysis

Gucci's Beautiful Losers Hit New York

Proposing a take on eccentricity that is part Wes Anderson, part cultured grandma, part bespectacled style maven, Alessandro Michele has turned the tables at Gucci.

News & Analysis

Gucci's Beautiful Losers Hit New York

Proposing a take on eccentricity that is part Wes Anderson, part cultured grandma, part bespectacled style maven, Alessandro Michele has turned the tables at Gucci.


News & Analysis

Handbags at Dawn: Why Auction Houses Are Targeting Luxury Fashion

The world’s biggest auction houses are targeting luxury fashion. The result? Record-breaking Birkins, auctions during fashion week and a $60 million lawsuit.

News & Analysis

Handbags at Dawn: Why Auction Houses Are Targeting Luxury Fashion

The world’s biggest auction houses are targeting luxury fashion. The result? Record-breaking Birkins, auctions during fashion week and a $60 million lawsuit.


Global Markets

Pyongyang Bling: The Rise of North Korea's Consumer Comrades

Nail salons, massage parlours, cafes and other signs of consumerism were unheard of in rigidly controlled North Korea just a few years ago, but they are slowly emerging in one of the world's last bastions of Cold War socialism.

Global Markets

Pyongyang Bling: The Rise of North Korea's Consumer Comrades

Nail salons, massage parlours, cafes and other signs of consumerism were unheard of in rigidly controlled North Korea just a few years ago, but they are slowly emerging in one of the world's last bastions of Cold War socialism.


News & Analysis

How Stüssy Became a $50 Million Global Streetwear Brand Without Selling Out

Growing organically from its surf-inspired roots, the independent label, which turns 35 this year, managed to parlay its heritage into a business that generated $50 million last year, even without the man whose name is on the label.

News & Analysis

How Stüssy Became a $50 Million Global Streetwear Brand Without Selling Out

Growing organically from its surf-inspired roots, the independent label, which turns 35 this year, managed to parlay its heritage into a business that generated $50 million last year, even without the man whose name is on the label.


News & Analysis

Renzo Rosso Says Rehabilitated Galliano is a "Real Pro"

Renzo Rosso, chairman and main shareholder of Maison Margiela's parent OTB group, said sales were already up 20 percent at the fashion house even though only a few of Galliano's pieces had so far reached the shelves.

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Renzo Rosso Says Rehabilitated Galliano is a "Real Pro"

Renzo Rosso, chairman and main shareholder of Maison Margiela's parent OTB group, said sales were already up 20 percent at the fashion house even though only a few of Galliano's pieces had so far reached the shelves.


China

The China Edit | Gucci, Pricing, Hermès, New Look

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 | Gucci, Pricing, Hermès, New Look

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.