Chanel
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.


Op-Ed | What’s Behind the Slump in China’s Luxury Sales?
The key question is whether the drop is due to a weakening economy or a shift in consumer perception towards luxury items as mere commodities.

Op-Ed | What’s Behind the Slump in China’s Luxury Sales?
The key question is whether the drop is due to a weakening economy or a shift in consumer perception towards luxury items as mere commodities.

How Japan Is Creating a New Headache for European Luxury
Tourists are flocking to Japan to scoop up high-end clothes and handbags at a discount thanks to a weak yen.

How Japan Is Creating a New Headache for European Luxury
Tourists are flocking to Japan to scoop up high-end clothes and handbags at a discount thanks to a weak yen.

Op-Ed | Big Luxury Frets That China Is Turning Japanese
Just like post-boom Tokyo in the 1990s, the Chinese are embracing value for money and mix-and-match. That’s bad news for Europe’s fashion empires, writes Shuli Ren.

Op-Ed | Big Luxury Frets That China Is Turning Japanese
Just like post-boom Tokyo in the 1990s, the Chinese are embracing value for money and mix-and-match. That’s bad news for Europe’s fashion empires, writes Shuli Ren.

Paris Fashion Week to Include Alessandro Michele’s Valentino Runway Debut; Dries Van Noten’s First Show Without Van Noten
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode released its provisional calendar for the Spring/Summer 2025 edition, featuring 70 shows and 38 presentations. Weinsanto will kick off the week on Sept. 23 and Louis Vuitton will round it out on Oct. 1.

Paris Fashion Week to Include Alessandro Michele’s Valentino Runway Debut; Dries Van Noten’s First Show Without Van Noten
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode released its provisional calendar for the Spring/Summer 2025 edition, featuring 70 shows and 38 presentations. Weinsanto will kick off the week on Sept. 23 and Louis Vuitton will round it out on Oct. 1.

Why Luxury Brands Are Investing in China’s Art Scene
Chanel, Prada, Hermès, Loewe and Louis Vuitton have been collaborating with museums, artists and art fairs in China to generate marketing buzz and expand their client base amid a slowdown in the key luxury market.

Why Luxury Brands Are Investing in China’s Art Scene
Chanel, Prada, Hermès, Loewe and Louis Vuitton have been collaborating with museums, artists and art fairs in China to generate marketing buzz and expand their client base amid a slowdown in the key luxury market.

The ‘Unbookable’ Beauticians With Years-Long Waiting Lists
Practitioners like Iván Pol, known for his 'Beauty Sandwich' technique, Joanna Czech and Harriet Westmoreland are so oversubscribed, to get an appointment, you might need a private concierge.

The ‘Unbookable’ Beauticians With Years-Long Waiting Lists
Practitioners like Iván Pol, known for his 'Beauty Sandwich' technique, Joanna Czech and Harriet Westmoreland are so oversubscribed, to get an appointment, you might need a private concierge.

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism
A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism
A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Chanel and Dior’s Haute Couture Loses Heat
No fireworks from the world’s most famous fashion brands, writes Tim Blanks.

Chanel and Dior’s Haute Couture Loses Heat
No fireworks from the world’s most famous fashion brands, writes Tim Blanks.

The Fashion System Is Creaking. Will It Collapse?
Lately, something has not been feeling quite right in fashion. First Kering, and now LVMH and Chanel, seem to be creeping into crisis management mode.

The Fashion System Is Creaking. Will It Collapse?
Lately, something has not been feeling quite right in fashion. First Kering, and now LVMH and Chanel, seem to be creeping into crisis management mode.

How Will Chanel Pick a New Designer?
Following the departure of artistic director Virginie Viard, the French couture and beauty giant will need a new creative leader — or leaders — to bring fresh energy to its cross-category pyramid of products.

How Will Chanel Pick a New Designer?
Following the departure of artistic director Virginie Viard, the French couture and beauty giant will need a new creative leader — or leaders — to bring fresh energy to its cross-category pyramid of products.