Chanel plans to unveil its next Métiers d’Art collection on Dec. 3 in Hangzhou, China, signaling its show schedule remains on track despite its ongoing search for a creative director. A major economic and e-commerce hub, the city known as Paradise on Earth is known for its picturesque West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site … Read more
“I like the mistral,” Virginie Viard said during a fitting the day before the Chanel cruise show in Marseille. The designer was referring to the powerful wind that blows all the way from her birth city of Lyon to the Mediterranean coast, and has the reputation of driving people crazy. Viard probably got a little … Read more
In 1924, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel made a splash by designing the costumes for the Ballets Russes production “Le Train Bleu,” as part of a group of creatives that also included Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. Fast forward a century, and her successor Virginie Viard gathered her own artists’ collective for her dance-inspired haute couture collection. … Read more
ANCHORS AWEIGH: Chanel is returning to the South of France for its cruise collection. After staging the destination show in Los Angeles last year, the French fashion house plans to present the cruise 2025 line in the port city of Marseille on May 2. The event will “celebrate the energy and cultural vitality that make … Read more
Chanel put the “C” in Manchester this week, taking over some of the northern city’s landmarks for a three-day luxury and pop culture experience that culminated with the annual Métiers d’Art runway show. Manchester, England’s third largest city, was an unlikely choice for the French house, which only has one stockist here, Selfridges. It’s not … Read more
