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NEWS ABOUT: Chanel

Chanel stories: 10 news summaries
movie review

 Coco Before 
 Chanel Is 
 'Beautifully 
 Woven' 

Reviewers mostly positive on biopic of French designer

Sep 25, 09 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coco Before Chanel gets mostly positive reviews for its portrayal of the legendary designer in the days before her rise to fame.
  • “The most obvious credit goes to the strong, sure performance of Audrey Tautou,” writes Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times. “Tautou
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fashion • film • movie review • Chanel • fashion designer • fashion label • Jay-ZTV • Coco Chanel • Audrey Tautou • Emile Zola • Theodore Dreiser

 The Most Stylish 
 Cities in the World 

Paris, Milan top Forbes list

Jul 1, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Weighing everything from fashion to architecture to street life, Forbes rates the 10 most stylish cities in the world. The best of the best:
  • It doesn’t get any more chic than Paris
  • Milan: “flashy” fashion and cool contemporary design
  • New York: a shopping spree from Brooklyn to
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fashion • London • New York • design • Rome • Donatella Versace • Paris • Milan • style • Hermes • Roberto Cavalli • Chanel • fashion designer • La Dolce Vita • Jay-ZTV • Charlotte Gainsbourg • Villa Borghese

 How the Little Black Dress 
 Got to Be Black, and Little 

Coco Chanel didn't create, just popularized

Jun 22, 09 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ubiquitous little black dress can be the foundation of a recession-friendly wardrobe. But Coco Chanel—widely credited with inventing the LBD—actually just brought it from strict and severe to chic and sophisticated. Double X explores the history of this staple in women’s closets:
  • Centuries ago, black
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entertainment • fashion • black • Chanel • fashion industry • Jay-ZTV • designer fashion

French Model, 50, Rocks Runway in Gaultier Show

Iconic '80s supermodel makes one-off return for couture week

Jan 29, 09 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - French supermodel Inès de Fressange stole the show as Jean Paul Gaultier showed off his couture collection in Paris yesterday, AFP reports. The 50-year-old Fressange, an iconic model of the '80s but long absent from the catwalk, drew applause from the crowd as she appeared in a body-hugging black... More »

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fashion • model • Chanel • supermodel • fashion designer

Recession Jolts French Couture, and Psyche

Luxury industry tanks, moving some to dig up conservative values

Jan 15, 09 1:14 PM CST
(Newser) - For France, recession isn’t just an economic event, it’s a cultural revolution, the New York Times reports. The country is at once panicking—the layoff of 200 Chanel temporary workers was a major event—and rejoicing. Many are thrilled to see France’s obsession with high-end living come... More »

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fashion • France • luxury goods • Chanel • Karl Lagerfeld • financial crisis

 'Hermione'
 Conjures $6M
 Chanel Deal 

Emma Watson replaces Keira Knightley in perfume campaign

Jun 16, 08 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Potter star Emma Watson has inked a $6 million deal to replace actress Keira Knightley as the new face of Chanel's perfume Coco Mademoiselle, the Daily Mail reports. The 18-year-old actress, who already makes $4 million a movie to play the precocious Hermione, "has been excitedly telling friends... More »

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Harry Potter • model • Britain • Chanel • actor • endorsement • advertising campaign • Emma Watson

 Chanel Eyes Cobain
 'Teen Spirit' 

15-year-old daughter of Love and Cobain may be Lagerfeld's new face

Apr 28, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Karl Lagerfeld wants grunge god Kurt Cobain's 15-year-old living legacy as the face of his next Chanel ad campaign, the Daily Mail reports. Rocker mom Courtney Love keeps a tight leash on Frances Bean Cobain, who posed for a number of mags earlier this year, so no deal has been... More »

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Courtney Love • Kurt Cobain • model • Chanel • advertising campaign • Frances Bean Cobain • Karl Lagerfeld

Gray Goosed: Color Shines in Spring Fling

From gallery to runway to makeup, shade is now chic in all seasons

Mar 26, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - An unexpected shadow has fallen over runways this spring: Gray is the neutral shade of the moment, W magazine reports. Once a seasonal look, gray—be it silvery, smoky, or tinged with brown—has become a year-round staple, replacing “black in fashion and beige in makeup,” says Chantecaille’... More »

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fashion • fashion tips • L'Oreal • eyes • Chanel • eye shadow • makeup • gray • Chantecaille • Bobbi Brown

 10 Most-Wanted 
 Luxury Brands 

Forbes runs down the luxury brands we most desire

Mar 25, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates may actually buy the most designer goods, but when money is no object, we’ve all got expensive tastes. One research group asked 25,000 consumers to forget about price tags and name the luxury brand they covet most. Forbes runs down the... More »

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fashion • Prada • Gucci • Louis Vuitton • list • Ralph Lauren • Christian Dior • Giorgio Armani • luxury • Yves Saint Laurent • Chanel • Calvin Klein • fashion label • Versace

Designer Perfume Profits
Give Off Whiff of Decay

Expensive luxury fragrances wooing less and less consumers

Dec 24, 07 6:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Perfume makers keep flooding the market with designer brands, but consumers appear to have had their fill. Global revenue from high-end perfumes—those $100 and up—increased only 3% to $18 billion in 2006 and is expected to slow even more this year, reports the Wall Street Journal. That's... More »

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retail • scent • perfume • fragrance • Chanel

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