Where Beauty Begins? Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself

The French luxury house of Chanel unveiled the first video of the campaign with German actress and Chanel’s ambassador Diane Kruger (born Diane Heidkrüger; 15 July 1976), entitled “Where Beauty Begins.” The video is the frist part of a campaign for Chanel’s new face care products – Le Jour (Day), La Nuit (Night) and Le … Read more

Olivier Polge is joining Chanel in the perfume laboratory

Olivier Polge, the son of Jacques Polge, the famous nose of Chanel luxury house, is about to join Chanel as a perfumer. A native of Grasse, Olivier Polge will be part of a famous team which includes his father and Creative and Research Director Christopher Sheldrake, who has been at Chanel since 2005. Polge junior … Read more

Chinese luxury consumer interest dominated by heavyweights

The most-sought after luxury brands in China. Chanel overtakes Louis Vuitton as most sought-after global luxury brand in Digital Luxury Group‘s World Luxury Index China – 2nd edition. Chanel overtook Louis Vuitton thanks to rising interest in various product segments, particularly beauty. Interest for Louis Vuitton on the other hand originated mainly from the fashion … Read more

First Chanel temporary beauty shop opened in Paris

Chanel opens pop-up beauty boutique in Paris Chanel‘s expansion strategy of the historic Parisian boutique established in 1918 includes the renovation of the shop at 29 – 31 rue Cambon. The luxury house purchased the building on the corner of rue Cambon and rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. The final project for Cambon is set for … Read more

Bespoke luxury timepieces for the 5th edition of Only Watch

  September 2011, the 4th edition of the Only Watch charity watch auction raised above € 4 million for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative neuromuscular disease affecting 1 in 3,500 boys, therefore 250,000 children, adolescents, and young adults around the world. Although the research money enables scientists to make progress in promising avenues … Read more

Chanel’s application to trademark ‘Jersey’ refused

Chanel’s Jersey claim rejected by the UK Intellectual Property Office Chanel‘s attempt to trademark its Jersey fragrancefailed after the UK Intellectual Property Office rejected the request following opposition from the government of Jersey  (the largest of the Channel Islands, UK). The island’s Economic Development Department objected to the use of the single word “Jersey” as … Read more