Bijoux de Diamants. First 80 years of Chanel Haute Joaillerie

1932: Chanel celebrates the 80th Anniversary of its first collection of high jewelry Chanel celebrates the 80th Anniversary of its first collection of High Jewelry created by Mademoiselle Chanel, “Bijoux de Diamants.” In 1932, at the request of the International Diamond Guild, Coco created “Bijoux de Diamants“, Chanel’s first collection of high jewelry. The diamonds were … Read more

Chanel’s Espace Parfum at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street to put emphasis on private consultations

Chanel opened its second “Espace Parfum” in the United States and the 32nd one in the world. With an emphasis on private consultations Chanel’s Olfactive Bar at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street department store was designed by the house Deputy Perfumer and former aspiring architect Christopher Sheldrake. “Since the creation of CHANEL N°5, our preeminence in the … Read more

Watchmakers to design intricate watch movements for the neglected female market

Converting women to grandes complications $21 billion Swiss watchmaking industry intends to transform the neglected female market into a lucrative customer base. From a market mostly dominated by simple quartz watches under $1,100, Swiss watchmakers at the Baselworld fair said they were now taking pains to design new collections of mechanical watches for women, especially … Read more

Chanel and Miu Miu dark videos

Miu Miu Reveals ‘The Woman Dress’ Video with the new Miu Miu Cultes sunglasses Alice Dellal’s desperate video quest for her Chanel Boy bag Fashion houses including Chanel and Miu Miu are compiting with Hollywood in their latest video campaigns painted in dark. Chanel released earlier this year the much-anticipated mini film, “My New Friend … Read more

The Little Black Jacket: Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld to reaffirm commitment to Asia & Japan

Direction Japan! From March 21 through March 23, Chanel will open in Japan a pop-up shop, an exhibition devoted to Chanel’s tweed jackets and will present a winter couture show. The line up of haute events will reaffirm the brand’s commitment to Japan and “re-boost” its image in a vital market, said Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s … Read more

Most Valuable Luxury Brands in 2012

World’s Top 100 Most Valuable Luxury Brands World Luxury Association’s official report on 2012 shows that China has become the world’s largest consumer of luxury goods. The report predicts: With the phenomenon of RMB appreciation and depreciation of the Euro and the number of Chinese traveling to Europe in 2012, total consumption of luxury goods … Read more