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Chanel Links: Week of 04.02.12

La Chanelphile — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:42:38 +0000

Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld are listed on TIME Magazine’s list of All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons.

Chanel Illustration by Sem

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel will be inducted into the 2012 FiFi Hall of Fame on May 21. The FiFi Awards are sponsored by the Fragrance Foundation and Jill Belasco, chair of The Fragrance Foundation stated:

Chanel fragrances have reached near mythical status thanks to the vision of Coco Chanel, her enduring commitment to in-house master perfumery and an uncompromising commitment to luxury and quality. To this day, men and women everywhere delight in wearing fragrances marked by the entwined double C’s of Chanel.

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Charlotte Casiraghi wore Chanel spring-summer 2012 haute couture to the 2012 Monaco Rose Ball in Monte Carlo – I’m not crazy about her modifications I think it looked better on the runway… Red Carpet Fashion Awards

Chanel opened a fragrance bar dubbed Espace Parfum at Bloomingdale’s on 59th Street in NYC – the Espace Parfum will specialize in creating a new experience for discovering Chanel fragrances including Les Exclusifs and other limited distribution scents. WWD

Drew Barrymore is engaged to art consultant Will Kopelman, the son of Arie Kopelman, a former head of Chanel USA, so naturally, the bride will be wearing Chanel. Brides

Listen to the DFA Mix by Tim Sweeney (2008) for Chanel Mobile Art Launch – NYC

A new luxury building is being built on Newbury Street in Boston and the first two floors will house a Chanel boutiuque. Boston.com

Karl Lagerfeld’s latest project is to redesign the outside areas of the Métropole Monte-Carlo including a fresco-style depiction of Ulysses’ journey etched on fifteen panels of glass (two pictured above). WWD.

Kristen Stewart wore a Chanel manicure to the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards.

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Kate Moss at The Ritz, Paris for Vogue

La Chanelphile — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:06:33 +0000

In the latest issue of Vogue, Kate Moss is photographed at The Ritz in Paris, including the Coco Chanel suite (which is not the suite she spent her last days). The photographs are by Tim Walker and this is one of the most gorgeous fashion editorials I’ve ever seen.

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Chanel Links: Big Giant Update!

La Chanelphile — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:02:45 +0000

Lots of Chanel news the past month that I didn’t get to post for one reason or another but is still post-worthy – check out my round-up of not-to-be-missed Chanel news….

Not everyone can afford Chanel – here’s how to make your own. The Londoner

Jennifer Anniston wore Chanel to her Walk of Fame Ceremony. Socialite Life

Rose Byrne wore a dazzling Chanel cuff to the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony. Jewel Snob

Lindsay Lohan kept warm this winter with Chanel ear muffs. Daily Mail

Last August I mentioned that Coco Chanel’s vacation home, La Pausa, was for sale. Well, it’s been scooped up off the market for an undisclosed amount but the property was listed for about €40 million. Riviera Times

There has been some controversy about the crystal cuffs shown at the Chanel Fall 2012 show – some say that Chanel ripped off Pamela Love. I don’t think they did anything intentional but Chanel has refused to produce the cuffs. Whatever. I don’t think the Pamela Love cuffs are all that original – they’re fancy versions of flea market crystal jewelry (just my 2 cents). Fashionista

Word on the street is that Chanel has received approval to design a new store on Bond Street in London that will also be the new U.K. headquarters for the brand. You can bet there will be some cool exclusive product and parties when this boutique opens up. Vogue UKSimilar Posts:

Book Review: “Coco Chanel, An Intimate Life” by Lisa Chaney

La Chanelphile — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:59:24 +0000

I have been reading Coco Chanel, An Intimate Life by Lisa Chaney for months now and I have finally finished it! It didn’t take me a long time because I didn’t like it, rather I quite enjoyed it. I simply couldn’t find the time to sit and read, one of my great relaxing pleasures. Yes, I could have skimmed the book and written a quick review but I didn’t think that would be fair to you and I really wanted to give the book a full read and I’m glad I did.

Last year so many biographies of Coco Chanel came out and I was wondering if they would all have something new to add and surprisingly, they all do. The general story is the same and Lisa Chaney does a fine job of recounting the tale that Coco told. What distinguishes Chaney’s telling is her historical context. Lisa Chaney dives deep into the societal and cultural mores, and explains in detail what was happening around Chanel. Giving Chanel’s story context helps paint a more detailed picture of the life that Coco Chanel lived. As someone who loves history, I really enjoyed this aspect of Coco Chanel, An Intimate Life and it shed more light on the mysterious Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel, An Intimate Life is available online at Amazon.com.

Listen to an interview of the author Lisa Chaney from NPR:
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Photos and Letters from Coco Chanel Auctioned

La Chanelphile — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:18:44 +0000

Last week there was an auction of Serge Lifar’s Ballet Russes archive in Geneva, Switzerland. Serge Lifar was a good friend of Coco Chanel’s and the principal dancer of the Ballet Russes in the late 1920′s – a Ballet company that Coco Chanel patronized and she designed costumes for.

Serge Lifar’s archive included signed photos of Coco Chanel and a letter from Coco to him. The letter from Coco Chanel was estimated to fetch $500 at auction but instead the winning bid was $450,000. The letter was accompanied with two black and white photos of Coco Chanel. That’s better than any autograph, imagine owning something written in Mlle. Chanel’s own hand! This is a big deal for so many reasons, especially since she did not keep written correspondence instead destroying her paper trail. The collection also included some photos of Coco Chanel that I have not seen before – view all the Coco Chanel-related materials that went to auction below…

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Chanel: The Little Black Jacket Photo Shoot with Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld

La Chanelphile — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:16:23 +0000

“The CHANEL jacket symbolises a timelessly fashionable form of nonchalant feminine elegance: it belongs to every era” – Karl Lagerfeld.

Chanel sent a video of a behind-the scenes look at the making of the The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic jacket revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld. Watching this video is like watching the dream team of fashion at work with Peter Philips doing makeup, Carine Roitfeld styling and Karl Lagerfeld photographing. I’ve always wanted a Chanel Little Black Jacket and now I want one even more!

The images for this latest project were shot in Cannes, in the South of France, and then in New York, before finishing up in Paris in Karl Lagerfeld’s studio. Over a hundred models and celebrities have been captured by the designer’s lens. Actors, artists, singers, rock stars – the book’s impressive line-up encompasses all aspects of contemporary culture today including Georgia May Jagger, Carine Roitfeld, Sarah Jessica Parker, Virginie Ledoyen, Akuol de Mabior, Virginie Viard – and they all wear CHANEL’s uniquely timeless and versatile little black jacket in their own special way.

The Little Black Jacket: CHANEL’s classic revisited by Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld, will be available in bookstores beginning Autumn 2012.

Video courtesy of CHANEL

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Darcel Karl Lagerfeld & Coco Chanel for Colette’s 15th Anniversary

La Chanelphile — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:22:56 +0000

Craig Redman, an artist known for his Darcel character, has given Darcel a fashion makeover to celebrate French boutique Colette’s 15th Anniversary. Included among his 150 illustrations are Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld. If you are in Paris stop by the boutique to see all of the illustrations. If you can’t see the exhibit yourself you can purchase a print online at Colette.fr.

150/15 from Darcel Disappoints on Vimeo.

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Adieu, Mademoiselle

La Chanelphile — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:04:16 +0000

Prime Minister François Fillon of France banished the term “Mademoiselle” from official forms and registries today. The change was made after months of pressure from French feminist organizations who argued that distinguishing a woman based on marital status is sexist as there is no male equivalent.

Coco Chanel was addressed as Mademoiselle even through her eighties since she was never married. I wonder how she would feel about this change? There are many Mademoiselles, but only one Coco Chanel.

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Chanel Joaillerie Spring 2012 – 80th Anniversary Collection

La Chanelphile — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:01:45 +0000

Chanel Joaillerie Spring 2012 Chanel Cosmos watch open

Last month I posted about Chanel Joaillerie’s Spring 2012 collection which pays homage to the 80th Anniversary of Coco Chanel’s 1932 Bijoux de Diamants collection. I happened to find more images online and each of these pieces is breathtakingly beautiful. I have never before seen such exquisite jewels. Each piece in the collection is one of a kind and is set to tour the world in a traveling exhibition. I hope the exhibition comes to a city in the U.S – I would love to see these pieces up close and personal.

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Coco Simpson

La Chanelphile — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:27:03 +0000

First there was Sponge Bob Coco Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld, then came Karl Lagerfeld as Homer Simpson and now I’d like to present to you Coco Simpson…

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