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Fashion
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Matthieu Blazys Fresh Spin Sparks Chanels Comeback in Luxury Market

The Paris-based luxury fashion brand Chanel has experienced a significant surge in demand, piquing the interest of first-time buyers. This increase has been attributed to the reimagined versions of classic items such as bags, shoes, and jackets by the brand’s…

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Fashion
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Chanel profit tumbles as global sales slow down

Despite witnessing a 4.3% slide in sales last year, French luxury conglomerate Chanel has committed to maintaining its heightened capital expenditure this year. The persistence of market instability, especially in Asia and the U.S., has not deterred the…

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Fashion
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Chanel Korea fined for excessive collection of personal information

Chanel Korea has been fined for requesting names and contact numbers from waiting customers and their companions. The Personal Information Protection Commission announced on Thursday that it had decided to impose a fine of $2.761 on Chanel Korea for violating…

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Fashion
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Fake Chanel perfume seller fined

A shop in the Central Highlands has been fined VND50.5 million (US$2,100) for selling counterfeit Chanel and Lancome perfumes and sunscreen through Facebook livestream. The shop in Pleiku, Gia Lai Province, was busted during a livestream session, the local…

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Fashion
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Chanel faces fair-trade hurdles in South Korea

French luxury label Chanel is under investigation for alleged breaches of South Korea’s Free Trade Act. The Korean Free Trade Commission (KFTC) is looking into allegations that the firm is placing unfair restrictions on duty-free operators distributing its…

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Fashion
2 min read

Chanel Not For Sale

Luxury fashion house Chanel has dispelled rumours it was planning a stock market listing after posting higher annual sales and profits on Monday. The company also announced it is not for sale. The French fashion label, owned by the Wertheimer family, said…

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Fashion
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Chanel Opens Flagship Store in Seoul

A new Chanel South Korea flagship has opened in Seoul. The Cheongdam-dong boutique opening provided the opportunity for the brand to unveil its latest ready-to-wear collection alongside its capsule accessories collaboration with musician Pharrell Williams,…

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Fashion
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Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85

Karl Lagerfeld, arguably the world’s most iconic designer and undoubtedly the most prolific, has died in Paris. He was 85. In a seven-decade career as fashion’s ultimate free agent, Lagerfeld created collections simultaneously for the celebrated houses of…

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Fashion
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The rise of men’s cosmetics

Chanel is launching a make-up line entirely for men Boy de Chanel collection in 2019, and other brands might follow. Just as Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel rocked the boat by flouting gender dressing rules in order to marry style and comfort in the early 20th…

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Fashion
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Chanel to stop using exotic skin in its collection

Ahead of its pre-fall 2019 Métiers d’Art show in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chanel has said it will “no longer use exotic skins in [its] future creations”. The exotic skins in question include crocodile, lizard, snake, stingray and fur, of which…