December 10, 2024

After 114 Years, Chanel Gets Into Sports Sponsorship

The annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge now will bear the name of the fashion house’s J12 chronograph watch. After watching quietly from the sidelines […]
December 10, 2024

Do Gem-Set Watches and Rubber Straps Really Mix?

Several high-end brands have been offering variations of the athleisure look. In the eight years since its addition to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, athleisure, a label for […]
December 4, 2024

Chanel Takes Its Métiers d’Art Show to China, for 1,100 Guests.

The house goes all out for its V.I.C.’s. What do you do if you are a fashion house possessed of the most coveted open designer job […]
October 25, 2024

The Embroidery House Lesage Marks Its Centennial

An exhibition in Paris includes work done for Yves Saint Laurent, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Karl Lagerfeld and many other haute couture designers. A multiscreen video installation at […]
October 2, 2024

The Best Trend of Fashion Month. And the Worst.

Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Miu Miu bring Paris Fashion Week to a close with some important takeaways. The Miu Miu show on the last day of […]
October 2, 2024

Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Miu Miu Bring Paris Fashion Week to a Close

Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Miu Miu bring Paris Fashion Week to a close with some important takeaways. The Miu Miu show on the last day of […]
September 30, 2024

Small Independent Watchmakers Draw Big Brand Interest

Chanel has taken a stake in MB&F, the latest example of how customer enthusiasm for artisanal timepieces has prompted luxury groups to look for partners. In […]
April 14, 2024

Rock Crystal Is Back in (Watch) Style

While quartz has long been used in timepieces, new models by Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels show it having a moment. Decorative gems have adorned […]
April 8, 2024

It’s Couture O’Clock at Chanel

A new collection of watches takes inspiration from the founder’s history as a dressmaker. The trappings of dressmaking — including thimbles, thread, scissors and measuring tapes […]
December 8, 2023

Mad for It: What Happened When Chanel Came to Manchester

The French fashion house took its Métiers d’Art show to the north of England and the home of soccer, Coronation Street and Northern soul. Manchester is […]