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Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned by the Wertheimer family and headquartered in Paris.

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Who Won Fashion’s Red Carpet Season of Change

Sunday night’s Oscars concluded an awards season that fashion’s biggest labels used to show off their new creative game. BoF breaks down what we learned about brands’ celebrity strategies.

Marketing

Who Won Fashion’s Red Carpet Season of Change

Sunday night’s Oscars concluded an awards season that fashion’s biggest labels used to show off their new creative game. BoF breaks down what we learned about brands’ celebrity strategies.


Fashion Week

The Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2026 fashion season.

Fashion Week

The Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF’s editors pick the best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2026 fashion season.


Fashion Week

The Caterpillar and the Butterfly: Mythmaking at Chanel

Matthieu Blazy’s never-ending research into Gabrielle Chanel’s words and deeds powered another spectacular, varied collection of looks that both ‘crawl’ and ‘fly.’

Fashion Week

The Caterpillar and the Butterfly: Mythmaking at Chanel

Matthieu Blazy’s never-ending research into Gabrielle Chanel’s words and deeds powered another spectacular, varied collection of looks that both ‘crawl’ and ‘fly.’


Fashion Week

Paris Day Eight: Function and Fiction

The tension between function and fiction ran through collections from Gabriela Hearst, Chanel and more on the eighth day of Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flacaavento.

Fashion Week

Paris Day Eight: Function and Fiction

The tension between function and fiction ran through collections from Gabriela Hearst, Chanel and more on the eighth day of Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flacaavento.


Beauty

Can Nars Keep Winning Complexion?

With its biggest launch in years, Nars is hoping to consolidate its reputation as a category leader in foundations and concealers. But the fight to stay on top has never been harder.

Beauty

Can Nars Keep Winning Complexion?

With its biggest launch in years, Nars is hoping to consolidate its reputation as a category leader in foundations and concealers. But the fight to stay on top has never been harder.


Luxury

How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers | The Debrief

Retail correspondent Joan Kennedy explains how Dior and Chanel are expanding lower-priced handbags and accessories to win back aspirational shoppers after years of steep price hikes.

Luxury

How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers | The Debrief

Retail correspondent Joan Kennedy explains how Dior and Chanel are expanding lower-priced handbags and accessories to win back aspirational shoppers after years of steep price hikes.


Luxury

How Dior and Chanel Are Tackling Fashion’s Pricing Problem

France’s biggest couture giants are bulking up their assortments of handbags and small accessories at the lower end of their offer as they seek to reengage customers after years of some of the industry’s punchiest price hikes.

Luxury

How Dior and Chanel Are Tackling Fashion’s Pricing Problem

France’s biggest couture giants are bulking up their assortments of handbags and small accessories at the lower end of their offer as they seek to reengage customers after years of some of the industry’s punchiest price hikes.


Global Markets

Will Gen Z Ignite India’s Luxury Market?

Brands risk missing India’s next growth phase without smarter strategies for under-30s rooted in culture, access and community.

Global Markets

Will Gen Z Ignite India’s Luxury Market?

Brands risk missing India’s next growth phase without smarter strategies for under-30s rooted in culture, access and community.


Fashion Week

The Couture Season That Cut Through | The BoF Podcast

Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.

Fashion Week

The Couture Season That Cut Through | The BoF Podcast

Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.


Beauty

For These Beauty Products, It’s What’s on the Outside That Counts

Brands are designing products and packaging meant to be clicked, tapped and touched. Actually using them is beside the point.

Beauty

For These Beauty Products, It’s What’s on the Outside That Counts

Brands are designing products and packaging meant to be clicked, tapped and touched. Actually using them is beside the point.