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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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Luxury

Amazon Launches Luxury Store on App

Oscar de la Renta is the first and only brand so far, though the company says more are expected to join in the coming weeks.

Luxury

Amazon Launches Luxury Store on App

Oscar de la Renta is the first and only brand so far, though the company says more are expected to join in the coming weeks.


Luxury

LVMH Is Trusting Kim Jones to Define Fendi's Post-Karl Look

The British designer is following in the footsteps of fashion multi-tasker Karl Lagerfeld, becoming artistic director for womenswear at Rome-based Fendi while keeping his job as designer of Dior Homme.

Luxury

LVMH Is Trusting Kim Jones to Define Fendi's Post-Karl Look

The British designer is following in the footsteps of fashion multi-tasker Karl Lagerfeld, becoming artistic director for womenswear at Rome-based Fendi while keeping his job as designer of Dior Homme.


Retail

Can Brand Accelerators Save Emerging Labels from the Pandemic?

The Covid-19 crisis has made going it alone even harder for high-potential young labels. Brand platforms offer cash and critical operational support.

Retail

Can Brand Accelerators Save Emerging Labels from the Pandemic?

The Covid-19 crisis has made going it alone even harder for high-potential young labels. Brand platforms offer cash and critical operational support.


Technology

Who Will Buy TikTok?

This week, everyone will be talking about the future of TikTok, J.Crew's emergence from bankruptcy and a jump in Covid-19 cases in France. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Technology

Who Will Buy TikTok?

This week, everyone will be talking about the future of TikTok, J.Crew's emergence from bankruptcy and a jump in Covid-19 cases in France. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Fashion Week

Can Paris Fashion Week Survive a Coronavirus Second Wave?

Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès and others say they'll stage live runway shows this autumn. But France’s sharp uptick in coronavirus cases could jeopardise organisers’ vision for a fashion week that mixes live-streaming and in-person events.

Fashion Week

Can Paris Fashion Week Survive a Coronavirus Second Wave?

Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermès and others say they'll stage live runway shows this autumn. But France’s sharp uptick in coronavirus cases could jeopardise organisers’ vision for a fashion week that mixes live-streaming and in-person events.


Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013

BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013

BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'


China

Why Aren’t More Chinese Department Stores Going Bankrupt?

While consolidation continues in China’s department store sector, the pandemic hasn’t dramatically hastened store closures and bankruptcies the way it has in the US. What’s their secret?

China

Why Aren’t More Chinese Department Stores Going Bankrupt?

While consolidation continues in China’s department store sector, the pandemic hasn’t dramatically hastened store closures and bankruptcies the way it has in the US. What’s their secret?


Retail

How to Make Your Sale Stand Out

From once-a-year events to private access, retail experts and consumer psychologists share the best discounting strategies for getting customers to shop sales.

Retail

How to Make Your Sale Stand Out

From once-a-year events to private access, retail experts and consumer psychologists share the best discounting strategies for getting customers to shop sales.


Entrepreneurship

Where Do Independent Fashion Brands Go From Here?

Many have already closed, or will shut down in the coming months. But for those that make it through the industry’s implosion, they’ll need to find a better, more viable way of doing business. Some thoughts on moving forward.

Entrepreneurship

Where Do Independent Fashion Brands Go From Here?

Many have already closed, or will shut down in the coming months. But for those that make it through the industry’s implosion, they’ll need to find a better, more viable way of doing business. Some thoughts on moving forward.


Beauty

Why Beauty Brands Are Struggling to Develop New Products

The industry relies on a steady stream of launches to keep consumers interested. Pandemic-related shortages of key ingredients and delays in clinical testing have made it harder for them to deliver.

Beauty

Why Beauty Brands Are Struggling to Develop New Products

The industry relies on a steady stream of launches to keep consumers interested. Pandemic-related shortages of key ingredients and delays in clinical testing have made it harder for them to deliver.