Chanel
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.


Couture’s Season of Monumentalism
A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism
A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Chanel and Dior’s Haute Couture Loses Heat
No fireworks from the world’s most famous fashion brands, writes Tim Blanks.

Chanel and Dior’s Haute Couture Loses Heat
No fireworks from the world’s most famous fashion brands, writes Tim Blanks.

The Fashion System Is Creaking. Will It Collapse?
Lately, something has not been feeling quite right in fashion. First Kering, and now LVMH and Chanel, seem to be creeping into crisis management mode.

The Fashion System Is Creaking. Will It Collapse?
Lately, something has not been feeling quite right in fashion. First Kering, and now LVMH and Chanel, seem to be creeping into crisis management mode.

How Will Chanel Pick a New Designer?
Following the departure of artistic director Virginie Viard, the French couture and beauty giant will need a new creative leader — or leaders — to bring fresh energy to its cross-category pyramid of products.

How Will Chanel Pick a New Designer?
Following the departure of artistic director Virginie Viard, the French couture and beauty giant will need a new creative leader — or leaders — to bring fresh energy to its cross-category pyramid of products.

Chanel Designer Virginie Viard to Exit the Brand
Karl Lagerfeld’s successor is preparing to leave the brand, Chanel told BoF.

Chanel Designer Virginie Viard to Exit the Brand
Karl Lagerfeld’s successor is preparing to leave the brand, Chanel told BoF.

Chanel Defies Luxury Slowdown as Annual Sales Surge to $20 Billion
The French couture house reported revenues up 16 percent in 2023 and plans to increase capital expenditure by as much as 50 percent in 2024.

Chanel Defies Luxury Slowdown as Annual Sales Surge to $20 Billion
The French couture house reported revenues up 16 percent in 2023 and plans to increase capital expenditure by as much as 50 percent in 2024.

Chanel CEO Says Price Hikes Driven by Inflation, Craftsmanship
The luxury goods maker is seeking pricing harmonisation across the globe, and adjusts prices in different markets to ensure that the company is”fair to all [its] clients everywhere,” CEO Leena Nair said.

Chanel CEO Says Price Hikes Driven by Inflation, Craftsmanship
The luxury goods maker is seeking pricing harmonisation across the globe, and adjusts prices in different markets to ensure that the company is”fair to all [its] clients everywhere,” CEO Leena Nair said.

Chanel’s Latest Legal Battleground: Upcycling
As they move to protect their intellectual property, big brands are coming into conflict with a growing class of up-and-coming designers working with refashioned designer gear.

Chanel’s Latest Legal Battleground: Upcycling
As they move to protect their intellectual property, big brands are coming into conflict with a growing class of up-and-coming designers working with refashioned designer gear.

Is Chanel’s ‘Absolute Luxury’ Push Working?
With prices and quality for its flagship handbags under scrutiny, can the French couture giant reclaim the narrative? "We're not perfect," fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky said. "We're aware that our positioning obligates us to always do better, and we try to always do better."

Is Chanel’s ‘Absolute Luxury’ Push Working?
With prices and quality for its flagship handbags under scrutiny, can the French couture giant reclaim the narrative? "We're not perfect," fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky said. "We're aware that our positioning obligates us to always do better, and we try to always do better."

Top 10 Shows of the Season
BoF’s editors pick the best shows of the Autumn/Winter 2024 season.

Top 10 Shows of the Season
BoF’s editors pick the best shows of the Autumn/Winter 2024 season.