"stated Anna Mouglalis. ""There was a mixture of delicacy, modernity, and tradition that was really beautiful."" The Chanel Ready-to-Wear Fall 2017 Runway Show was presented on March 7, 2017 at the Grand Palais in Paris. Vogue heralded Creative Director, Karl Lagerfeld as fashion's astronomer-in-chief with his starship themed-presentation, when at the finale a giant Chanel-branded rocket, measuring 35 meters or 115 feet high appeared to jettison off the catwalk to the soundtrack of Elton John's ""Rocket Man."" The inspiration came from local news, specifically an obsession with Thomas Pesquet, a French aerospace engineer, pilot and European Space Astronaut, who was"
"House of Chanel. In 2002, Karl Lagerfeld asked Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, to collaborate with him on a special denim collection for the Lagerfeld Gallery. The collection, Lagerfeld Gallery by Diesel, was co-designed by Lagerfeld and then developed by Diesel's creative team, under the supervision of Rosso. It consisted of five pieces that were presented during the designer's catwalk shows during Paris Fashion Week and then sold in highly limited editions at the Lagerfeld Galleries in Paris and Monaco and at the Diesel Denim Galleries in New York and Tokyo. During the first week of sales in New"
"Gérard Wertheimer Gérard Paul Philippe Wertheimer (born April 17, 1951) is a French businessman based in Geneva who owns and controls the House of Chanel perfume company in partnership with his brother, Alain. Wertheimer was born to a Jewish family, the son of Jacques Wertheimer and Eliane Fischer. His grandfather, Pierre, co-founded the House of Chanel. The privately held House of Chanel is run by Alain Wertheimer who has presided over the acquisition of several non-Chanel brands, including Eres Lingerie, Tanner Krolle saddles and leather goods, and Holland & Holland, a British gunsmith. Based in France, the Wertheimer brothers own"
"and Yasmine Le Bon attended the show. Chanel ready-to-wear collection Chanel is a privately held French company founded in 1909 by Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, a former milliner. The Chanel ready-to-wear collection is showcased biannually for spring-summer and autumn-winter seasons during Paris Fashion Week to an audience of media, retailers, buyers, investors, and customers, under the auspices of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, which is one of three trade associations affiliated with the Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode. The House of Chanel is known for"
"Chanel ready-to-wear collection Chanel is a privately held French company founded in 1909 by Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, a former milliner. The Chanel ready-to-wear collection is showcased biannually for spring-summer and autumn-winter seasons during Paris Fashion Week to an audience of media, retailers, buyers, investors, and customers, under the auspices of the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, which is one of three trade associations affiliated with the Fédération française de la couture, du prêt-à-porter des couturiers et des créateurs de mode. The House of Chanel is known for liberating women from the corset in the"
"like silk, the cuts are less strict and more fluid to match the contemporary tastes. Bouchra Jarrar was appointed as Creative Director by Lanvin in March 2016. She is a Permanent Member of the French Chambre Syndicale de la Couture since 2014, she was a Guest Member as of January 2010. She worked as Nicolas Ghesquière’s studio director at Balenciaga for 10 years. In 2006, she moved on to French couture house Christian Lacroix — working alongside the designer as director of haute couture until the company closed in 2009. She founded her own house in 2010 and earned the"
"interest of the House of Chanel. Critics stated that during his leadership, he never paid much attention to the company, as he was more interested in horse breeding. In 1974, the House of Chanel launched Cristalle eau de toilette, which was designed when Coco Chanel was alive. 1978 saw the launch of the first non-couture, prêt-à-porter line and worldwide distribution of accessories. Alain Wertheimer, son of Jacques Wertheimer, assumed control of Chanel S.A. in 1974. In the U.S., No. 5 de Chanel was not selling well. Alain revamped Chanel No.5 sales by reducing the number of outlets carrying the fragrance"
"the work of the seven ateliers which made up Paraffection at that time and had collaborated with Chanel for decades. As of 2015, Paraffection has acquired twelve Ateliers d’Art or workshops: Paraffection Paraffection S.A. is a subsidiary of Chanel, established in 1997 to preserve and promote the heritage, craft and manufacturing skills of fashion artisan workshops. The specialist workshops continue to be independent and are therefore free to supply and collaborate with other houses. Dominique Barbiery was appointed Director of Paraffection in 2009. In 1984 Chanel acquired the costume jewellery and button maker Desrues, and later the ateliers of Michel"
"Alain Wertheimer Alain Wertheimer (born September 28, 1948) is a French businessman based in France who, with his brother Gérard, own the controlling interest in the House of Chanel and also have an investment in Bell & Ross. Wertheimer was born to a Jewish family, the son of Jacques Wertheimer and Eliane Fischer. His grandfather, Pierre, co-founded the House of Chanel. The privately held company is run by Alain who has presided over the acquisition of several non-Chanel brands, including Eres Lingerie and beachwear, Tanner Krolle saddles and leather goods, and Holland & Holland, a British gunmaker. Based in France,"
"François Demachy François Demachy is a French perfumer. He trained at . He currently works as a perfumer for Christian Dior and other brands under the LMVH umbrella. Born in Cannes, Demarchy has lived almost all his life in Grasse[1], where his father has a pharmacy. He studied dentistry, physiotherapy, then after working at Mane, studied at the school of perfumery company Charabot. After five years of study at Charabot, Demachy joined Chanel, where he was appointed Director of Research and Development, collaborating simultaneously with the creation of perfumes of Chanel, Ungaro, Bourjois and Tiffany.[1] In 2006 he was appointed"
"Chanel Chanel S.A. (; ) is a French, privately held company owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gérard Wertheimer, grandsons of Pierre Wertheimer, who was an early business partner of the ""couturière"" Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Chanel S.A. is a high fashion house that specializes only in women's haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods, and fashion accessories. In her youth, Gabrielle Chanel gained the nickname ""Coco"" from her time as a chanteuse. As a fashion designer, Coco Chanel catered to women's taste for elegance in dress, with blouses and suits, trousers and dresses, and jewellery (gemstone and bijouterie) of simple design,"
"and an ""In-Between Wear"" in 2003, targeting younger women, opened a second shop on Rue Cambon, opened a boutique in Hong Kong and paid nearly $50 million USD for a building in Ginza, Tokyo. In 2007, Maureen Chiquet was appointed CEO. She remained CEO until her termination in 2016. Nick Hochland succeeded Chiquet as CEO. In 2018, Chanel announced that it would be moving its global headquarters to London. In December 2018, Chanel announced that it would ban fur and exotic skins from its collections. The Chanel logotype comprises two interlocked, opposed letters-C, one faced left, one faced right. The"
"Victoire de Castellane Victoire de Castellane (born February 2, 1962) is a French jewellery designer who lives and works in Paris. She started her career alongside Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, overseeing the house's costume jewelry designs for 14 years. Since 1998, she has worked as creative director of Christian Dior’s fine jewelry division. Her personal work has been exhibited in art settings, including a solo show, ""Fleur d’excès"", at Gagosian Gallery in 2011. In January and March 2014 ""Animalvegetablemineral"" the second personal exhibition of unique object by Victoire de Castellane is presented at Gagosian Gallery Davies Street, London & Gagosian"
"Givenchy Givenchy () is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture clothing, accessories and Parfums Givenchy, perfumes and cosmetics. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter. It is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH. Its current artistic director is Clare Waight Keller, who is the first woman to hold that position. In 1952, Hubert de Givenchy and Javani Robert Durfy founded his own luxury house and launched a new collection ""Les Séparables"" with some"
"chiffon cut-outs to create more lightness, volume, and movement. He eschewed his typical use of braids, buttons, and chains in favor of a more liberal placement of pearl embellishments for a look that he described to WWD as fresh and light, with different proportions and volumes. Lagerfeld, who is approaching his 30th anniversary as Creative Director of Chanel, continues to modernize the house, without reinventing its core aesthetic. This season, he showed cropped jackets, cocoon shapes, trapeze cuts, bell sleeves, wide-cut jackets, skirt-dresses, embroidered flowers, and organza pinwheels. Kati Nescher opened the runway show. Yumi Lambert, Lily McMenamy, MacKenzie Drazan,"
"I get from having fewer toxins in my body is extraordinary."" John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born November 28, 1960) is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011). At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. Galliano has been named British Designer of the Year four times. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fifth most influential person in British culture. He"
"were brought back in-house. In May 2017 the company appointed Paul Surridge as the new creative director of the maison, following the departure of Peter Dundas, who had covered the role since 2015. To revamp its lines, the group focused on accessories, women's pret-à-porter and men's collections. Growing direct sales has reversed the first 2-year downward trend of the new era. With the participation of the fashion house founder, 22 September 2017 Surridge presented his Spring/Summer 2018 debut collection for Roberto Cavalli at the Milano Moda Donna fashion show. At that time, 80% of the collection had already been sold"
"Paraffection Paraffection S.A. is a subsidiary of Chanel, established in 1997 to preserve and promote the heritage, craft and manufacturing skills of fashion artisan workshops. The specialist workshops continue to be independent and are therefore free to supply and collaborate with other houses. Dominique Barbiery was appointed Director of Paraffection in 2009. In 1984 Chanel acquired the costume jewellery and button maker Desrues, and later the ateliers of Michel and Lemarié. Paraffection (which translates as 'for the love of') launched in 2002 with the acquisition of embroidery house Lesage and shoemaker Massaro. The establishment of the Métiers d’Arts collections showcases"
"and being French"" in an interview with ""Time"". ""Portfolio"" magazine credited Chiquet with transforming Chanel into ""the single most valuable fashion brand"", growing it to be worth $6.2 billion. Maureen Chiquet Maureen Chiquet (born 1963) is an American businesswoman who was CEO of fashion house Chanel from 2007 to 2016. She is the author of Beyond the Label: Women, Leadership & Success on Our Own Terms (Harper Business, 2017). Chiquet was born as Maureen Cathy Popkin in St.Louis, Missouri, in 1963, where she attended John Burroughs School. She studied at Yale University in Connecticut, where she graduated with a degree"
"Celine (brand) CELINE is a French ready-to-wear and leather luxury goods brand that has been owned by LVMH group since 1996. It was founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana. Since November 2015, the headquarters are located at 16 rue Vivienne in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at the Hôtel Colbert de Torcy, which has French Historic Monument classification. Séverine Merle is the Chief Executive Officer since April 2017. On January 21, 2018, LVMH announced that Hedi Slimane will take over at Celine as its artistic, creative and image director. In 1945, Céline Vipiana (1915–1997) and her husband, Richard, created one"
"very aristocratic. She is part of the family."" Givenchy Givenchy () is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture clothing, accessories and Parfums Givenchy, perfumes and cosmetics. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter. It is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH. Its current artistic director is Clare Waight Keller, who is the first woman to hold that position. In 1952, Hubert de Givenchy and Javani Robert Durfy founded his own luxury house and"
"Nguyen Tan, the creative agency ""le cabinet. paris"""" In October 2003, he set up his own company ""Les Soieries Modernes"" and launched his first silk scarf collection. Benoît-Pierre Emery Benoît-Pierre Emery () (born 9 July 1970 in Paris) is a French art director and a fashion designer based in Paris, France. He is also creative director of Objets et La Table at Hermès. A graduate of the Royal College of Art and of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Benoit Emery began his career as a freelancer, working as an art director for Canal + and Louis Vuitton. His"
"creative director for Sotheby's Diamonds. In 2012, James de Givenchy was appointed as Baccarat's first creative director. Recently, James de Givenchy has been featured in Architectural Digest and Wall Street Journal among other publications. James de Givenchy James Claude Taffin de Givenchy (born August 27, 1963) is a French-born, New York-based jewelry designer and the owner of the jewelry company Taffin (founded in 1996). Givenchy grew up in Beauvais, a small town in the suburbs of Paris where the Parfums Givenchy has its factory and where his father, Jean Claude Taffin de Givenchy (1925–2009) and his uncle, the couturier Hubert"
"John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born November 28, 1960) is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011). At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. Galliano has been named British Designer of the Year four times. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fifth most influential person in British culture. He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and"
"providing creative input on the beauty side of the business, his primary task was the injection of a dose of excitement, youth and energy into the somewhat dormant fashion and accessories lines. He made a sudden redesign in early 2006, and then in September announced that Brussels-born designer Olivier Theyskens of Rochas would take over the role as head of the label. In 2009, Theyskens was replaced by designer Peter Copping, who had worked for Louis Vuitton. In 2015, after Peter Copping left the house, Guillaume Henry took the place of Creative director. During a 2013 fashion show, Ricci designs"
"that replaced the opulent, over-designed, and constrictive clothes and accessories of 19th-century fashion. The Chanel product brands have been personified by fashion models and actresses, including Inès de La Fressange, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Anna Mouglalis, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley, Kristen Stewart and Marilyn Monroe. The House of Chanel is known for the ""little black dress"", the perfume No. 5 de Chanel, and the Chanel Suit. Chanel's use of jersey fabric produced garments that were comfortable and affordable. Chanel revolutionized fashion — high fashion (haute couture) and everyday fashion (prêt-à-porter) — by replacing structured-silhouettes, based upon"
"fashion houses within LVMH by appointing and collaborating with very talented Artistic Directors: Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy, Phoebe Philo at Céline, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at Kenzo, J. W. Anderson at Loewe and, in 2015, Dao Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne at Donna Karan Roussel has three children from his first marriage. In January 2016, it was announced that Roussel is engaged to fashion designer Tory Burch, whom he has been dating since June 2014. Pierre-Yves Roussel Pierre-Yves Roussel (born November 7, 1965) was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH Fashion Group. He is a member of"
"company to join Chanel was the most important decision of her career. A year after joining Chanel in 2003, she was appointed of president of Chanel in the U.S., responsible for fragrance and beauty, fashion, watches and fine jewellery divisions. When Chanel restructured in 2007, Chiquet became company-wide CEO. Chiquet left Chanel in January 2016, citing ""strategic differences."" The company's statement said Chiquet oversaw ""successful international expansion of the House of Chanel, enhanced its luxury positioning and timeless image, and grew the business in all categories. She also established a truly global organization and enhanced the culture and leadership of"
"directed by Wright was shot in the Cité du Cinéma by Luc Besson with Knightley and Danila Kozlovsky in the lead roles. Famous spokesmodels for the fragrance have included Kate Moss and Knightley (current). Coco Mademoiselle Coco Mademoiselle is a women's perfume in the Chanel collection that was introduced in 2001 for younger consumers. The fragrance was created by Jacques Polge, the nose of Chanel from 1978 to 2015. In 2007, Chanel launched a new advertising film starring its current spokesmodel Keira Knightley as Coco Chanel. The film was directed by the upcoming English BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright, who has"
"the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891–1941), a companion of Coco Chanel (1883–1971), he arranged a meeting in Cannes late in the summer of 1920, where he presented his current and former works to Mlle. Chanel. Chanel chose the ""No. 5"" as a Christmas present for her best clients. When Ernest Beaux asked her how she wanted to name that scent, she replied: ""I always launch my collection on the 5th day of the 5th months, so the number 5 seems to bring me luck – therefore, I will name it 'Nº 5'"". Initially only 100 flacons of Chanel"
"London, his apartment in Paris and Italy. He has been in a relationship with actress Gwendoline Christie since early 2013. Deacon's hobbies include swimming, hiking and gardening. He counts Elsa Schiaparelli, Miuccia Prada, Coco Chanel, Mr J.M. Millet, and Yves Saint Laurent among his design and style inspirations. Giles Deacon Giles Deacon (born 1969) is an English fashion designer, Creative Director and Founder of Giles Deacon group, Couture Fashion House. Deacon joined the Paris Couture schedule in 2016. Deacon has been known to challenge the traditional ideas of womenswear and often uses wild prints and pop culture references in his"
"Coco Chanel Gabrielle Bonheur ""Coco"" Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and business woman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post-World War I era with liberating women from the constraints of the ""corseted silhouette"" and popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realizing her design aesthetic in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance. Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product. She is the only fashion designer listed on ""Time"""
"between Chanel and Stravinsky ever occurred. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky is a 2009 French film directed by Jan Kounen. It was chosen as the Closing Film of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and was shown on 24 May 2009. ""Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky"" is based on the 2002 fictional novel ""Coco and Igor"" by Chris Greenhalgh and traces a rumoured affair between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky in Paris in 1920, the year that Chanel No. 5 was created. Greenhalgh also wrote the screenplay for the film. Chanel and its current chief designer"