In partnership with Chanel, the National Portrait Gallery has launched Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture, a new three year project, which aims to enhance the representation of women in the Gallery’s Collection and highlight the often … [Read more...]
MAKEUP ARTIST YASMIN HEINZ INTERVIEW
We've been lucky enough to talk to one of the most in-demand makeup artists in the world, Yasmin Heinz, just as she recently launched her latest book 'Elements'. She's such an inspirational makeup artist who has worked with some of the biggest names … [Read more...]
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE FW 2017/2018
I don't know how Chanel manage to top themselves each time but they do! Of course, the next show is always bigger and bolder, and their latest Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2017/2018 was no exception. Since it would probably be quite impossible to … [Read more...]
CHANEL, LOUIS VUITTON, MIU MIU CLOSE PFW
By Hannah Fox Fashion Month has officially come to a close, ending in Paris on Tuesday. Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis Vuitton lit up the city on the final day of Paris Fashion Week and it was nothing short of spectacular. Chanel kicked off the … [Read more...]
70TH BAFTAS RECAP
By Hannah Fox Sunday evening was shining with stars on the 70th BAFTAs red carpet. Celebrating work of any nationality seen on British cinema screens, it was a night of talent, celebrities and couture, taking place at London’s Royal Albert Hall. … [Read more...]
PARIS SS17 HAUTE COUTURE
By Hannah Fox Sunday kicked off Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture week in Paris. The star-studded runways featured looks with feathers, sequins, and of course, styles that the rest of us "commoners" would never try to pull off. The shows continue … [Read more...]
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE
By Hannah Powling Today, Karl Lagerfeld staged his Chanel Fall 2016 Haute Couture collection today at the Grand Palais in Paris. Just like any Chanel 'do - the show featured an elaborate set design, exquisite garments and of course, mesmerising … [Read more...]
BOY CHANEL: NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND’S PERFUME
By Alyssa Boddicker Does Chanel No.5 smell too much like your mum or grandma? Chanel Chance remind you of high school? Well get excited because Chanel's newest scent is about to break down perfume barriers. Boy Chanel, the newest addition … [Read more...]
SPRING FASHION’S TOP TRENDS
By Alyssa Boddicker With temperatures rising (at a glacial pace, but rising nevertheless), and the sun peaking out, we can finally proclaim, spring is here! Now, there's just the slight problem of still wearing our full winter wardrobes. Not to … [Read more...]
KRISTEN STEWART: FROM TOM BOY TO KARL’S GIRL
By Alyssa Boddicker How did the pale, slightly awkward tomboy from Twilight become the muse for two major fashion labels? Maybe it's her selective eye on what roles she plays on and off the screen? Or perhaps just good branding of her tom boy … [Read more...]
KARL’S KREW: A GUIDE TO KARL LAGERFELD’S MUSES
By Alyssa Boddicker Uncle Karl has had a lot of muses since his start as the head of prestigious fashion house, Chanel. From blond bombshells to boyish charmers, the muses of Karl Lagerfeld vast and plenty, so we decided to put together a … [Read more...]
WILLOW SMITH IS CHANEL’S NEWEST AMBASSADOR
We knew it! After seeing the ever-so-cute Willow Smith with Karl Lagerfeld yesterday at Chanel's PFW show; we sensed this news was about to be announced... Karl Lagerfeld has officially confirmed that the singer, songwriter and actress Willow … [Read more...]
CHANEL FALL/WINTER RUNWAY
By Alyssa Boddicker Nothing says Paris Fashion Week more than Chanel. From the classic tweed jackets, to Anna Wintour in the front row, to the top models strutting down the catwalk, Fashion Week in Paris hasn't really 'arrived' until Karl Lagerfeld … [Read more...]
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE IN PARIS
We love the week long of show after-show of jaw-dropping couture gowns; so we weren't surprised to see Gigi Hadid, her sister Bella and Kendall Jenner were amongst the models to strut their stuff on the runway to showcase Chanel Haute Couture SS16 … [Read more...]
CHANEL HAUTE COUTURE PARIS
This morning the Chanel Haute Couture SS16 show officially started, about an hour ago to be exact.. We are keeping a very close eye on what's to come from the shows making place; so stay tuned for more colourful couture updates throughout the … [Read more...]
CHANEL’s Airline PFW Show
By Hannah Powling The invite arrived in the form of a boarding pass; and The Grand Palais was transformed into a luxurious airport terminal for the Chanel Paris Fashion Week SS16 show. The highly-anticipated show saw Chanel travelling … [Read more...]
ZOOLANDER AND A CHANEL CAFE AT PFW AW15
They pretty much broke the internet with this stunt, and we loved it. The moment Ben Stiller's iconic Zoolander and nemesis Owen Wilson's Hansel took to the catwalk to close the show for Valentino AW15. The first squeals from the crowd came as … [Read more...]
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH CHANEL
by Brooke Varney Cara Delevingne and Karl Lagerfeld walk hand-in-hand after the Chanel Metiers d'Art show. Between yesterday's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and the Chanel Metiers d'Art pre-fall show, it feels as though Christmas has come early. … [Read more...]
OUR LUXURY BEAUTY CHRISTMAS LIST OF 2014
by Brooke Varney 'The most wonderful time of the year' is just that. We look forward to Christmas lights, department store window displays, and the holiday menu at Starbucks. But if you ask us, the cherry on top of the yule log cake is the … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW: GOLDIEROCKS
by Annie Vischer Sam Hall, AKA Goldierocks, is an international DJ and broadcaster extraordinaire with a celebrity following that includes the likes of Madonna, Giorgio Armani, Richard Branson and Jade Jagger. Her weekly global radio show ‘The … [Read more...]
DOUGLAS KIRKLAND DEBUTS COCO CHANEL: THREE WEEKS/1962
by Brooke Varney Coco Chanel at work; featured in Coco Chanel: Three Weeks/1962. It's hard to think of a single designer as famous and celebrated as Coco Chanel. It's not a surprise, given the luxury empire that she managed to build from the … [Read more...]
KENDALL JENNER NABS KARL LAGERFELD CAMPAIGN
by Brooke Varney Kendall Jenner walks for Chanel's spring 2015 show. Kendall Jenner is proving to be an unstoppable force in the modeling world. One of the most in-demand models during this year's New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks, … [Read more...]
CHANEL NO5 SET: THE COSTUME DESIGN
by Annie Vischer We've all seen the advert, now it's time to go behind the scenes. Gisele, Baz Luhrman, Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld left us gazing wondrously at the latest Chanel advert earlier this month, and now we can get more details on that … [Read more...]
GISELE BUNDCHEN STARS IN NEW CHANEL NO.5 CAMPAIGN
by Brooke Varney Gisele Bündchen stars in the latest campaign for Chanel No. 5. What do you get when you combine one of the world's most famous supermodel, an Oscar-winning director, and the most famous fragrance in the world? The answer is an … [Read more...]