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...Having only seen the nave used for elaborately staged Chanel shows in the past decade, I have found it quite a revelation to admire the empty space. Left Bank or Right? That is the question....
...In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, Gabrielle Chanel unveiled her first fine jewellery collection, and ditched her intentionally drab jersey for sequins and sable....
...Chanel Vitalumière Satin Fluid make-up, £43, chanel.com....
...The salacious details include cash allegedly handed over to legislators in the car park of the lower house of Congress or paid to ministers in their homes; the gift of a $4,000- $5,000 Chanel handbag to...
...One notable lot is a Qing dynasty rock crystal figure of a deer, which once belonged to Coco Chanel....
...The new Ixachi-1 well in southeastern Mexico contains “the Chanel of crude”, according to Juan Javier Hinojosa, director-general of exploration and production....
...Donald Trump has a sail-shaped tower overlooking the waterfront; a giant green corkscrew pierces the sky in the financial district near a mall selling only luxury brands like Prada and Chanel....
...Fortissimo: Chanel’s deep, shimmering shade is glamorous in the sunshine (£18, selfridges.com)....
...The Cebu factory makes not only the aforementioned heels, rings and bag handles, but also belt buckles for Dolce & Gabbana, rainbow-coloured necklaces for Marc Jacobs, and Chanel’s resin bangles and camellia...
...for a matte, super-chic finish (“I was trying to figure out how not to be Chanel,” said Gonzalez), and resin heels of mid-calf boots and pumps were inlaid to produce a mosaic-like effect....
...Similarly, Chanel’s new “Boy” collection doesn’t have the signature quilting or double-C logo. Designer Tomas Maier has always steered clear of in-your-face designs....
...As Santiago Gonzalez, president of the Nancy Gonzalez line of ultra-lux handbags and belts, puts it: “You need to be tall if you are wearing a really thick belt. Otherwise it will cut you in half.”...
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