“A woman is closest to being naked when she is well dressed”

From 1930-1934 Fulco Santo Stefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura designed costume jewelry for Chanel. He was greatly influenced by art history as was Coco Chanel. These influences brought them together to create jewelry that looked very medieval or barbaric. Born in the Mediterranean of Sicily, Verdura would have been inundated with the image of […]

“Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.”

This season Chanel is adorning our faces in rich luxurious deep reds, gold and charcoal. There are many beautiful limited edition colors available. In nail polish we have “Gold Shimmer”; a perfect antique gold and “Shanghai Red”; a dusty red. Lipstick is offered in the colors “Shanghai Red”, “Rose Paradise”, “Java” and “Honolulu”. Eyeliner comes […]

“Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.”

If you love retro, then you might want to head over to a Chanel boutique as soon as you can. Fall is all about vintage at Chanel. Some amazing purses are already in stores such as this adorable little pouchette. This is a re-issue of a 1960’s Chanel purse. It has classic Chanel features such […]

This Fall Chanel has reissued the epic design that started it all, the original 2.55 purse. Launched in February 1955, this quilted lovely is complete with double chain shoulder strap that allows a woman’s hands to be free, a special invention by Coco Chanel. Subdued turn clasp is sans the CC claps we are used […]

“Fashion has become a joke. The designers have forgotten that there are women inside the dresses. Most women dress for men and want to be admired. But they must also be able to move, to get into a car without bursting their seams! Clothes must have a natural shape.”

  
If you are a Park Avenue princess, you can wear your hair as big as you want to! Chanel presents models wearing a creative 1960’s coffiture to match up with perfectly classic suits and dresses that you can wear at twenty or ninety. The show started off with the traditional suits and cocktail dresses, but […]

“A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs.”