Archive for August, 2005

Buying Used Chanel - Spotting Fakes

 
 
The problem of fakes has been prevalent as long as you can imagine. Chanel was quoted saying “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. Chanel most likely could not have envisioned the market for counterfeit luxury goods growing into billions of dollars in sales, often damaging the long deserved reputation of a design house.
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Wed August 31st, 2005 by Mars
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Beige Caviar Shoulder Bag

For a sophisticated mature look, Chanel brings us this lovely beige surpique caviar leather shoulder bag. Flap-front entry with complimenting golden CC clasp and chain strap makes this a great choice for the lady who needs a larger easy entry purse. Wear this with black, beige, brown, burgundy and other warm fallen leaf colors. This […]

Tue August 30th, 2005 by Mars
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Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you!”

Mon August 29th, 2005 by Mars
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Who’s Carrying Chanel These Days

 
Paris Hilton toted a brown tweed and fur trimmed Chanel purse for the Teen Choice Awards this year. While not an ideal coordination with her outfit, at least it’s Chanel! Later that week Paris was seen out on the town with the velvet version of the Precious Symbols purse. It compliments a vintage looking red […]

Sun August 28th, 2005 by Mars
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Decorative Quilted Flap Bag

Here is a great twist on the Chanel classic flap bag. It is a lambskin shoulder bag that has decorative quilting of circles and star shaped diamonds or flower shapes depending on how you look at it. How interesting this is if you are tired of the same old diamond and square quilting. The purse […]

Fri August 26th, 2005 by Mars
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Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny. And it’s best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.”

Fri August 26th, 2005 by Mars
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Chanel To Conquer Asian Luxury Brand Market

In Shanghai, China Chanel hosted a special 2005-2006 Fall/Winter fashion show. Guests were escorted visa maglev train August 19th to the train station in Pudong International Airport where the show took place. Luxury brands have recently rushed to establish a foothold in China, seen as an irresistible and under-exploited market of 1.3 billion inhabitants. In […]

Thu August 25th, 2005 by Mars
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Vintage Chanel Costume Jewelry

Chanel has a long history of costume jewelry. Coco starting making it in the 1930’s. They were cheaper than real gems, allowing a woman to purchase more pieces to properly accessorize all her outfits.
 
Chanel costume jewelry covered a wide range of styles over the years. Chanel was influenced by Indian, Baroque, Renaissance and Art Deco […]

Tue August 23rd, 2005 by Mars
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Obsessed

Some only dream of being able to afford one Chanel tweed suit, well Corey Gelman has eigthy five! She started collecting on a measly summer job salary of only $10,000. Over the years she became an investment banker with a much more substancial salary to splurge on Chanel with. A collection that started with two […]

Sun August 21st, 2005 by Mars
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Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.”

Sat August 20th, 2005 by Mars
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