Archive for August, 2005

Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“Jewels should be viewed with innocence, with naiveté, as one would enjoy apple blossoms by the roadside as you speed past in a car.”

Tue August 9th, 2005 by Mars
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Ipod Man

 
It was inevitable that Chanel would offer an Apple Ipod case sometime or another. According to a profile in the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph, Karl Lagerfeld owned forty Ipods at last count, now suddenly growing to a collection of seventy in December 2004! When asked if his collection is rather excessive, he answered “If I like […]

Mon August 8th, 2005 by Mars
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Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“Innovation! One cannot be forever innovating. I want to create classics.”

Sun August 7th, 2005 by Mars
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Precious Symbols

For Fall we have a fun and whimsical purse named “Precious Symbols”. It is decorated with all the iconic symbols we have come to recognize as synonymous with the house of Chanel. The number 5, the camellia, CC monogram and the four leaf clover are all there. The purse is a small clutch size shoulder […]

Sat August 6th, 2005 by Mars
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Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”

Sat August 6th, 2005 by Mars
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Who’s Carrying Chanel These Days

  
Mischa Barton, Chloe Sevigny and Penelope Cruz are standing by their trusty Chanel “quilted classic flap bag”. Mischa’s is a limited edition baby blue that came out a few seasons ago. Often called the 2.55 purse, sales associates simply refer to this purse as the “classic flap bag”. This purse is the foundation of any […]

Wed August 3rd, 2005 by Mars
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Quotes On Fashion From Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”

Tue August 2nd, 2005 by Mars
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So who is this Anna Mouglalis?

Anna Mouglalis is a French actress who started out in low budget student films. Karl Lagerfeld soon took note of her being that she really is stunning in motion. She has pure French beauty comparable to Bridgette Bardot or Laetitia Costa. Perhaps this is what Karl saw in her when he made her the Chanel […]

Mon August 1st, 2005 by Mars
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