Tag Archives: Chanel

Chanel the heritage brand founded by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel back in 1921 is among my favorite high end fashion brands. No matter wether a piece is vintage or contemporary I am totally amazed by the timeless design and high craftsmanship which goes into it.
In this group of posts I am going to show you my favorite pieces from Chanel collections and share all other Chanel related issues I consider interesting.

Chanel cruise 2015 jackets aren’t they amazing?

Chanel cruise 2015 has officially arrived in stores. I already provided an insight into cruise bags, shoes and jewellery so lets continue with the jackets today. Chanel jackets are very much of a heritage thing of the brand. The iconic boxy, collarless pocket jacket shape was first introduced in 1954 by Coco Chanel and is popular until today! So is there a potential icon within the collection?

Chanel cruise 2015 jackets

Poppy Delevingne wearing black and white glitter tweed jacket from cruise 2015 while attending an event during London fashion week, pic http://www.pinterest.com/stylecloseup/chanel-obsession/

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Chanel jewelry Dubai collection

The Arabian themed Chanel cruise 2015 collection officially launches today! I already presented some of the most beautiful bags as well as shoes to you and want to continue with a closer look at the Chanel jewelry Dubai collection today!

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The chain link necklace is one of my favourites from the Chanel jewelry Dubai collection, pic chanel.com

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Chanel cruise 2015 espadrilles & more

Chanel cruise 2015, the Dubai show, officially launches tomorrow in Europe! After I already gave you a brief insight into the fabulous bags that are going to hit stores lets continue with shoes. And I guess first and foremost its the Chanel cruise 2015 espadrilles everyone is waiting for.

chanel cruise 2015 espadrilles

As part of the cruise 2015 collection a set of very colorful suede espadrilles is going to hit stores, pic purseblog.forum.com

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Whats your favorite Chanel cruise 2015 handbag?

Its always so exciting when a new Chanel collection hits stores. Sure some pieces have already arrived since early October but the official international launch date for Chanel cruise 2015, the Dubai show, is November 18th so its still ahead of us!!! And one of the things I am looking most forward to is surely the handbags. Which exceptional pieces from the runway were the most beautiful? Which are the most amazing new colors and textures that will arrive for the classic flap and Boy bags?

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The little pearl clutch that was presented on the Chanel cruise 2015 Dubai runway is pure perfection. I am really a little jealous of Korean actress Jung Ryeo-Won, who was happy enough to wear it while attending the Chanel fall 2014 couture show, pics style.com

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Chanel spring 2015 – Spotlight on the knitwear

Yes its already some time ago that the “Boulevard Chanel” show with a feminist riot theme hit the Grand Palais in Paris (for all, who haven’t yet seen the show video its online here!). Thinking about the bags, the shoes, the accessories, jackets and even the makeup and nail polish there was really a lot going on on the runway. I can’t even remember one Chanel show that showed as many different styles as this one did! While Chanel previously used to be heavily focused on bags, jackets, pearl jewelry and to some extend shoes there was something within that show that suggested to me that the brand starts to broaden its spectrum …

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With Gisele Buendchen on the Chanel runway in a knitwear ensemble it really seems like the brand wants to focus on this part of its portfolio, pics style.com

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A new version of the Chanel chain link necklace …?

So we took a closer look on what is going to hit the Chanel stores next March in the field of bags, shoes, jackets – Let’s concentrate on the costume jewelry for spring 2015 now! As the topic of the show was the imaginative Parisian street “Boulevard Chanel” diversity, like we see everyday in the street, was a major component of the show. All the models wore different shades of nail polish, different makeup and yes a huge amount of different jewelry …

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A reinterpretation of Chanel’s fall 2014 chain link necklace will hit store next spring, pic style.com

We had a big Chanel chain link necklace for fall on the grocery runway (view it here). And yes it was something that stimulated some brands to follow among them Zara and Dior, who introduced their versions of the style. Despite of that Chanel is going to launch a new version of its chain link necklace for spring 2015.  It is inspired by the tie dye pattern from the collection and was presented in a pink-orange as well as green-blue alteration on the runway. And for all those, who can’t get enough of the chain – belts and bracelets will be launched as well! Continue reading →

Let’s have a look at the Chanel jackets for 2015?

Last week Chanel’s spring summer 2015 ready to wear was presented at the Grand Palais in Paris! For all, who didn’t watch the show video its online here. And as it is often the case with a Chanel show, just think the pregnant Ashleigh Good as a bride at the end of Chanel Couture fall 2014 or the two female brides at couture spring 2013, the faux feminist demonstration that was chosen as a show theme induces a rush of social media discussion that somehow seems to shift the focus away from the fashion that was presented. Let’s do it the other way round! Let’s leave the discussion about sense or nonsense of the show theme to other people and focus on the fashion! What can we expect regarding Chanel jackets for 2015?

Chanel jackets for 2015

… the classic Chanel pocket jacket brigade, pics style.com

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Chanel bags 2015 closeup …

The show video for “Boulevard Chanel”, the brands spring 2015 collection with a feminist riot theme is online. And I can only recommend to watch the video here, its really worth it. So time for a closeup of the Boulevard Chanel bag brigate …

Boulevard Chanel handbags

For all the lovers of the Chanel classic flap bag I could spot two versions on the runway – one an incredibly beautiful floral lace bag and the other interwoven white leather. On the chanel news feed was also a group of bags with a vintage newspaper like finish but guess it wasn’t in the show, pics style.com vogue.com chanel.com

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Boulevard Chanel polarizes …

I was wrong! 🙂 Boulevard Chanel did neither deal with shopping as back in spring 2009 or fall 2014 nor with brand expansion like for fall 2013! The topic was street riots and political protest. Referencing the fab coffee table book “French Style” demonstrations are a very integral parts of French culture. Using riots as a fashion show theme surely polarizes, particularly when the creative mind behind the spectacle is someone like Karl Lagerfeld, who is known to say that “Fashion is not an art form!” So lets leave it to fashion critics to argue whether the show touched a very recent topics like gender equality, considering the “he for she” campaign, or even reached beyond that towards raising awareness for the current fight for democracy in Hong Kong or was just a stage theatre performance! Let’s take our perspective – the perspective of the customer, who wants to buy pieces that give pleasure to oneself and might eventually hold or increase value and may be even inherited someday!

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The scene at Chanel spring 2015 today, pic independent.co.uk

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Chanel shopping center – re-review of the jackets ….

Oh, I really can’t wait until “Boulevard Chanel”, the spring 2015 ready to wear show, hits the Grand Palais in Paris – so excited! But let’s make the time a little shorter and continue to talk about the “Chanel shopping center”, the fall 2014 collection, that hit store first week of September while we were in Paris. I already told you about my top jackets from the show – but after seeing the complexity of the cuts and textures and details face to face things can change a lot…

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windows of Chanel 382 Saint Honoré decorated according to the “Coco coach” campaign

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