Sending lots of love, chocolate and hopefully Chanel your way! Have a great day!
xoxo
Gabriella
Styling and Jewelry Provided By: Liz Baca, The Goods!
Photographed by: Gabriella
February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine’s Day!
January 22, 2012
Viva Las Vegas! Chanel Hosts Numéros Privés
Chanel is hosting Numéros Privés (“private numbers”), an eight-day invitation-only event/installation housed at the Wynn in Las Vegas. The event launched on Friday with a soiree and in true Chanel fashion, the company charted private jets to fly in important clients, friends of the brand, and celebrities including the darling Les Fidèles de Chanel. Entertainment included DJs Alexa Chung and Nick Cohen with a live performance by Imelda May and her band (retro rockabilly – video posted below if you’re not familiar).
Barbara Cirkva, Chanel’s fashion division president stated that the purpose of Numéros Privés is to “surprise and delight people” – and surprise and delight it did. With ten rooms all devoted to the signatures of the brand, the exhibition played on Coco Chanel’s lucky numbers 5, 2.55 and 31. WWD reported:
One room was filled with Chanel Bearbrick dolls and matching wallpaper, another displayed fine jewelry among sculpted topiaries. There was a recreation of Coco’s apartment at 31 Rue Cambon, and a digital room that decoded the making of the 2.55 handbag. It had quilted leather walls. But no room was as popular as the one filled with old-school carnival claw games, where mesmerized guests tried to grab little Chanel gift bags with a mechanical arm.
The event also coincides with the store re-opening at the Bellagio and with Chinese New Year when many international clients travel to Las Vegas.
I only have one question…where was MY invitation? It MUST have gotten lost in the mail:)
Source: WWD
Image of Rachel Zoe at carnival claw game: The Zoe Report
Chanel Tops Lists of World Luxury Associations’ Brands for 2012
The World Luxury Association, a non-profit organization that studies the international luxury market released its lists for the top luxury brands of 2012. In the fashion category, Chanel ranked as number 2 following Hermes and in the cosmetics category it ranked s number 1. Bravo Chanel!
January 18, 2012
Chanel Links: 01.18.12
Chanel is big in Japan – and they know it. On March 21-23 Chanel will host three events: a presentation of the winter couture show, the opening a pop-up shop, and opening an exhibition devoted to Chanel’s iconic tweed jackets to showing images from Karl Lagefeld’s book “The Little Black Jacket,” and styled by Carine Roitfeld. WWD
The Manhattan Vintage show is February 3 & 4 in NYC – get your tickets to buy some great vintage Chanel. Manhattan Vintage
More for the new sport collection from Chanel including a Cane and Tennis Racket Set. Hypebeast
Chanel introduces the Premiere Flying Tourbillon – commence drooling now. Rare Delights
The Coveteur visits Massaro – the atelier responsible for making Chanel shoes and creating the iconic two-tone pump. The Coveteur
I want this for my car. Twitter
Meet Karl Lagerfeld’s kitten Choupette…Stylite
January 2, 2012
Link List: The Best Chanel News of December 2011
December was a whirlwind and I took a much-needed break to spend time with my family and re-charge my batteries. While I was relaxing and filling my belly with holiday treats Chanel news had the interweb astir. Though some of it is a bit old news, I still found it worthy to include – so here goes – my massive Chanel link list for December 2011…
I love Chanel – but I wouldn’t go this far…would you?
Left: Maude & Tilda; Right: Married to the Mob
Candice Swanepoel by Karl Lagerfeld for Harper’s Bazaar Korea December 2011 – TouchPuppet
Chanel meets Star Wars figures – introducing Coco Vader…GoMoneyWays
Chanails! Pretty Chanel Spring 2012-inspired manicure – moveSlightly
What’s your Chanel beauty horoscope for 2012? Chanel Makeup Confidential
First look at Chanel’s spring makeup ad campaign – chicology
Best dressed kid of the year is Hudson Kroenig – The Covetuer
Ashley Benson of Pretty Little Liars celebrated her birthday with a Chanel-inspired cake – JustJared
Chanel has hired Dr. Amy Wechsler to make Chanel skincare more relevant to US consumers – Happi
Karl Lagefeld loves the iPad – Digital Luxury
Enter a contest to be Karl Lagerfeld’s assistant when he is Fashion Editor at Metro.
Sandra Bullock and Rooney Mara wore Chanel beauty on the runway at recent premiers…
Karl-Mania has the internet going nuts – Net-A-Porter
December 6, 2011
Book Review: Chanel – Couture and Industry by Amy de la Haye
Chanel: Couture and Industry is one of the many new recent books that have come out about our favorite couturière, Coco Chanel. Unlike some of the more scandalous biographies, Chanel: Couture and Industry is a breath of fresh air because it focuses on Chanel in the context of fashion history.
Coco Chanel is synonymous with elegance, fashion innovation and modernity and in Chanel: Couture and Industry, Amy de la Haye examines the creative output of the House of Chanel from its infancy in the 1920s, to the present day under the tutelage of Karl Lagerfeld. Using the renowned collections of the V&A as her sources, fashion historian Amy de la Haye shows how Coco Chanel changed the way modern women dress.
Chanel: Couture and Industry includes beautiful images of original Chanel pieces – many of which can only be seen in museums – and many of which I have never seen before in any other Chanel publication. Chanel is the third book in the V&A Fashion Series covering key innovators in the world of fashion. If you are looking for a book that focuses more on Chanel in the context of fashion history then this is the book for you – or a great gift for any Chanelphile. Chanel: Couture and Industry is available online on Amazon.com.
December 4, 2011
Rest In Peace François Lesage
François Lesage, the heir to the Maison Lesage embroidery studio, passed away last week at the age of 82 after losing his battle to his illness. Maison Lesage was created by François’ father and he took the helm when his father passed away in 1949. Though Maison Lesage was the embroidery studio for all of Paris’ best designers, this is particularly sad for Chanel because Chanel bought Maison Lesage in 2002 as part of Paraffection in a plan to preserve “petite mains” – the heritage of artisans, their age-old crafts and their couture ateliers. Looking ahead and knowing the delicacy of the situation, François Lesage started an embroidery school in the atelier. Maison Lesage will continue embroidering. I send my deepest condolences to the Lesage family.
December 1, 2011
Dry Off With Chanel
This is not the first Chanel towel set, and certainly not the last. So long as there are cruise collections, jet setters will need equally chic towels with matching totes. This is one towel that I would definitely NOT leave pool-side or on the beach though. I would much rather prefer to see it hanging in my bathroom. How luxurious would it be to dry off with a Chanel towel after your shower…after washing with Chanel No.5 bath gel of course!
November 29, 2011
Rare Chanel on The Coveteur
The Covetuer is every fashion lover’s inside look into the closets we all wish we had. As a year in review, they’ve gathered all the photos of rare Chanel items that they’ve come across and published them in one place. I selected a few of my favorites but you should definitely check out The Coveteur for the full experience.
My New Favorite Website: Sip, Chat, Chow
We’ve seen the Chanel cupcakes, cookies, french fries and lollipops but Tricia Clarke-Stone, the “glam foodie” of Sip, Chat, Chow is taking things to a whole new level. She brings couture to some of our favorite sweet treats. She tends to like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Fendi in addition to Chanel, but as you know, my only concern is Chanel – check out these pics of couture cuisine!
