Shein, the ultra-fast fashion giant from China, strengthened its ever-tightening grip on the apparel market in 2024, outpacing competitors once more as budget-conscious consumers continued to turn to familiar brands amid growing economic uncertainty. The Singapore-based Shein is estimated to have extended its apparel market share by 0.24...
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In addition to Dua Lipa, who was previously announced in January, JENNIE now becomes the face of the CHANEL 25 handbag campaign alongside Dua. A key figure on the international pop scene and a CHANEL ambassador since 2017, she continues her dialogue with the House by bringing her style and energy to CHANEL’s latest creation. “The CHANEL 25...
The French fashion house Chanel has acquired a majority stake in the Italian footwear manufacturer Grey Mer, a Chanel spokesperson confirmed to FashionUnited. According to Milan-based newspaper MFF, the acquisition comprises 70 percent of the shares, with the remaining 30 percent held by the founding Alessandri family. Grey Mer, founded by...
Chanel presented its Fall-Winter collection on the last day of Paris Women's Fashion Week on Tuesday, playing with proportions and layering in a show designed without incoming artistic director Matthieu Blazy. Staged in the Grand Palais exhibition hall in central Paris, the catwalk presentation featured a monumental black ribbon that spiralled...
French fashion house Chanel has acquired a 20 percent in Florentine label Leo France SpA, a company specialising in the production of costume jewellery and metal accessories. The acquisition pertains to Leo France's capital, according to corporate records, 20 percent of which is now held by the French luxury house. In 2023, Leo France reported a...
In Paris this week, fashion houses relied on proven formulas, striving for light, feminine collections. Brands like Chanel emphasised their visual codes, while others, such as Dior and Schiaparelli, also played with classic silhouettes. Only the Couture Week debutantes dared to experiment. Established codes As the oldest, still active couture...
See Chanel's latest haute couture collection at Paris Haute Couture Week.
French fashion house Chanel unveiled a light and colourful Spring-Summer 2025 haute couture collection on Tuesday in Paris, crafted by its creative studio rather than new artistic director Matthieu Blazy. Celebrities including Kylie Jenner and Pamela Anderson watched the show at the Grand Palais, a vast glass-roofed exhibition space where models...
Paris - A slow-to-recover Chinese market, the risk of new American taxes, and "weary" consumers: the luxury industry faces significant challenges in 2025, following a 2024 already disrupted by slowing consumption. The heady post-Covid years, when luxury groups recorded insolent double-digit growth, seem a distant memory. Major groups like Hermè...
Luxury fashion giant Chanel is cutting 70 jobs in the US, representing about 2.5 percent of its workforce in the region, according to a report initially made by online publication Puck News and later confirmed by Bloomberg. The decision to reduce its workforce is intended to curb expenses and help the company “better adapt to current economic...
French luxury brand Chanel has appointed three new directors amid an ongoing shift of its executive team, filings with the UK’s Companies House have shown. Simone Bagel-Trah is among the two appointments. The German businesswoman has served on the supervisory board of Henkel AG & Co. since 2001, and from 2009 became chairman of the chemical and...
The New Year Honours list, unveiled this week, spotlights luminaries from the fashion and retail world, celebrating a spectrum of achievements spanning business acumen and sustainability-driven innovation. The annual tradition, designed to commend extraordinary contributions to society, has resonated deeply within the fashion sector this year,...