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BoF FAQs: Chanel

20 December 2018 • By BoF Team

BoF FAQs: Chanel

From Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's early years on the Rue Cambon, launching Chanel No.5 and the now iconic 2.55 handbag, to how the business operates today, BoF answers your questions on what is regarded as the world's most desirable luxury fashion brand.

News & Analysis

The Other Reason for Chanel’s Exotic Skins Ban

7 December 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

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The Other Reason for Chanel’s Exotic Skins Ban

While competitors were busy snapping up farms and tanneries, the French luxury house failed to secure its exotics supply chain, giving it diminished access to top quality materials.

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Chanel’s Year of Change

5 December 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

BoF Professional Exclusive

Chanel’s Year of Change

Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion and Chanel SAS, addresses the reshaping of the storied French house, from its ban on exotic skins to its curious new London headquarters, as well as the rumours that Phoebe Philo will succeed Karl Lagerfeld.

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Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Millions in Grey Market Sales

16 August 2018 • By Sarah Shannon

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Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Millions in Grey Market Sales

The sale of luxury goods on the grey market is a lucrative and largely unspoken practice in the fashion industry. Why are brands so hush-hush about it and do they really want it to end?

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Chanel’s Digital Strategy Takes Shape Amid Executive Shuffle

4 July 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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Chanel’s Digital Strategy Takes Shape Amid Executive Shuffle

In June, Chanel reported financial results for the first time in its history. Now, the $10 billion fashion house is evolving its digital strategy and shuffling some of its executives. What does this spell for the future of the brand?

Chanel Strikes Farfetch Deal to Augment Boutiques

19 February 2018 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara and Kati Chitrakorn

Chanel Strikes Farfetch Deal to Augment Boutiques

The French luxury house has inked a strategic partnership with the fashion platform, but still has no plans to sell its ready-to-wear and handbags online.

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Decoding Chanel’s Gen-Z Strategy

2 October 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

Perhaps no other brand is as deft as Chanel at extracting juice from ingénue endorsements. But as younger consumers turn away from traditional celebrities in favour of digital influencers, how will fashion’s most powerful luxury house adjust its strategy?

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Decoding Chanel’s Gen-Z Strategy

Perhaps no other brand is as deft as Chanel at extracting juice from ingénue endorsements. But as younger consumers turn away from traditional celebrities in favour of digital influencers, how will fashion’s most powerful luxury house adjust its strategy?

Fashion Show Review

In Paris, a Global Platform for a Fashion Industry in Extreme Flux

6 July 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

Fashion Show Review

In Paris, a Global Platform for a Fashion Industry in Extreme Flux

Buoyed by inbound talent and newfound economic confidence, Paris is emerging as the centre stage of an increasingly fragmented industry.

News & Analysis

Chanel Snaps Up 4 Companies to Secure High-End Silk Supplies

22 July 2016 • By Reuters

22 July 2016 • By Reuters

Chanel has created a silks production unit by investing in high-end specialists, it said on Friday after completing the third deal in four months aimed at strengthening its supply chain.

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Chanel Snaps Up 4 Companies to Secure High-End Silk Supplies

Chanel has created a silks production unit by investing in high-end specialists, it said on Friday after completing the third deal in four months aimed at strengthening its supply chain.

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Social Goods | Rana Plaza Lawsuit, Met Gala Style, High Street Ethics

4 May 2016 • By Kate Abnett

4 May 2016 • By Kate Abnett

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Social Goods | Rana Plaza Lawsuit, Met Gala Style, High Street Ethics

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.