Place Vendôme is a jewelry case for all the jewels of the world.
What is more symbolic to a tourist in search of French expertise than this Parisian square, where high-end jewelry brands intermingle?
For travelers, we present Le monde de Vendôme (The World of Vendôme), a documentary film with the “actors” of Place Vendôme, that will be broadcasted on all AirFrance long-haul flights beginning the 1st of April 2009.
Here is, exclusively for LUXUO readers, the preview to this superb film:
Chanel have created a special Segway x2 designed by Chanel chief designer Karl Lagerfeld. The Chanel Segway is all black and features quilted leather fenders and handles.
Targeted at super-rich riders, the Chanel Segway is all set to become the urban personal transporter that gives as much fun as a car while looking as cool as a rollerblade.
With a range of 20km and an adaptation of the famous CHANEL 2.55, shopping couldn’t be more glamorous.
If you’re on the lookout for a signature Chanel piece from the Spring 2009 collection, the black guitar is certainly it.
Debuted at the Paris Spring 2009 Fashion Week, the guitar is a black instrument, with Chanel discretely spelled out across the front.
The strap is elegantly striped in brown white and black with intertwining C’s in leather where the strap attaches. The most elegant piece of all is the guitar’s case (below), in Chanel’s signature quilt pattern and in stylish white.
The sexy black nylon string acoustic retails for a mere £2,800.
Chanel is to cut 200 jobs as fears grow that the supposedly recession proof luxury market is falling victim to the global credit crisis.
The staff cuts are a direct result of declining sales, part of the overall slide in luxury spending that was not alleviated by the recent holiday shopping season. Among the jobs are 16 posts at the brand’s boutique on rue Cambon in Paris in the heart of Paris’s fashion district.
The job losses, described by some commentators as the label’s worst crisis since founder Coco Chanel fired all her staff at the outbreak of war in 1939, represent almost 10% of the company’s production workforce.
Chanel on Friday said it would pull the plug on its costly Mobile Art exhibition that was slated to travel to major cities worldwide in a Space Age prefab structure designed by architect Zaha Hadid.
The decision comes amid snowballing bad economic news and Wall Street scandals, and reflects a new sobriety for luxurious endeavors.
“Considering the current economic crisis, we decided it was best to stop the project,” said a Chanel spokeswoman. “We will be concentrating on strategic growth investments.”
To celebrate Coco Chanel’s 125th birthday, Karl Lagerfeld has designed a €5 coin. Lagerfeld has really captured the history of Coco Chanel incorporating many aspects of the name with the coin a great match for Chanel No. 5 fragrance.
The front of the coin displays Coco Chanel’s face and Karl Lagerfeld’s signature. On the back is the brand’s iconic print and the €5 symbol.
The coin has been approved by the French Mint, and it’s been produced in gold and silver. The gold version costs €5,900, and there are only 99 of them in existence. The silver version is cheaper - at just €45 - and there are 11,900 of them. You can look out for the release on December 1st.
