Chanel

Had Gabrielle Chanel (aka Coco) ran away with the circus instead of becoming a cabaret singer perhaps the Chanel classic flap bag would have resembled something like the Miu Miu Stage bags (Resort 2010) instead.  Yes yes, a little embellishment never hurt anyone but very large, very chea...

Get an extra 10% off on Chanel bags and jewelry today from noon - 5pm EST on Portero. This pearly gold Chanel jumbo flap bag is perfect for the holidays! And if you like matchy matchy, there is the gold and pearl drop earrings. Or maybe just get those for your mom. To get the Now or Never Chanel Bags a...

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Really? Was this necessary? Do we need yet another incarnation of the formerly iconic but now over done, over exposed Arena bag??? A bag designer (who shall remain nameless) marveled at Balenciaga's ability to cash in on a single bag silhouette for almost a decade and expressed a desire t...

Couture Snob features a guest blog by Molly Sims - Molly's jewels debut tonight on HSN! Stiletto Jungle is raving about fabulous winter tights for under $6. Allie is Wired takes a look at Shakira's new dreadlocks. Beauty Snob has the Bare Escentuals RareMinerals facial cleanser, which is a...

I might be in need of some perspective here but I think this is a great price for a big python tote, and a Gucci one at that. OK, fine it is $3800 but a Chanel leather tote is $3000! I am intrigued by the natural python markings kept on the skin, it has an ombre effect but it is natural and swirls aroun...

55 Secret Street has her eye on a few leather jackets and silk tops you can wear with jeans. Fab Sugar has the 15 feline prints you need to know. Stiletto Jungle explains how to make the leggings trend make sense with your body type. All Lacquered Up discovers an affordable alternative to Chanel...

The Find recently came across these Tory Burch Rabbit Moccasin Mukluks. Recessionista Blog found this Coco Chanel inspired bag for cheap and it comes in four different colors. Nitrolicious reports that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have partnered with Linda Farrow to launch an eyewear col...

Fall is here and eye4style thinks that calls for a change in wardrobe - your fragrance wardrobe, that is. 55 Secret Street follows-up with curly hair master A. Dickey at his brand new NYC salon. This week, PopSugar Rush introduced its first original special, a two-part series called "6 Reaso...

J'adore CHANEL, and the Spring 2010 show this week at the Palais was nothing short of spectacular (read about it here on Garance Dore).  Theatrics aside, we took a close look at the bags and found a few refreshing additions to the classic styles and a few that just made no sense!  The multi emb...

The world is full of different types--from the woman who's got a closet full of Birkins and Chanel to the girl who's more monogamous and single-minded, picking only one special bag at a time to lavish her attention on. Bagsnob wants to know: What type are you? How often do you buy bags?

Anyone who has been living outside of a cave the last 10 years is now sick of "classic" Balenciaga bags. OK fine, they put grommets on the recent ones to update the look but they are essentially the same bag. Apparently, they are incapable of veering from that template because whenever they do...

LAST 2 DAYS TO ENTER!! Enter to win this amazing bag that is coveted by all bag addicts! The Chanel 12" classic flap with silver hardware in black caviar leather from Portero.com is perfection in every way. What other bag can take you from morning to night and season to season without missing a...

By Bag Snob Kelly Last year a friend of mine made me all this chainmail jewelry and she insisted that chainmail is the next big thing. She is a little out there so I don't always follow her style suggestions but I loved the chainmail so I wore it all over New York during Fashion Week last February. Well, I give her p...

But the most important difference is the integumentary sense organs on crocodiles that alligators do not have. It is unclear why crocs have them and alligators do not but these organs are easily detected on the edges of each scale. They appear as dots or dimples and you know what that means fo...

Has enough time gone by for us to do yet another Chanel bag? Well, you have been warned, Chanel has a strong collection this Fall so start saving, girls! Nice evening bags do not have to be exclusively clutches, I mean, we all know the drawbacks of clutches - nowhere to put it down in the bathro...

There is nothing quite like indulging in Chanel while in Paris. This is the second bag I purchased, it's from the summer collection but I plan to use it in the fall. Summer hasn't even officially begun yet I am already buying my autumn/winter pieces.(I also found a fabulous black Chloe baby dol...

Every time I come to Paris, I scoop up the latest Chanel bags because the Paris boutiques stock the best Chanel bags in the world, hands down. This trip is no exception, I purchased two Chanel bags so far. The purple one above is from the Paris-London collection and it is destined to be one of my a...

There are a lot of really amazing bags from Chanel this season - this is not the best in the collection but it is our Cheap Thrills of the week. That's right, you heard right, but this is a Chanel Cheap Thrill so the standards are a bit different, it is over $1000. It's really smart to them to make ba...

Be still your heart ye Chanel fanatics who cursed me for featuring LV bags from Sex and the City before Chanel-- here are 100 vintage Chanel bags up for auction! No, your eyes do not deceive you, 100 Chanel bags!!! The event starts on June 18th with a private preview and opens up for public fro...

17cmx11cm $2,495 at Chanel, call Alexis at 214-520-1055 Still can't find the ultimate summer blue bag? The House of Chanel goes mod with a classic French shade, Yves Klein Bleu, in a patent python classic chain bag. Yves Klein is the French artist who developed this shade of deep electric b...

I know this bag will spark heated debate amongst our Chanel fans and I can't wait to read what you guys think of it! Some of you will see this as a refreshing take on the classic quilted pattern and some may find it too trendy for Chanel. I will vote just like the rest of you and do not want to influen...

I have been getting a lot of emails asking me about the perfect classic bag, the ONE bag to get this season and I know it seems obvious but my choice is this Chanel. In caviar leather (also comes in black) it is the most practical of all the leathers from Chanel, the textured surface is scratch re...

As you know, I am obsessing and looking for the ultimate crocodile bag. The question is, how big of an investment do I want to make? Of course with an exotic, it has to be investment worthy and a true classic so of course Chanel came to mind along with the Hermes croc Birkin. I have been working wit...

This lilac python from the Cruise collection is giving me heart palpitations from lust and sheer joy from seeing something so incredibly beautiful and perfect. I seriously must have this and what a smart investment it will be, Chanel is eternally classic and the flap style in python is wor...

Original Chanel jacket from 1954 Haute Couture collection. Every meticulous stitch is still as it was the day Coco Chanel herself put the finishing touches on it. Regardless of how one prefers to wear their CHANEL jacket, we all agree that there is no other piece of clothing that transcends...