Model Gigi Hadid's younger sister, Bella Hadid strutted the runway for the House of Chanel's 12th Metier d'Art fall/winter 2016 yesterday with supermodels Lindsey Wixon, Freja Erichsen, Lara Stone and Jamie Bochert at Cinecettà studio in Rome. A backdrop of a fake Parisian paved street with a bistro and cafe style tables, chairs and storefronts. Read More »
The full "Reincarnation" film from Karl Lagerfeld to accompany Chanel's Paris‑Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d'Art collection — starring Cara Delevingne, the face of the campaign, and pop superstar Pharell Williams dancing and singing as 19th-century Austrian nobility — has finally been released! And Delevingne's BFF Kendall Jenner was on hand at the show to celebrate. To watch the movie featuring Pharrell Williams & Cara Delevingne visit http://t.co/NRAxpWCJBC #chanelsalzburg — CHANEL (@CHANEL) December 1, 2014 After teasing the video for weeks, as reported by "Mstars News," we finally have the full version both the film and its accompanying soundtrack, which is also quite special: Pharrell wrote and comped a new, original song — called "CC the World" — for the film ... and Delevingne makes her singing debut on it. The film features Pharrell as a bellboy and Delevingne as a waitress who are reimagined as the most striking royal couple in history. Take that, Kate and Wills. Read More »
We all know that Cara Delevingne and Pharrell Williams are celebrity royalty, but now the pair are really aiming for Kate and Wills territory! In the new Karl Lagerfeld-directed short film Reincarnationfor Chanel, the pair are dressed to royally impress while dancing in Austro-Hungarian opulence. Now this is a royal couple we could get behind! Read More »
Kendall Jenner recently announced that she scored a contract with Estee Lauder and now she's about to have an equally major fashion campaign to add to her resume. WWD reports that the 19-year-old will star in the ads for Karl Lagerfeld's eponymous collection for spring 2015, alongside Sasha Luss, Ming Xi and perennial Lagerfeld muse Baptiste Giabiconi. Read More »
Kendall Jenner looks absolutely gorgeous in the December 2014 issue of Vogue. In the spread, the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star discusses her being named as the new face of Estee Lauder. Kendall wears minimal makeup, leaving the emphasis on her rosy cheeks and matching pink lips. At least the younger generation of the Kardashian-Jenner clan knows how to ooze sex appeal without going fully nude. (No shade to Kim Kardashian but kudos to Kendall!) Read More »
When the full lineup for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was released, two of the most expected names, Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner, were surprisingly absent from the list. But don't feel too bad for them. It turns out when the Angels hit London, the two besties will be nearby in Austria for a much more high fashion gig: Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel Métiers d'Art Collection. Read More »
Karl Lagerfeld is sparking interest in his Choupette accessory collection through a social video featuring the feline. In a film, the cartoon Choupette changes from a sweet cat to a monstrous one. This whimsical film creates a fun campaign that parallels the nature of the collection that features monster Choupette on the items. Read More »
Louis Vuitton beat Lojas Renner as the most engaged fashion brand last month in Internet marketer Stylophane's monthly compilation of Facebook "post likes." Other fashion and sports brands finishing in the top 20 included Alpinestars (1.1 million), Chanel (980,000), Adidas (723,000), Michael Kors (713,000), Dolce & Gabbana (569,000), Christian Louboutin (543,000) and Roberto Cavalli (486,000). Read More »
Kim Kardashian and daughter North West collaborated on one of their many Halloween costumes this year, that being a transformation into Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Talley! Read More »
A decade has passed since Karl Lagerfeld did a one-off collaboration for Swedish retailer H&M and the fashion industry has never been the same. "I never expected it to make such a splash," said Lagerfeld. "Inexpensive is not 'cheap' anymore, that's why the luxury industry has to make an even bigger effort. I think all that is very healthy." Lagerfeld shares his thoughts on fashion in "The First Ten Years," a commemorative book H&M is releasing on November 6. Read More »
Pharrell Williams, a huge fan of Chanel sautoirs, is taking his love of the French brand to a higher level. WWD reports that Karl Lagerfeld directed the musician/producer in his latest movie, to be screened in tandem with the Paris-Salzburg pre-fall collection the designer plans to parade Dec. 2. Read More »
Earlier this year, Chanel's Karl Lagerfeld was asked by Louis Vuitton's executive vice president, Delphine Arnault, to give his interpretation of the signature LV monogram for a series of bags to celebrate the label's 160th anniversary. Six artists and designers, in total, were chosen to create monogram bags and luggage for an "Iconoclasts" capsule collection, which was released yesterday (October 15). Read More »
Last night, Oct. 13, Chanel invited its loyal supporters and ambassadors to a gorgeous candlelit dinner/cocktail party to celebrate the icon that is Chanel No. 5. According to Marie Claire, Gisele Bündchen, Lily Allen, Gigi Hadid and more joined Karl Lagerfeld at a gallery space in New York weeks after his feminist rally to preview "The One that I Want," a short film campaign directed by Baz Luhrmann. Read More »