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Pierpaolo Piccioli Joins Balenciaga, Plus Other Major Industry Shake-Ups

The game of creative director musical chairs (and swirling rumours) continues

Marie Claire

Blake Lively's Maximalist Floral Logo Suit Is the Opposite of Quiet Luxury

Maximalist logos are back, baby.

Marie Claire

As Virginie Viard leaves Chanel, who are the contenders to bring its buzz back?

Artistic director’s departure opens up one of fashion’s top jobs at brand hoping to become a talking point again

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Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house

Virginie Viard, the creative director of Chanel who replaced Karl Lagerfeld after his death, is leaving the fashion house

The Independent UK

Chanel revolution: will Hedi Slimane replace Virginie Viard as new designer at iconic Paris fashion house?

Virginie Viard has left Chanel after thirty years — what does this mean for the Parisian house, asks Victoria Moss

Evening Standard

Virginie Viard is leaving Chanel

After 30 years, Chanel has confirmed that Virginie Viard – who took over as artistic director from Karl Lagerfeld in 2019 – is leaving the Parisian house

Wallpaper

Virginie Viard Is Leaving Chanel Leaving Many Wondering Who Will Take on the Role Next

While she held the title of artistic director for five years, Viard actually worked for the French fashion house for almost three decades.

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Highlights from the jet-setting Cruise 2025 shows

Our pick of the globe-trotting Cruise 2025 shows, from Dior’s takeover of Drummond Castle, Scotland to Max Mara’s season finale in Venice

Wallpaper

The story behind Chanel’s iconic handbags, the 2.55 and the 11.12

The liberated spirit of Coco Chanel runs through the house’s most memorable handbags, which are being put back centre stage by current creative director Virginie Viard. Here, Wallpaper* takes a closer look

Wallpaper

Chanel's New Iconic Handbag Advertising Campaign Stars Brad Pitt and Penélope Cruz

The Iconic Handbag advertising campaign also features a short film starring the pair inspired by the 1966 French drama A Man and a Woman.

Fashion Times

The 9 key looks from the Spring/Summer runways to inspire your new-season style

Think statement florals, elegant lace and sleek tailoring

Marie Claire

Chanel AW24: A Deauville love story

Floppy hats and seaside hues

Marie Claire

Chanel brings Hollywood and seaside chic to Paris fashion week

Penélope Cruz and Brad Pitt star in a remake of a French classic as designer Virginie Viard turns the catwalk into a coastal boardwalk

The Guardian - UK

Gigi Hadid returns to catwalk at Chanel for Coastal Grandma collection in Paris

Gigi Hadid graced a Coast Grandma Chanel catwalk on the final day of Paris Fashion Week, says Victoria Moss

Evening Standard

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Penelope Cruz Stuns In Custom Chanel Dress At SAG Awards

Penelope Cruz praises Chanel's Spring 2024 collection, customizes a dress, and showcases it at the SAG Awards with elegance and sophistication.

Wallpaper

Haute Couture Week S/S 2024: Chanel to Valentino

Haute Couture Week S/S 2024 takes place in Paris this week, representing the pinnacle of French style and savoir-faire in some of the season’s most opulent runway presentations

Marie Claire

Chanel Métiers d'art: From the ateliers to the runway

On 7th December at dusk, models strut down the runway for the finale of Chanel's Métiers d’art show, which takes place in the streets of Manchester. The main inspiration: music, which 'pushes to creation,' says Virginie Viard, artistic director of Chanel. Words by Katell Pouliquen, photos by Julien Mignot.

Wallpaper

Priscilla’s costume designer on creating a plush, pastel-shaded fashion universe for Sofia Coppola’s latest movie

Sofia Coppola’s go-to costume designer Stacey Battat breaks down her fashion choices for Priscilla, an intimate exploration of the romance between Priscilla and Elvis Presley

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The Guardian - UK

‘Good for Chanel and good for Manchester’: Fashion show delights city’s luminaries

Catwalk in the city’s fashionable Northern Quarter celebrated its musical, cultural and sporting prowess

Marie Claire

Chanel took over Manchester for their 2023/24 Métiers d’art collection, here’s everything you need to know

The french fashion house transformed the northern streets

Evening Standard

Manchester does Chanel: Virginie Viard presents a modish Métier d’Arts collection

Chanel shut down the Northern Quarter to host its first British show since 2012. Victoria Moss got in the spirit with Vimto tasting and a Man U game before joining the Gallagher kids on the front row

The Guardian - UK

Chanel swaps pomp and fanfare for flip-flops and ponchos

Under Virginie Viard’s leadership the luxury brand’s spirit has become resolutely relatable – even if its prices have not

Evening Standard

Virginie Viard impresses with Chanel collection in full bloom

Gigi Hadid made her only Paris Fashion Week appearance in a relaxed riviera collection which embraced familiar house codes

The Independent UK

Chanel haute couture makes a subdued ode to Parisian elegance in fall-winter collection

The cobblestoned banks of the Seine served as the stage for Chanel’s fall-winter runway show and celebrated the soul of Paris

The Guardian - UK

Chanel haute couture show is a postcard from idealised Paris

A charming cobblestoned stretch of the Seine is the scene for ‘sophistication and simplicity’

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