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1 Apr

Chanel Kicks Off Villa Noailles Centenary With Opera Preview

Chanel Kicks Off Villa Noailles Centenary With Opera Preview
POWER COUPLE: To mark the centenary of the Villa Noailles, the modernist home built by art patrons Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles within the southern French town of Hyères, Chanel hosted a musical performance on Thursday on the 7L library in Paris, within the space that was Karl Lagerfeld’s photo studio. Shelves lined with a staggering 33,000 books provided the backdrop for a preview of “Ressusciter la Rose,” the opera based on an original idea by Jean-Pierre Blanc, director of the Villa Noailles and founding father of the annual Hyères International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories. “The place where we're tonight is exclusive,” said Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion and president of Chanel SAS. “It reflects its creator’s immense culture and...
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26 Mar

‘Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto’ at London’s V&A Will Span

‘Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto’ at London’s V&A Will Span
LONDON — The work and lifetime of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel will probably be on display on the Victoria & Albert museum on Sept. 16, on the museum’s Sainsbury Gallery. “Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto” will probably be the primary U.K. exhibition dedicated to the French clothier, charting six a long time of her profession, from the opening of her first millinery boutique in Paris in 1910 to her final show in 1971. The showcase will probably be divided into 10 sections, starting with “Towards A Recent Elegance,” which is able to trace Chanel’s starting in millinery and quick expansion into clothing. “The Emergence of a Style” will concentrate on her minimal design aesthetic, which transcended onto theater stage and silver screen; “The Invisible...
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5 Mar

Chanel Teams With The Prince’s Foundation to Train Artisan

Chanel Teams With The Prince’s Foundation to Train Artisan
Chanel Teams LONDON — Chanel and The Prince’s Foundation have launched a recent Métiers d’art education program in partnership with le19M, the Paris-based multidisciplinary space, creative hub and base for Chanel’s artisanal brands. Chanel said the “highly expert” Métiers d’art program will happen at a newly developed constructing that’s a part of the muse’s Highgrove training facility in Gloucestershire, England. Highgrove is a personal family estate that belongs to King Charles III, founding father of The Prince’s Foundation. The inspiration offers education and training programs to people of all ages in fields reminiscent of traditional arts and crafts, horticulture, architecture and design. The Prince’s Foundation’s education hub director Daniel McAuliffe said the fellowship will deal with “hand embroidery and beading skills, providing students with...
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