Chanel
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A French based company, owned and held<br />
privately by Alan and Gerard Wertheimer who are<br />
the grandsons of the famous Pierre Wertheimer,<br />
who was one of the earliest business partner of<br />
the couturiere, Gabrielle Bonheur <strong>Chanel</strong>. <strong>Chanel</strong><br />
is a high luxury fashion house which specialises in<br />
ready to wear clothes and haute couture, fashion<br />
accessories and luxury goods. When she was in<br />
her youth Gabrielle <strong>Chanel</strong> got the nickname<br />
Coco during her period as a chanteuse. During<br />
her time as a fashion designer, Coco <strong>Chanel</strong><br />
garnered attention for catering to women’s taste<br />
for elegance in dress, with suits and blouses,<br />
dresses and trousers, jewellery (Bijouterie and<br />
gemstone) of elegantly simple designs which<br />
effectively replaced the opulent, overly designed<br />
and restrictive clothes and accessories of the 19 th<br />
century fashion era.<br />
The House of <strong>Chanel</strong> is extremely<br />
famous for the ‘little black dress’; The<br />
No. 5 <strong>Chanel</strong> perfume and the suit of<br />
<strong>Chanel</strong>. The company’s use of jersey<br />
material and fabric produced garments<br />
that were comfortable. The Brand<br />
revolutionised haute couture ( high<br />
fashion) and prêt-à-porter (everyday<br />
fashion) through the replacement of<br />
structured silhouettes, on the basis of<br />
the corset and the bodice, with garments<br />
that managed to be functional and yet<br />
flattering at the same time to a<br />
woman’s figure.
The products of <strong>Chanel</strong> have been<br />
personified by actresses and fashion<br />
models, including Catherine Deneuve,<br />
Carole Bouquet, Ines de La Fressange,<br />
Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Audrey<br />
Tautou, Anna Mouglalis, Keira Knightley<br />
and Marilyn Monroe.<br />
Logo and Corporate<br />
identity<br />
The <strong>Chanel</strong> logotype comprises two<br />
interlocked, opposed letters-C, one faced<br />
left, one faced right. The logotype was<br />
given to <strong>Chanel</strong> by the Château de<br />
Crémat, Nice, and was not registered as a<br />
trademark until the first <strong>Chanel</strong> shops were<br />
established. Along with other makers,<br />
<strong>Chanel</strong> is a target of counterfeiters. China<br />
is prime supplier. An authentic classic<br />
<strong>Chanel</strong> handbag retails from around US<br />
$4,150, while a counterfeit usually costs<br />
around US$200. Beginning in the 1990s, all<br />
authentic <strong>Chanel</strong> handbags were<br />
numbered.
Products