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What Would Coco Do?

Mauri Weakley | Posted 09.01.2009 | Style


Mauri Weakley

Bad economic times or not, a woman still has to get dressed and wants to look good. Go back to the basics. Purchases need to be thoughtful investments rather than mindless splurges.

From Conspicuous Consumption to Conspicuous Frugality

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 02.09.2009 | Home


Maggie Van Ostrand

Humans are ingenious inventors, which may be what got us into this mess in the first place. Now we must invent alternative products that we can enjoy as much as what they replace.

A New Book Explores The Softer Side of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

Zandile Blay | Posted 02.07.2009 | Style


Zandile Blay

Douglas Kirkland: "Coco Chanel's story is a story of someone who came from zero, from nothing. She was living on the lowest level, but she had determination."

Glamour Women of the Year: Condi, Kidman & Chimps...oh my!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

The Glamour Women of the Year Awards filled Carnegie Hall with a slew of A-listers from the art world, Hollywood, and Washington, as well as some international activists ready to inspire the audience into...change.

From Geek To Chic: Biking Gets Glamorous

Daily Mail | Charlotte Kemp | Posted 11.27.2008 | Style


The Daily Mail has declared biking the "It" activity this season. Agyness Deyn has an Electra, Chloe Sevigny loves her folding Royce Union and Jennif...

Shirley MacLaine On Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, And Her Own "Sloppy" Style

Los Angeles Times | Monica Corcoran | Posted 10.11.2008 | Style


Shirley MacLaine stars in "Coco Chanel," which airs this Saturday on Lifetime. On what interested her about Coco Chanel: Her contradictions. Her con...

Emma Watson Lands $6 Million Chanel Deal

Daily Mail | Posted 06.23.2008 | Entertainment


As Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, she is used to dealing with all sorts of revolting potions. But now Emma Watson is to be associated wi...

Women Who Wear The Pants: A Tribute to Yves Saint Laurent

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 06.12.2008 | Living


Joan Z. Shore

Saint Laurent is being hailed as a "legend" now, but for women of the world, he was an emancipator. He put women in pants, and in doing so freed their psyches.

Nicole Kidman Replaced As Face Of Chanel

Daily Mail | Posted 05.15.2008 | Entertainment


It is sure to cause a stink with her fans, but pregnant Nicole Kidman has been dumped as the face of perfume giant Chanel. The 40-year-old actress ha...

NY Times Reivews Haute Couture Shows

The New York Times | CATHY HORYN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Undeniably, the 75-foot model of the Chanel jacket that Karl Lagerfeld erected in the Grand Palais for the spring haute couture show on Tuesday smacks...

Nicole Kidman Wins "Substantial" Damages From British Newspaper

Guardian UK | Chris Tryhorn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The actress Nicole Kidman is to receive "substantial" damages from the Daily Telegraph after the newspaper claimed that she preferred another perfume ...

Film Publicists Duel To Be Top NYC Tastemakers

Wall Street Journal | Katherine Ross | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Getting film stars photographed on the red carpet with corporate logos is key to the business model of Andrew Saffir, the 41-year-old founder of the C...

Claudia Schiffer Back Modeling For Chanel After 20 Years

Daily Mail | James Tapper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


She became one of the world's first supermodels when Karl Lagerfeld picked her to be the face of Chanel. Now, 20 years later, Claudia Schiffer has be...