'Chanel S.A. (/ʃəˈnɛl/, French pronunciation: [ʃanɛl]) is a French privately held company owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gérard Wertheimer, grandsons of Pierre Wertheimer, who was an early business partner of the couturière Coco Chanel. Chanel S.A. is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods, and fashion accessories.[3] In her youth, Gabrielle Chanel gained the nickname Coco from her time as a chanteuse. As a fashion designer, Coco Chanel catered to women\'s taste for elegance in dress, with blouses and suits, trousers and dresses, and jewellery (gemstone and bijouterie) of simple design, that replaced the opulent, over-designed, and constrictive clothes and accessories of 19th-century fashion. The Chanel product brands have been personified by male and female fashion models, idols and actresses, including Inès de La Fressange, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Anna Mouglalis, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley, Kristen Stewart, G-Dragon, Pharrell Williams, Cara Delevigne, Jennie Kim and Marilyn Monroe.[4][5] The House of Chanel is known for the \"little black dress\", the perfume No. 5 de Chanel, and Chanel Suit. Chanel\'s use of jersey fabric produced garments that were comfortable and affordable.[6] Chanel revolutionized fashion — high fashion (haute couture) and everyday fashion (prêt-à-porter) — by replacing structured-silhouettes, based upon the corset and the bodice, with garments that were functional and at the same time flattering to the woman\'s figure. Chanel introduced Coco Mademoiselle and an \"In-Between Wear\" in 2003, targeting younger women, opened a second shop on Rue Cambon, opened a 2,400 square feet (220 m2) boutique in Hong Kong and paid nearly $50 million USD for a building in Ginza, Tokyo. In 2007, Maureen Chiquet was appointed CEO. She remained CEO until her termination in 2016.[19] Nick Hochland succeeded Chiquet as CEO.[20] In 2018, Chanel announced that it would be moving its global headquarters to London.[21] In December 2018, Chanel announced that it would ban fur and exotic skins from its collections.[22] In February 2019, Lagerfeld passed away at age 85.[23] Virginie Viard, who had worked with Lagerfeld at the fashion house for over 30 years, was named the new Creative Director.[24] Follow Us on these social sites: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macheene83/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/macheene83 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Macheene83 Website: Macheene.com Questions: info@macheene.com Sales Questions: Sales@macheene.com'
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