Chanel's exclusive frames combine high fashion with ultimate luxury, always featuring authentic, recognizable Chanel details. They are particularly elegant and feminine in shape, with a perfect finish that radiates top quality.
Chanel's most famous designs, such as the suit in tweed, the handbag in matelassé and 'the little black dress', can also be found in the eyewear collection. Chanel frames stand for class, elegance and femininity and are made from high-quality materials. They are playfully finished with bows, pearls, links, tweed, leather or other decorations and of course always with the well-known double C logo. A feast for the eyes, literally and figuratively.
History of Chanel
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born on August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France. In 1910 she opened her first clothing store, followed by a hat and accessories shop in 1913. Two years later she founded her first couture house in Biarritz. In the 1920s, Coco Chanel was known as the 'Queen of Fashion'. She was the inventor of the Garçonne look: a comfortable style for women at a time when many women still wore uncomfortable corsets. But it was especially her design of 'la petite robe noire', a simple black dress, that made her world famous. From then on, the fashion house became known worldwide as a producer of haute couture. In May 1921 she also released her legendary perfume Chanel N° 5, which is still one of the best-selling perfumes to this day.
Just over a century later, Chanel has become one of the most important and leading European fashion houses, with Karl Lagerfeld as head designer. He combines the class and simplicity of Coco Chanel with the current trends in the fashion world. Chanel's collections are not only purchased by high society in Paris, but also in world cities such as London, Rome and New York. In 1999, Chanel, together with Luxottica, introduced a line of glasses and sunglasses, also characterized by a luxurious and high-quality finish.
