Thanks to a trendy new bandage company named Brandages which claims to “heal in style,” materialistic girls everywhere can now cover up their boo boos in Burberry and outfit their lesions with Louis. The site is still so fresh that they have yet to finalize their shop section, but there is a gallery featuring designs inspired by Chanel, Burberry, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Murakami. Read more »
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The world’s oldest dog has died at the tender age of 21 (147 in dog years) on Long Island. Chanel, a wire-haired dachshund, was honored with the title in May by the Guinness World Records after a 28-year-old beagle from Virginia passed away, indicating that health care in the U.S. is exceptional compared to other industrialized nations—when it comes to pets! |NYP|
To commemorate the 125th anniversary marking the birth of French Haute couture pioneer Coco Chanel, head designer honcho Karl Lagerfeld created these limited edition five Euro coins—when the economy sucks print your own money! They feature an image of Coco on the front with Karl’s signature underneath and the high fashion brand’s “quilted leather pattern on the back.” Only 99 of the gold versions were struck by the French mint and will be exclusively available in Chanel stores—the rest of you coin collecting fashionistas will have to settle on the silver ones. |Sybarites|
Chanel’s Pavilion in Central Park is nothing more than a glorified showroom according to this art critic: “[T]he pavilion sets out to drape an aura of refinement over a cynical marketing gimmick. Surveying its self-important exhibits, you can’t help but hope that the era of exploiting the so-called intersection of architecture, art and fashion is finally over.” |NYT|
Chanel continues to slap their logo on a multitude of “sports” products, this time… fish catching equipment?: “Fishing was a hobby of Coco Chanel who particularly enjoyed fishing for salmon in Norway. The Chanel Angler set includes a fishing rod and a set of black and white flies which feature the Chanel logo on their wings. It comes in a large case made in Chanel’s signature quilted leather and contains smaller cases for the reel and flies.” |Sybarites|
Something just doesn’t seem legit about high end fashion brands like Chanel making sports equipment. Skis (perfect for Aspen), footballs (for those games of touch in Nantucket), and now carbon fiber tennis rackets? It’s actually the perfect racket for the conspicuously consumptive player that wants to become the top ranking douche of their country club. Cause chances are, you book court time and show up with your little designer Chanel racquet, you will be made fun of. And probably by tennis players with a lot more game and class than you.
Chanel Carbon Fiber Tennis Racket |Sybarites via NOTCOT|
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