Under the glass roof of Paris’s Palais Royal, fashion house Chanel roared to life on Tuesday with a glitzy show of haute couture that hinted at the spectacle and opulence of Romanov Russia. Moving far away from signature Chanel black wool jackets, white trim and pearls, designer Karl Lagerfeld embraced sequins and baubles in a [...]

Zap! Pow! Ka-bang! Celebrating the 75th anniversary of DC Comics (home of Superman, Bat-Man, Wonder-Woman), Colette in Paris has commissioned a range of superhero-themed designer accessories and clothing items. The limited edition designs include a Dog Batman T-shirt by Lanvin men’s wear designer Lucas Ossendrijver; Catwoman thigh boots by Roger Vivier; a Green Lantern glove [...]

File this under ridiculous… Coke has teamed up with Karl Lagerfeld to create a limited edition Coca-Cola Light Box Set, featuring a hidden bottle-opener. Convenient AND stylist. Pre-order now, for only $81, at Colette: Coca-Coca Light the Lagerfeld way! This favorite drink of women has called upon the genius of Karl Lagerfeld to dress the [...]

Giant replicas of the distinctive Chanel number 5 perfume bottles towered over the runway at Karl Lagerfeld’s haute couture show for next winter in the Grand Palais last Tuesday night. In the global recession it was a timely reminder of the reliable revenue for fashion houses from scent, which Coco Chanel was one of the [...]

Good news for H&M: Sweden-based H&M — the world’s third-largest fashion retailer after U.S.-based Gap Inc. and Spain’s Inditex SA, which vie for the top spot — said its net profit increased to 4.19 billion Swedish kronor ($528.8 million) in the three months ended May 31 from 3.94 billion kronor a year earlier. Revenue rose [...]

Lauded as much for its in-demand apparel–currently designed by legend Karl Lagerfeld–as it is for its quilted handbags and ballet flats, Chanel continues to shine, moving up one spot on this year’s list. However, the recession forced the private company to shed 200 employees at the end of 2008.