A Big Cat For Inspiration – Chanel “L’Esprit du Lion” High Jewelry Line

February 23, 2018 by Raluca Stoica

Chanel’s New High Jewelry Collection emphasises the LION, this gorgeous big cat and the choice is not accidental. Born on 19th of August under the sign of Leo herself, Gabrielle Chanel, made a slight obsession about the beautiful creatures, attracted by their strength, power, authority and fascinating personality. Mademoiselle Chanel’s “L’Esprit du Lion” jewelry line includes 53 gorgeous pieces from necklaces, chokers to earrings and rings adorned with precious stones like sapphires and diamonds, all as an ode to the Lion […]

Categories: accessories, fashion • Tags: chanel high jewelry, diamonds, Gabrielle Chanel, jewelry, l'esprit du lion, lion

Notre Chanel – A New Biography on Mademoiselle by Jean Lebrun

August 12, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

Gabrielle Chanel, a source of endless inspiration due to her powerful personality and  her ability to continuously reinvent herself, has, since April 2014 when the book was released, a new biography on stands, written by journalist and historian Jean Lebrun –  a man who, aside his now defunct partner, Bernard Costa, lost to AIDS in 1990, investigated her life nearly a quarter century ago, and was determined to complete the work they started together. The book presents a different kind of […]

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The New Chanel Haute Joaillerie Lensed by Sarah Moon

July 22, 2014 by Raluca Stoica

The new Chanel fine jewellery collection – Café Society – that we saw in a previous post, has also a look book, lensed by Sarah Moon. The fashion house entrusted the legendary photographer, a master of styling with nearly half a century of experience, to bring out the mood of the twenties, the bohemian atmosphere, the aristocracy of those times – populated by manifestos, disputes and scandals – a time when Gabrielle Chanel became one of the leading force in […]

Categories: fashion • Tags: art, chanel, Gabrielle Chanel, jewelry, news, photography, Sarah Moon