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Chanel
Handbags at dawn: It was obvious I was not the typical Chanel customer
Researching bags online felt like the snotty shop cows in Pretty Woman had reached through my ageing laptop to swat me for having such notions
‘Dress like a daffodil’: Why yellow is the trending colour for spring
It lifts the spirits, suits all ages, goes with a multitude of colours – and it’s fun
Taking a chance on creating a new Chanel fragrance: ‘The real identity of a scent needs time to be processed’
Head perfumer Olivier Polge on creating a new chapter in scented history
Fashion at the Louvre: Spectacular exhibition sees modern masterworks meet art and history
Balenciaga, John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Dior, Yves St Laurent and more on show at Paris museum
Powder pink is the trending colour of the season. Here are simple ways to wear it
Think pink, swapping it for neutral whites and pairing with bold burgundy, pale denim and steely grey
A make-up artist’s top tricks to getting Christmas party ready from the office in minutes
Dubliner Leonard Daly offers easy tips for getting glam in a way that isn’t stressful
Simone Gannon: The summer make-up collection I look forward to every year
Chanel’s new collection features 14 pieces bursting with fantastical, mostly wearable colours
Irish style sprinkled lightly over Paris Fashion Week as Dior opens with power-filled show
Deirdre McQuillan: Dior’s Of Bodies, Armour and Cages show featured model Alice McGrath from Omagh in Co Tyrone
The New Look review: Sumptuous but too slow on wartime rivalry of Dior and Chanel
Television: You can feel the high production values in this Apple TV series, but the results are ultimately flawed
Chanel at the V&A: A captivating exhibition showcasing the beauty of her greatest designs
Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s final collection after a career of more than 60 years was presented in January 1971, two weeks after her death in her suite at the Ritz aged 87
Chanel’s travel-friendly summer beauty collection is minimalist make-up perfection
Laura Kennedy: The central feature of great summer make-up should always be skin, and this collection is worth fawning over
Beauty: How to wear spring colour (even if you’re scared)
Laura Kennedy: At this time of year, I feel an immense mood boost through wearing colour
Coco Chanel became a fashion icon. Why have we almost forgotten her arch-rival Elsa Schiaparelli?
Deirdre McQuillan: An exhibition in Paris celebrates the life and work of the surrealist fashion designer who invented pret-a-porter
Handbags becoming more and more lucrative as resale market booms
Brand, model and condition are the key factors that will determine the value of your bags
Dover queues down to an hour after days of gridlocked roads around UK port
Post-Brexit border checks and French authorities’ understaffing of checkpoints in Dover blamed for delays
Gucci €1,500 umbrella ridiculed in China for not being waterproof
Item from Adidas collaboration is meant only for ‘sun protection or decorative use’
Cash in the attic? How to find treasure amid the rubbish in your home
Silver, bank notes, clothes, books and furniture may offer more value than expected
Mother’s Day beauty gift inspiration
There are many kinds of Irish Mammy, but few who won’t warm to a nice beauty product
Open for Vintage platform to raise €10m before the end of 2022
Second-hand designer goods ecommerce platform’s backers include Voxpro founders
Deciding to sever business links with Russia
Cantillon: Some firms signal cold disgust and leave, others still cosy up to Moscow
What to do with your clutter when you want rid of it
Bikes, books, furniture and toys can all be sold secondhand or donated around country
We are living through a nail renaissance
In conversation with Julia Diogo – manicurist to model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Chanel lifts its prices in Europe and Asia by up to 6%
Luxury group blames exchange rate movements for price disparities across markets
Rihanna’s baby announcement redefines the ‘celebrity pregnancy photo shoot’
The Rihanna snap is the latest in a tradition going back to Demi Moore in 1991
Gaspard Ulliel dies after skiing accident in the Alps
French actor (37) had portrayed both Yves Saint Laurent and a young Hannibal Lecter
Catriona Balfe: ‘Monaghan in the ’80s, a guard’s daughter … you’re not particularly welcomed’
The Monaghan star on modelling, motherhood – and becoming Kenneth Branagh’s ma
The best beauty Christmas gifts for 2021
Ten of this year’s top beauty buys – from make-up and spa sets to hair dryers
Fashion house Chanel appoints Unilever executive Leena Nair as CEO
Ms Nair was at global consumer goods company for 30 years
Chanel’s advent flop, Holmes on the stand and Bambi the finance minister
Planet Business: Dreaming of a steel Christmas
Last written words of Michael Collins among pre-Christmas auction lots
Original copy of 1916 Proclamation also among items in forthcoming auctions
Cab seizes six cars, cash, luxury items in Kildare raids by over 150 officers
Two men arrested as eight premises searched and 17 bank accounts frozen
Karl Lagerfeld loved his cat so much he employed two maids for it. Now you can buy its statue
Sotheby’s to auction the art and valuables of ‘the soul of fashion’ over a series of sales
Penthouse residences at InterContinental Dublin with 24-hour room service from €1.2m
Trio of hotel properties for sale offer five-star living at the heart of the capital’s embassy belt
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