Word: chanelling
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...Gucci defined chic. It was one of the great names in fashion, a symbol of luxury, elegance and quality. By the 1980s, however, the label had become tattered and worn, a victim of sloppy manufacturing, countless knockoffs and feuds among members of the Gucci clan. Stylish women chose Chanel suits and Fendi handbags. But Gucci? Never...
...more curves than a scenic railroad. It's CLAUDIA SCHIFFER, the newest top star on the international fashion runway. Discovered in a Dusseldorf disco, Schiffer, 19, is being called the face of the '90s. She has already been on the cover of Vogue and Elle and showed off Chanel's latest collection. In her provocative ads for Guess?, Schiffer fills a pair of jeans in a way that cowboys only dream...
...West Germans, the annual migrations have had a profound impact on taste and spending habits. Looking at the shops in urban centers, a visitor might think himself in the wrong country. Here a Benetton, there a Chloe, a Chanel, farther along a Giorgio Armani, a Fendi, a Valentino. The name of every other restaurant seems to begin with le or la, and every other menu includes a dish or two from faraway places. Better off than ever before, West Germans are spending fortunes to keep up with the Schmidts; money appears to be no object ( in the pursuit of distinctive...
Some fashion houses have thrived since their namesakes' deaths; others have struggled along. Chanel and Dior have prospered long after their originators passed on. The Perry Ellis lines continue, though on a more modest level, since the designer's death in 1986. His menswear and casual sportswear have done well, but the women's fashion business, a portion of the heart of any major couture house, has faltered. Williwear, Willi Smith's sports-clothes line, is doing a booming business. Says the designer's flamboyant sister Toukie: "There are hundreds of other talented young people out there, and the spirit...
...usual selling point of skin-care products is to protect against sun, wind and weather. Now trend-alert cosmetic companies hope to wage a profitable war against an additional foe: pollution. Chanel touts the ability of its new Prevention Serum (price: $50 for 1.35 oz.) to counteract "environmental impurities." Estee Lauder's Skin Defender lotion ($45 for 0.9 oz.) promises to shield against the "onslaught of irritants from pollution." The treatments typically contain sunscreen plus ingredients designed to neutralize so-called free radicals, the highly reactive molecules found in some air pollutants...