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For other uses, see Chanel (disambiguation). Chanel S.A.
Type Société Anonyme
Industry Fashion
Founded 1909
Founders Coco Chanel
Headquarters 135 Avenue Charles de Gaulle 92521 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, Paris, France
Number of locations
310 (ca. September 2010)
Area served Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas
Key people Jacques Polge, Master Perfumer Alain Wertheimer, co-owner Gerard Wertheimer, co-owner Maureen Chiquet, Global Chief Executive Officer John Galantic, President, U.S. and Chief Operating Officer
Products Haute couture, ready-to-wear, perfume, jewellery, accessories
Revenue € 6.3 billion (2012)
Net income €1.56 billion (2012)
Employees 1,270 (2010)
Website www.chanel.com
Chanel S.A. (/ʃəˈnɛl/; French: [ʃaˈnɛl]) is a French, privately held company owned by Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, grandsons of Pierre Wertheimer, who was an early business partner of the couturière Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Chanel S.A. is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods and fashion accessories.[1] In her youth, Gabrielle Chanel gained the nickname Coco from her time as a chanteuse. As a fashion designer, Coco Chanel catered to women’s taste for elegance in dress, with blouses and suits, trousers and dresses, and jewellery (gemstone and bijouterie) of simple design, that replaced the opulent, over-designed, and constrictive clothes and accessories of 19th-century fashion. The Chanel product brands have been personified by fashion models and actresses, including Inès de la Fressange, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Anna Mouglalis, Lucía Hiriart, Hope Portocarrero, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley and Marilyn Monroe.[2]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
For other uses, see Chanel (disambiguation). Chanel S.A.
Type Société Anonyme
Industry Fashion
Founded 1909
Founders Coco Chanel
Headquarters 135 Avenue Charles de Gaulle 92521 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, Paris, France
Number of locations
310 (ca. September 2010)
Area served Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas
Key people Jacques Polge, Master Perfumer Alain Wertheimer, co-owner Gerard Wertheimer, co-owner Maureen Chiquet, Global Chief Executive Officer John Galantic, President, U.S. and Chief Operating Officer
Products Haute couture, ready-to-wear, perfume, jewellery, accessories
Revenue € 6.3 billion (2012)
Net income €1.56 billion (2012)
Employees 1,270 (2010)
Website www.chanel.com
Chanel S.A. (/ʃəˈnɛl/; French: [ʃaˈnɛl]) is a French, privately held company owned by Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, grandsons of Pierre Wertheimer, who was an early business partner of the couturière Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Chanel S.A. is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods and fashion accessories.[1] In her youth, Gabrielle Chanel gained the nickname Coco from her time as a chanteuse. As a fashion designer, Coco Chanel catered to women’s taste for elegance in dress, with blouses and suits, trousers and dresses, and jewellery (gemstone and bijouterie) of simple design, that replaced the opulent, over-designed, and constrictive clothes and accessories of 19th-century fashion. The Chanel product brands have been personified by fashion models and actresses, including Inès de la Fressange, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Anna Mouglalis, Lucía Hiriart, Hope Portocarrero, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley and Marilyn Monroe.[2]
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