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short film: chapter 1: the legend of CHANEL N°5

Published October 7, 2012

In advance of the unveiling of the campaign imagery of brad Pitt as the first male face of CHANEL N°5. The brand (and world’s most famous fragrance) tells its story online at Inside-Chanel.com in Chapter 1: the legend of N°5. From creation to ad campaigns and the various pioneering moves that the scent has offered consumers through time, the beautifully edited clip included archive imagery including Marilyn, the Warhol exhibition and sketches of the original bottles and formula.

In related news, Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld’s photographic exhibition for CHANEL’s La Petite Veste Noir is coming to London at The Saatchi Gallery this Friday. 113 photographs, modelled on a range of friends of the House, with each personality adapting the garment to reflect their own inimitable style will be featured from Friday 12th October to Sunday 28th October 2012. You can still experience the exhibition online here. The book cover featuring Carine can be viewed under the cut.

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introducing mon shu girl: karl lagerfeld’s anime creation for shu uemura

Published August 31, 2012

In just over ten days time, I will be in Paris for the launch of Karl Lagerfeld’s exclusive collaboration with shu uemura. In the same vein as Karl Lagerfeld for Diet Coke, the foundations of the shu uemura partnership are based on true authenticity. Not only has Karl been using Shu Uemura products (“they have the best colours”) to sketch (see below) for the last two decades, the designer was friends with the late makeup expert for 20 years.

Here is the teaser video for the new line, which introduces “Mon Shu Girl” – the chic anime character blending “Japanese pop with European chic”. The collection launches exclusively at Selfridges from November. Preview the collection under the cut.

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