Shift Buzz At 8:50 this morning, Alexa tweeted the following about Chanel's famous white-haired designer, only to delete it moments thereafter.
Shift Buzz A purse by Chanel can easily cost more than $3,000. Chanel regularly increases the price of the handbags, which never go on sale (used ones can also go for thousands). But these people aren't shy about doing whatever it takes to get one. (Priorities!)
Culture Buzz Fab, drab, or something out of our collective nightmares? Spotted at yesterday's Chanel's show at Paris Fashion Week.
Culture Buzz Karl Lagerfeld has outdone himself again. At yesterday’s show for Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2012 Haute Couture collection in Paris, the brand built an oversized airplane complete with airplane seating, drinks served on a cart, and — of course — a runway to show off their latest collection. Impressive.
Style Buzz These fierce burglars who made off with over $6,000 worth of custom Chanel bags and reportedly used a champagne-colored SUV for their getaway car. (via nymag.com)
Fashion weirdo Karl Lagerfeld again documents the annual model-filled Chanel Cruise while directing this art film called Tale of a Fairy. Maybe next time Uncle Karl will team up with new art muse Lindsay Lohan.
Food Buzz What would cupcakes look like if they were decorated by famous fashion designers? Food stylist Edsalv Lisa and photographer Therese Aldgard created yummy looking cakes in the image of iconic fashion brands. You can have your designer cupcake and eat it too!
Culture Buzz Chanel, who turned 21 today in human years (that's 120 in dog years, per her vet), is still the world's oldest living dog. She has to wear those sweet goggles to protect against cataracts, eats boiled chicken, lives in a constant 72-degrees home, only walks in the summer and used to have red hair. You go girl!
Wow. He even has the gloves. Apparently Alber Elbaz has a doll of himself, too. I would really like someone to stage a puppet show starring mini-Karl and mini-Alber.
Culture Buzz The 20-year-old dachshund from Long Island has made the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records.
Mmmmmm! Nancy Wu, a design student, has created a replica of a Chanel handbag — made completely out of beef jerky. Take a bite out of fashion!
http://www.fashionologie.com/2573050
Kaiser Karl's silent film about Coco Chanel is now online. I think it falls somewhere in between the Lifetime Coco special and the upcoming biopic with Audrey Tatou.
Style Buzz Chanel releases its fall 2008 beauty collection, which includes the new “it” nail polish color: a dark sparkly gold shade. According to Chanel, goldface is going to be big this fall! Just don’t overdo it or you might end up looking like this, or this.