The Business of Opulence featuring Chanel
Oh Wall Street... I wonder if it's still fun to tap the gavel at the market's close nowadays, when people are using words like 'plunging' and recession like they are going out of style. Yet through its tragic downs (and glorious ups) Wall Street has managed to maintain its culture (whether you like it or not). Its Art Deco architecture, and also its extravagant 'Gilded Age' structures. In celebration of that opulence, here are photographs of some decadent looks in decadent settings. View fullscreen feature.
When We Left Earth featuring Chanel
It was during the sixties that modernism trumped decadence. The ornate was discarded for the aesthetic of function and pre-fab manufacturing techniques made modernism's proliferation spread from block to block, until the American collective memory made it seem that every house was exactly like Kevin Arnold's home during his 'Wonder Years.. more...
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The Blue Angel featuring Chanel
During the Jazz Age, European cafe society retreated onto darkened stages and cellars to be entertained in the cabaret style. Worn on the body of Marlene Dietrich (who witnessed the blossoming of the dark, gender-challenging culture of postwar Berlin's hedonism), the lingerie-inspired costuming of Jean Louis was later to chisel a place in fashion iconoclasm in both Europe and America. more...
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Chanel Patent Lace Up featuring Chanel
Never say die! I'm not talking about the Goonies or Black Sabbath, I'm talking about Coco Chanel, the black (dress) widow of fashion and immortal icon. Oh, Coco, how could your style possibly get more delicious beyond the grave? What way to be spoiled on the holidays than the Chanel crepe open shoe with strass buckles? Talk about luxury... the heel is quilted. more...
Black Violette featuring Chanel
Blood red lips and flowers tinged with black are symbols of sex, but like a black widow, they have the aftertaste of danger. That which has the power to allure also has the power to harm, particularly with women who exude these 'Black Violette' charms. In Violette Nozi?ɬ®re, the 1978 French film directed by Claude Chabrol a fourteen-year-old girl named Violette has encounters with a number of older men. Isabelle Huppert and St?ɬ©phane Audran portray characters based on a true French murder case in 1934. more...
Chanel's clear and white patent pump [ZOO daily] featuring Chanel
Cinderella would have loved Chanel's clear and white patent pumps for Spring. They are more transparent than Prince Charming's intentions! A ladylike pump that makes for a lasting impression, you'll want to hang onto these babies for all time. more...
Fall 07 Accessories Preview featuring Chanel
Sandra Wilson, Accessories Fashion Director from Neiman Marcus, gives us her personal forecast for Fall 2007. Sandra exudes a Texan expertise in luxury, in keeping with the Neiman Marcus lore. ZOOZOOM toured Sandra's temple of accessories, the coming season's latest in cuffs, color, and polished class. The guru of Gucci, Prada, Christian Dior, and all fashion luxury names in between, shares inside info on palette accents, jewelry trends, and what Neiman Marcus is doing in celebration of its 100th anniversary. more...
Chronology :: Events In Time featuring Chanel
A timeline you'll always remember
Like a favorite song that triggers a special memory of a passionate encounter or romantic moment these delicious items of naughty but nice are sure are to do the same. more...
Night Falls featuring Chanel
Welcome to Night Falls, a nocturnal world where pleasure is delivered to your door by Fed-Ex! In this dark drama all the vintage pieces were purchased on ebay.com where, with a good eye and some timely bidding, you can boost you private collection with some pretty impressive labels. We found Chanel, Plein Sud and Ted Backer to name a few...... more...
Double Dutch featuring Chanel
A Flemish Masterpiece
Like a fine watercolor, transparency provides the brightness, sparkle, freshness, and clarity to our fashion feature.Bring back romance with light and airy fabrics in muted but complementary colors and add a little intrigue with the sparkle of an oversized ring or a dash of primary color. more...
Alien Skin featuring Chanel
Animal mineral or vegetable?
Well forget about the greens, they may make you pretty on the inside but they won't give you fall's essential fashion fix. But animal and mineral, metal and skin, they'll do the trick: snakeskin, leather, fur, gold, silver and platinum. Mix it up, you'll be the envy of your fellow cave dwellers. more...