by Thea Elle | Sep 16, 2025 | Luxury Industrial Complex
Style Companion From Hat Shop to Trademark Fortress: How CHANEL Went from Rule Breaker to Rule Maker by Thea Elle | Sep., 16, 2025 | Couture Commentary In 1910, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel opened a tiny hat shop on Paris’s Rue Cambon armed with little more than a sewing...
by Thea Elle | Sep 13, 2025 | Luxury Industrial Complex
Style Companion Bagged and Tagged: Inside CHANEL’s Fight to Control Resale by Thea Elle | September 1, 2025 | Style Guide You finally scored it. The holy grail. A vintage CHANEL 2.55 from The RealReal, complete with soft lambskin, iconic quilting, and just the right...
by Thea Elle | Feb 7, 2025 | Dupe Economy
Style Companion The Paradox of Luxury: How Designer Knockoffs Can Actually Strengthen a Brand by Thea Elle | Feb., 07, 2025 | Luxury Industrial Complex Luxury brands spend decades crafting their image—building exclusivity, desirability, and status. Yet, for every new...
by CRIS&COCO | Oct 31, 2024 | Style Guide
Style Companion Seasonal Chic: A Sassy Guide to Designer Bags That Match the Weather (and Your Mood) by Thea Elle | Oct., 12, 2024 | Style Guide Why have just one ‘It’ bag when you can have one for every season, darling? As the seasons shift, so does your wardrobe—and...
by CRIS&COCO | Jul 24, 2023 | Objects of Desire
The Alluring Glitz of the Luxury Industrial Complex. In the labyrinth of the film industry, an intriguing new synergy has emerged – a vivid intersection of cinema and fashion, where the audience is entranced by the plot and lured into an all-consuming world of...
