For example, the shape of the top of the Place Vendôme — an octagon — in Paris where the Ritz sits and where Coco Chanel lived inspired the top of the Chanel No. 5 bottle.

PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) - Thieves armed with at least one gun robbed a Chanel watch and jewellery store in central Paris on Thursday and then sped off on motorbikes, police said.

Gabriel Chanel lived for 25 years until just before his death in the suite of the ultra-luxury hotel 'Ritz Hotel in Paris, where Hemingway praised and Chopin died.

PARIS (AFP) — When Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel died in her suite at the Ritz in Paris 50 years ago this week, the world mourned the greatest fashion designer of the century. What no one mentioned was that ...

Coco Chanel's decadent 1950s Paris living room is a jewel box of baroque style – it's a testament to the ageless power of French design. Sophie Edwards. Wed, June 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM UTC.

In the bar of the Ritz Hotel, F. Scott Fitzgerald once offered an orchid corsage to a pretty stranger, and when she refused it, ate the petals one by one. Search. Subscribe. Manage profile.

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High Jewelry From Chanel, Cartier and Others Debut Just in Time for Emmys Red Carpet Planning. Marion Cotillard and Henry Golding were among the stars to attend splashy events planned around the ...

Ritz Paris is putting the finishing touches on an extensive, hotel-wide renovation that began in August 2012.. The property, which has been closed during the renovation, will reopen in December ...

PARIS — Pharrell Williams put on the Ritz for Chanel’s scintillating mid-season fashion show Tuesday — donning pearls on the “Cafe Society” catwalk at the restaurant of the newly refurbished ...

The fashion titan's living room at her Paris apartment is a masterclass in baroque French decor.. Images of Coco's 31 Rue Cambon abode from the 1950s show that it features large gilded mirrors, an ...