Chanel
Chanel has come up in 18 episodes of The Pattern, first on Mon 16 Mar 2026 and most recently on Wed 4 Nov 2026.
Going into a meeting about Chanel? Copy a one-page brief: the threads it sat in, who came up alongside it and the latest stories.
- Usually in
- Fashion and Style (9), Brand and Business (3), Art and Photography (2)
- Comes up alongside
- Kering (2), A.P.C. (1), Brunello Cucinelli (1), Cartier (1), Dia Art Foundation (1), Dior (1)
The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Wed 4 Nov 2026Makers now design for how people live
- Mon 14 Sep 2026Physical space reclaimed attention that digital never could
- Sat 12 Sep 2026Imperfection became a premium signal. Refinement lost the argument
- Mon 20 Jul 2026Transparency became compulsory. Luxury forgot to prepare
- Sat 11 Jul 2026Ownership beats access. The archive is the asset
- Fri 3 Jul 2026Craft owns the supply chain. Distribution was always optional
Every episode
- Wed 4 Nov 2026 · Ep 241Chanel rejoins Dia Art Foundation's fall gala honouring Steve McQueen and Roni Horn.Some 400 guests moved on to a cocktail reception and candlelit dinner in support of Dia Art Foundation.Via Vogue · Lifestyle and Taste
- Mon 14 Sep 2026 · Ep 202Tom Sachs makes Chanel from plywood.Sachs's plywood Chanel suggests the idea of Chanel survives without the lacquer, which flatters the house rather than mocking it.Via Hypebeast · Art and Photography
- Sat 12 Sep 2026 · Ep 200Tom Sachs builds Chanel a boutique from plywood and Lego.Chanel signed off on an installation that comments on its archive instead of revering it.Via Vogue · Fashion and Style
- Mon 20 Jul 2026 · Ep 146Italian prosecutors widen their supply chain probe to Chanel, Moncler and seven other housesVia Retail Gazette · Brand and Business
- Wed 8 Jul 2026 · Ep 134Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
- Tue 7 Jul 2026 · Ep 133Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
- Fri 3 Jul 2026 · Ep 129Chanel acquires Charvet, France's oldest shirtmaker, weeks before its couture showVia Hypebeast · Fashion and Style
- Thu 2 Jul 2026 · Ep 128Chanel backs Asian avant-garde cinema at M+. Cultural patronage is moving to where the audience is growing.Via Hypebeast · Art and Photography
- Wed 10 Jun 2026 · Ep 106Chanel poaches a Cartier veteran to lead jewellery, not a Chanel insider.Via Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Sat 23 May 2026 · Ep 88Chanel's CEO and creative director were aligned on craft before they ever worked togetherVia Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Wed 20 May 2026 · Ep 85Matthieu Blazy returned Chanel to growth in one collection cycle.Via Hypebeast · Brand and Business
- Thu 14 May 2026 · Ep 79Chanel opens on JD.com during China's gifting seasonVia Retail Gazette · Fashion and Style
- Sat 9 May 2026 · Ep 74Matthieu Blazy moves to Chanel. A.P.C. fills the gap.Via Hypebeast · Fashion and Style
- Thu 23 Apr 2026 · Ep 58A baby's first public appearance is dressed in competing Haute Couture houses simultaneously.Via Design Taxi · Fashion and Style
- Fri 10 Apr 2026 · Ep 45Kering adds a hotel CEO to its board alongside a former Chanel executive.Via Business of Fashion · Brand and Business
- Mon 16 Mar 2026 · Ep 20Chanel's 19M gallery stages a French-Japanese craft exhibition after last year's Tokyo showVia Wallpaper · Design and Architecture
2 more episodes retold this news.
How we count: an episode counts once for Chanel when Chanel is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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