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Another luxury brand has formally embraced Black excellence. Chanel has announced Lupita Nyong’o as their newest brand ambassador.
As reported by Hypebeast, the Academy Award-winning actress will lend her star power to the French fashion house. In an exclusive statement to Women’s Wear Daily, Lupita explained that the brand has been outfitting her for years. “They were one of my first supporters. I remember wearing them as early as 2013 right when my first film, 12 Years a Slave, came out. And over the years, they’ve often invited me to things and treated me with wonderful hands, and so when they approached me to be an ambassador, I felt very honored,” she said. The New York Times bestselling author added, “of course, this is an important brand, a legacy brand, a historical brand, and I’m happy and very proud to add to that legacy.”
Lupita Nyong’o was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents. She got her start in Hollywood as a production assistant and made her acting debut in 2008 via the short film East River. Soon after receiving her masters in fine arts from Yale University, she landed her breakout role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave. Her portrayal won her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. She would go on to star in several blockbuster films including Black Panther and Us. Last month, she launched her own podcast Mind Your Own, which highlights the stories of Africans.
You can listen to it here.
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Luxury stores are still a big target for the criminal underworld. Thieves crashed a car into the Chanel store in Paris for a heist.
As reported by Raw Story one of the brand’s most popular brick and mortar locations got hit last week. In the early hours of Monday, June 10 a team ram-raided a truck into the doors of the Chanel store located at 52 Av. des Champs-Élysées. Once the automobile had caused the structure to weaken the thieves proceed to enter the establishment and helped themselves to the goods on the sales floor. Prior to leaving the scene they set the car on fire and escaped on motorbikes.
Police and firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after and put out the blaze. “The individuals used a first vehicle to enter the establishment, smashing the window, before fleeing in a second vehicle, taking some of the shop’s merchandise with them” a police source said. Another source close the investigation says they believe the crew consisted of four individuals. Back in May a Harry Winston store suffered a similar robbery where a team of thieves stuck the place up with long weapons and left on motorbikes. Police estimate Harry Winston lost anywhere from $6.5 million and $10.8 million in jewelry.
Chanel has yet to formally comment on the matter.
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Did you know Amazon has an entire department dedicated to luxury goods from Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Yves St. Laurent, Prada, Fendi, Dior and more? And if you dig hard enough, you’ll can major deals on top brands.
Right now, Amazon Luxury is offering up to 50% off accessories, including shoes, sunglasses, bags and other must-haves from designers like Giuseppe Zanotti, Oscar de La Renta, Ellie Saab, Sergio Hudson, Studio 189, Adriana Degreas and Christoper Kane.
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Amazon’s Luxury department is a one-stop shop for higher-priced items from designers that you’d find in luxury stores such as Neiman Marcus, Berdgorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Ave. Shop ready-to-wear looks, beauty essentials, jewelry, watches and other accessories along with lots of “pre-loved” handbags from Louis Vuitton, Chanel Hermès (yes, you can actually buy a Birkin bag at Amazon for around $16,000).
Alexandre Birman, Annoushkha, CVC Stones, Edward Bess, Dundas, Rolex, Sensi Studio, Jennifer Meyer, Linda Farrow and Mark Cross are some of the other luxury designers available at Amazon. To get you started, we curated a list of items to shop for the season (click here to launch your Amazon Prime membership and enjoy free shipping).
See below for purses, dresses, swimwear and other items to shop for summer, including sale items up to 60% off and pre-owned designer bags.
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CHANEL, Pre-Loved Yellow Caviar Lunch Box Vanity, Yellow
$4,150.00
Made from Caviar leather, this vintage mid-90s Chanel Lunch Box vanity features the brand’s signature interlocking “CC” embroidery, gold-plated logo hardware and a leather shoulder strap in addition to the top handle.
Adriana Degreas,Fig Tricolor Strapless Bikini, Purple/Gold
$130.00 $315.00 59% OFF
It’s that time of year again. With summer less than a month away, now would be a good time to stock up swimsuits and bikinis. The purple and gold bikini pictured above take its design inspiration from ’70s swimwear — and it’s almost out of stock!
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Giuseppe Zanotti, Brett Reptile-Print Flats, 6, Gold
$175.00 $350.00 50% OFF
These Giuseppe Zanotti reptile-print flats are available in gold, silver and black (sizes 6-17). Click here to shop GZ sneakers on sale for up to 50% off and here for GZ Brett Glitter Flats ($175).
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Yves Saint Laurent, Pre-Loved Black Calfskin Kate Tassel Medium, Black
$2,450.00
A chic edition to your purse collection, the YSL Kate silhouette shoulder bag is crafted from smooth calfskin leather and features a gold-tone chain-link strap with a chain tassel fixture at the center.
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Patbo, Tropicalia Bandeau Bikini Top, XL, Island Blue
$87.00 $145.00 40% OFF
This bikin is available in island blue and harbour pink — tops and bottoms sold separately.
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Sergio Hudson, Slip Dress, 6, Leopard
$567.00 $945.00 40% OFF
Hit the town in a slinky, Sergio Rossi slip dress — which is available in leopard print as well as black, fuchsia, purple and terracotta.
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CHANEL, Pre-Loved Pink Chevron Lambskin Boy Bag Small, Pink
$5,500.00
Chanel’s timeless, small Boy Bag is made from pink lambskin leather with chevron quilting and finished with gold-tone hardware.
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Patbo, Tropicalia Long Sleeve Mini Dress, L, Harbour Pink
$375.00 $625.00 40% OFF
Get tropical in a lovely PatBo long sleeve dress available in pink or black and sizes ranging from XS-XL.
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Louis Vuitton, Pre-Loved Damier Ebene Weekender MM, Brown
$1,895.00
Heading on a trip? Louis Vuitton weekender bags typically retail for around $2,500 and up, but this pre-owned version is under $2,000.
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Adriana Degreas, Montaigne Cut-Out Midi Dress, S, Off White
$518.00 $740.00 30% OFF
A white dress is a summer staple. This Adriana DeGreas Cut-Out Midi Dress features a halter-neck chain and a side split.
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Law & Order: SVU star Ice-T does not play when it comes to his 7-year-old daughter, Chanel. The rapper turned actor’s wife, Coco shared a video of Chanel dancing in Christmas pajamas alongside family with the caption, “She loves to joke.”
She added, “Gotta love family time,” the model, 43, wrote. “Chanel runs out in the middle to bust a move to make us laugh.”
However, Instagram users quickly criticized the footage with negative comments including, “Not a good look at all 😮,” one follower wrote, while another added, “SMH just whyyyy , this is not okay!,” according to Page Six.
However, Ice-T responded with an Instagram post of his own. He shared a photo that read, “Everybody is going to hate you anyway…so you might as well give them a reason.” He added a caption, “My advice is you go into 2023 with THIS attitude if you want to WIN.”
The couple, who has been married since 2002, have frequently defended their parenting choices. In an appearance on The Tamron Hall show in November, Coco told the talk show host, “I’m underneath a microscope all the time, and you don’t hear what good you do,” she explained. “You don’t hear the goodness, you just hear a lot of bad.”
She added that she has “put everything aside” for her daughter, adding, “I] want a little respect from people.”
In a video appearance on the show, Ice-T defended CoCo adding, “best mother Chanel that anyone could possibly imagine.”
Also in November, with appearances on 24 seasons off Law & Order: SVU—Ice T became the longest running actor in television history.
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