Chanel

Chanel Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryFashion
Founded1910 (1910)
Paris, France
FounderCoco Chanel
Headquarters5 Barlow Place
London, United Kingdom
51°30′38″N 0°08′36″W / 51.51054°N 0.1432786°W / 51.51054; -0.1432786
Number of locations
500+ boutiques
Key people
Products
RevenueIncrease US$19.7 billion (2023)
6,407,000,000 United States dollar (2023) Edit this on Wikidata
Increase US$4.0 billion (2021)
Owners
Number of employees
32,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websitechanel.com

Chanel (/ʃəˈnɛl/ shə-NEL, French: [ʃanɛl] ⓘ) is an Anglo-French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquartered in London.

Chanel specialises in women's ready-to-wear, luxury goods, and accessories and licenses its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Chanel is well known for its No. 5 perfume and "Chanel Suit". Chanel is credited for revolutionising haute couture and ready-to-wear by replacing structured, corseted silhouettes with more functional garments that women still found flattering.