IF AN ABODE SHOULD INVIGORATE AND INSPIRE, THEN COCO CHANEL’S HOME AT 31 RUE CAMBON IN PARIS IS A DREAM HOUSE; ITS DECOR AND CONTENTS THE SOURCE OF IDEAS FOR MANY A CHANEL GARMENT OR ACCESSORY.

Fit model, runway model, family since 2001. In fashion today, there are few who hold as special – and as long-standing – a position at a brand as Amanda Sanchez at Chanel. Keng Yang Shuen gets up close (virtually) with the effortlessly cool, 40-year-old clotheshorse for this exclusive cover story and discovers the secret to longevity.

We love a beauty launch; but what’s truly fascinating are the crazy processes that go into making a product the iconic beauty hit it is today. True to the visionary direction of Coco Chanel, Chanel N°5, born in 1921, was all about firsts.

French film noir meets Italian la dolce vita for Chanel’s latest pre-fall fashion collection in Rome.