Ahh, the double-edged sword of trying on baubles: They may be pretty, but they may also send you to the hospital. One Brooklyn woman is now suing Chanel because a ring she tried on got stuck on her finger. more ›

Forget bake sales (they're illegal anyway), when you've got Madonna as a mom you can raise funds for your school in a much more fashionable (and low-calorie) way: by raiding her closet! Madonna has donated a pair of her Chanel boots to her daughter Lourdes's school, the LaGuardia Arts High School in Manhattan. They'll become part of an annual auction to raise money, joining about 100 other items (including a private "sex therapy session"—donated by someone's parent? Embarrassing!). more ›

When Tyra sent her would-be top models out on the streets to pose as part of the homeless masses, never did we think the Gray Lady would follow her lead. But last night, the NY Times's Natasha Lennard went into the night to pose as a homeless person, as did 200 others, to test the system. Would she and her fellow faux-hobos get counted by the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) census takers? The count takes place one winter night a year... and (spoiler alert) she was counted by the organization (at which time she told them she was a decoy). more ›

One kid brought some edge back to SoHo today by covering the windows of Chanel in hot pink spray paint, and Nylon will not stand for it! Despite covering their pages with street art and neon colors, they turned red upon finding out this hoodlum would disrespect one of their houses of worship like that. They report back from the scene of the crime saying the kid hit everything he could before "a police officer tackled him, and he burst into tears" — and that, despite the pink squiggles, "Chanel can make anything look good." Right, everyone will look good in that cardigan/leotard combo. more ›

Back in May the New York dog who was believed to be the oldest living dog in the world, named Chanel, turned 21-years-old. She had a birthday celebration at the New York Dog Spa, and even stopped by the Today Show; and at a fundraiser at Tavern on the Green, her owner, Denice Shaughnessy said, "she looked up from her stroller and seemed to say, 'Is all this for me?'" But now sad news: Chanel has moved on to that big farm upstate. Newsday reports that the dog, who wore sunglasses for her cataracts and rode in a stroller, has died after living 147 full dog years. Shaughnessy tells them, "She just inhaled and took her last breath. [She] had been telling me it's time." more ›

This week a dachshund from Long Island who goes by the name Chanel turned 21, making her the oldest living dog (she even holds the Guinness World Record). Her owner Denice Shaughnessy threw her a birthday bash at New York Dog Spa and Hotel in Manhattan on Wednesday, and before that they even stopped by the Today Show! Shaughnessy noted that the pup used to sport red hair, which turned to white "a long time ago," and her cataracts force her to wear specialty glasses ("doggles"). Since her bones feel the cold, the house is kept at 72 degrees, and because there aren't doggie dentures, her diet consists of soft foods like boiled chicken. She's just like a grandparent! So how old is Chanel in people years? Slate disagrees with the Post's assertion that she's 147, declaring the canine to be 113 according to the American Veterinary Medical Association's official formula. Wonder if Willard Scott put her on the side of a Smucker's jar for his centenarian birthday wishes! more ›

Nicolai Ouroussoff does acknowledge the "keen architectural intelligence" of architect Zaha Hadid, but the NY Times architecture critic takes down the Chanel Pavilion a couple notches, finding the entire project "delusional." The Chanel Mobile Art exhibit in Central Park offers a variety of artistic works inspired by Chanel's quilted leather purse; Ouroussoff writes, "the pavilion sets out to drape an aura of refinement over a cynical marketing gimmick. Surveying its self-important exhibits, you can’t help but hope that the era of exploiting the so-called intersection of architecture, art and fashion is finally over." He also finds the "life-size S-and-M teddy bear and scenes of a Japanese model tied up in gold chains...completely mundane" and hates that the pavilion is in Central Park. more ›

Art and commerce are now communing in nature: The Zaha Hadid-designed Chanel Mobile Art is now open in Central Park. Situated in Rumsey Playfield, the 7,500-square foot orb is filled with art inspired by elements of the famous quilted Chanel bag and visitors can also listen to an audio guide, narrated by Jeanne Moreau (the NY Times described the audio as "discussing everything from sex and love to the secrets at the bottom of a woman’s handbag"). Chanel, which has previously displayed the orb in other cities around the world, donated a low seven-figure sum to Central Park, plus will pay a $400,000 use fee to the city. more ›