Chanel shoppers are known to be a discerning bunch, but artist Tom Sachs has created an unauthorized replica of the luxury house's sought-after Paris boutique in lower Manhattan.

Located in Sachs' studio at 245 Centre Street, the phony Chanel store has a sign with 31 Rue Cambon on its front door, and a black Chanel-esque ensemble in one street-front window and a red one in the other. During a pass-by Monday night, the studio's security grates were down and a sign on the front door read, "NOTICE BY ENTERING YOU ARE TO BE RECORDED."

Media requests to Sachs were unreturned.

Although Sachs' outpost has a sign with what looks like a handwritten version of Chanel's proprietary interlocked "CC" monogram, the designer label has not been involved in the project in any way. A Chanel spokesperson said Thursday, "Chanel is not involved in this project, and we did not participate in its conception or development. This is not part of the cultural [programs] that Chanel supports around the world and has no affiliation with Chanel."

Scheduled to open Friday and to run through Oct. 10, Sachs' store will have highly limited access — with hours set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. The artist's body of work includes jabs at consumerism, materialism, logomania and high-low dressing. His Centre Street studio's new faux Chanel outpost is prismatic in a few ways, including the fact that his ****** e is a short walk to Canal Street where counterfeit goods are sold in abundance.

Sachs' faux boutique coincides with the $20 billion Chanel's accelerating growth and shoppers' fervor for fashion artistic director Matthieu Blazy's designs. Chanel hauls have gone viral, thanks to influencers like Elle Ferguson, who posted in March about traveling 30 hours to get the other Chanel bag of the season — the maxi flap bag in shearling. (She already had scored the mini rectangular bag in gold.) TikTokers like Mikayla Nogueira are sharing their much-coveted loot too with followers.

Asked about the potential impact of Sachs' project on Chanel, Luca Solca, global luxury goods ****** yst at Bernstein, said Thursday, "Imitation is the best form of flattery. This seems to confirm how powerful Chanel has grown into our collective perception."

The New York-based Sachs focuses on recreating modern icons with everyday objects like plywood, including Le Corbusier's 1952 Unite d'Habitation with foam core and a glue gun or variations of NASA's ****** ecraft like the Lunar Module. His unyielding tongue-in-cheek career narrative touches on craftsmanship, luxury and nihilism.
In 1998, his notoriety or fame rose with the creation of a Chanel-type guillotine. Along with Chanel, Sachs has also taken aim at Hermès with his art projects including his 2006 Tiffany Value Meal — a riff on McDonalds' "Happy Meal" in Tiffany & Co's signature blue with what appeared to be the company's logo. The New Yorker also dreamed up a Prada toilet and a

Céline Dion stepped out in Paris wearing a leather gown by Loewe
The singer is gearing up for her five-week residency in the French capital this fall
The residency marks Dion's first major performances since announcing her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis in December 2022
Céline Dion is hitting the streets of Paris in style.
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the singer, 58, stepped out in the French capital wearing a black gown with a loose-fitting leather bodice and asymmetrical hemline with shearling trim. The ensemble was identified by Red Carpet Fashion Awards as a Loewe piece from the fashion house's fall 2026 collection.

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Celine Dion is serving up yet another street-style moment, departing her hotel in Paris today, where she was greeted by her adoring fans.
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The singer wore a Loewe Fall 2026 black dress featuring a sculpted leather bodice and asymmetric shearling-trimmed skirt, a look we first saw on Loewe ambassador Kara Wai back in June.
The silhouette is incredibly modern, particularly the contrast between the sculpted upper half and that exaggerated shearling hem. But this is Celine Dion leaving her Paris hotel, where the pavement has long been her runway. We wouldn't expect anything less.
This latest run of Paris looks also feels different from the fashion extravaganza we became accustomed to during Celine's time working with Law Roach. Reunited with her longtime stylist Annie Horth, who worked with Celine long before that partnership, she appears to have returned to a quieter register.

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Tate McRae risked baring it all in a Calvin Klein jacket that slipped off her shoulders. The Grammy winner put a modern twist on classic cold-weather street style, posing for a photo for the brand's new ad campaign. Her look perfectly blended tactile texture with relaxed-denim construction.
Tate McRae wore a Calvin Klein Faux Teddy Collar Jacket in the warm, earthy Tiger's Eye shade. The jacket featured a plush, cloud-like shearling finish. The nubby, curly grain added visual depth and tactile richness. Designed with a structured spread collar and a slightly oversized, boxy silhouette, the outerwear offered a plush contrast to the sleek skin showing underneath.
Styled off-the-shoulder, the jacket's heavy texture draped fluidly, softening its structural volume while creating a moody, relaxed, louche effect. For her lower half, she opted for 90s Straight Jeans in Indigo Julius, also from Calvin Klein.
They had a timeless vintage rise and a relaxed, straight-leg silhouette that added a grounding classic denim structure. Further, the deep indigo wash featured subtle whiskering and tonal contrast that caught the warm lighting.
The full-length leg stacked naturally over the frame as she sat. The rigid denim fell loosely, mirroring the jacket's effortless ease. The contrast between the rich, dark indigo cotton and the warm, honeyed tones of the plush teddy coat brought dimension to her look. Together, they struck the perfect balance between retro nostalgia and modern glamour.

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