This page will contain wikis about Chanel, as they become available.ChanelChanel Headquarters, Paris. The House of Chanel logo A Chanel shop in Prince's Building, Central, Hong Kong.The House of Chanel, more commonly known as Chanel, is a Parisian fashion house in France. According to Forbes, the privately held House of Chanel is jointly owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer who are the grandsons of Chanel founder Pierre Wertheimer. [1] Founded in 1909, the small shop selling ladies headwear had moved to the upmarket Rue Cambon within a year. The house became especially famous with its signature Chanel No. 5 fragrance - so called as it was the fifth attempt at creating a Chanel perfume that Coco Chanel liked - and the popular Chanel suit, an elegant creation comprised of a knee-length skirt and trim, boxy jacket, traditionally made of woven wool with black trim and gold buttons and worn with large costume-pearl necklaces. After Chanel No. 5 was launched in 1921, Coco Chanel's fashions became well-known and were purchased by the high flyers of London and Paris society alike. Chanel took to living at the Hôtel Ritz, and her suite of residence is named the Coco Chanel Suite even today. Chanel is also known for its quilted fabric which also has a "secret" quilting pattern sewn at the back to keep the material strong. This material is used for clothing and accessories alike. Chanel logoThe Chanel logo is an overlapping double 'C' - one facing forward and the other facing backward. This comes from the name Coco Chanel. The logo was not trademarked until during the first openings of Chanel stores. Chanel is currently trying to deal with their logo being illegally used on cheaper goods, especially on fake handbags. Countries said to be producing great numbers of fake Chanel handbags are Vietnam, Thailand and China. An authentic Chanel handbag retails for around AU$3700, while fakes usually cost around AU$30-100, creating a demand for the signature style at a cheaper price. 2.55 handbagAnother famous item is the Chanel 2.55 handbag with its quilted pattern. The bag was first launched in the early 20th century and every year the design of the bag is renewed due to the popularity of the handbag. The 2/55 handbag was launched on February 1955 (this is the meaning of its name). It was not launched when Chanel begun her career, at the beginning of XX Century. Leftover stockChanel is known to burn its leftover stock as it does not want it to be sold cheaply (wrecks reputation) and does not want to be given away. This is much to the dismay of many. Reasons are that it keeps the Chanel trademark to the few upperclass personel and does not want confusion of about the concerning of quality. Though there are a few exceptions to this such as the Chanel sample sales at the end of a season. Chanel goods are sold for less at these sales if they did not sell in the last season. These sales are however strictly invitation only. MythDuring the early 20th century Chanel was especially known for its quality and innovation. Legend has it that once, when feeling cold, Coco Chanel placed a man's sailor jumper around her neck. Later, when women told her how wonderful she looked in her new woolen shawl, Coco Chanel realized she had started a trend. After Chanel became a high fashion trademark, many brands mimicked her designs; the only difference between the two items is often the higher quality of the Chanel brand. ControversyDuring World War II, Coco Chanel's relationship with Hans Gunther von Dincklage created controversy. Dincklage was a Nazi officer and was rumored to be Chanel's lover during the occupation of France. Sources
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Dincklage was a Nazi officer and was rumored to be Chanel's lover during the occupation of France. For this reason it proved very easy to port games between the three systems. During World War II, Coco Chanel's relationship with Hans Gunther von Dincklage created controversy. The MSX contains a different sound chip that is very similar in capabilities, the General Instruments AY-3-8910. After Chanel became a high fashion trademark, many brands mimicked her designs; the only difference between the two items is often the higher quality of the Chanel brand. It also shares a sound chip with the Sega machines, making them identical in hardware capabilities. Later, when women told her how wonderful she looked in her new woolen shawl, Coco Chanel realized she had started a trend. The Colecovision contains the same CPU and graphics chip as the MSX1 and Sega SG-1000/SC-3000. Legend has it that once, when feeling cold, Coco Chanel placed a man's sailor jumper around her neck. Since then, designer of homebrew games John Dondzila has released three new ColecoVision games, Space Invasion, Star Fortress, and Purple Dino Demo. During the early 20th century Chanel was especially known for its quality and innovation. In 1997, ColecoVision was given its first "homebrew" game, the Tetris clone Kevtris by Kevin Horton. These sales are however strictly invitation only. Neverless, over fifty ColecoVision games were advertised in catalogs or on boxes, but never released. Chanel goods are sold for less at these sales if they did not sell in the last season. In most cases, it isn't certain if games that never came out were advertised using actual screenshots of a game or artist renditions designed to look like a completed game. Though there are a few exceptions to this such as the Chanel sample sales at the end of a season. Coleco was infamous for not releasing the games it advertised. Reasons are that it keeps the Chanel trademark to the few upperclass personel and does not want confusion of about the concerning of quality. Some companies like Parker Brothers, Activision, and Micro Fun avoided the delay by simply bypassing the loop in the BIOS. This is much to the dismay of many. The real reason behind the twelve second delay is a loop in the ColecoVision BIOS, so the delay was purely intentional. Chanel is known to burn its leftover stock as it does not want it to be sold cheaply (wrecks reputation) and does not want to be given away. A common, but incorrect, anecdote suggested that this delay was the result of a function in the ColecoVision that emulated the programming language PASCAL. It was not launched when Chanel begun her career, at the beginning of XX Century. All Coleco cartridges and most third-party titles had a twelve second delay before the game select screen showed up. The 2/55 handbag was launched on February 1955 (this is the meaning of its name). Most cartridges did not have an end-game to beat, but instead would loop around to the beginning, such as Cosmic Avenger. Another famous item is the Chanel 2.55 handbag with its quilted pattern. Some of the more popular games included Donkey Kong (the pack-in), Donkey Kong Junior, Carnival, Ladybug, Mouse Trap, Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle, and Zaxxon. Chanel is currently trying to deal with their logo being illegally used on cheaper goods, especially on fake handbags. Coleco's software approach was to go after licensed arcade games that Atari had missed and to make cartridges for the 2600 and Intellivision in addition to its own system. The logo was not trademarked until during the first openings of Chanel stores. Although the games remain copyrighted, the holders of Colecovision games have tended not to enforce their copyrights, in contrast to Intellivision and some Atari games. This comes from the name Coco Chanel. Today, Coleco emulators and games are widely available as abandonware on the Internet. The Chanel logo is an overlapping double 'C' - one facing forward and the other facing backward. Even with its late difficulties, the Colecovision still sold more than six million units. . The Colecovision was discontinued in the spring of 1984. This material is used for clothing and accessories alike. Sales quickly passed one million in early 1983, before the video game crash of 1983. Chanel is also known for its quilted fabric which also has a "secret" quilting pattern sewn at the back to keep the material strong. The Colecovision's main competitor in the next-generation console space was the arguably more advanced but less commercially successful Atari 5200. Chanel took to living at the Hôtel Ritz, and her suite of residence is named the Coco Chanel Suite even today. While Atari's fortune had risen on the popularity of Space Invaders, Colecovision was the first console to feature the hit Donkey Kong, by Nintendo. 5 was launched in 1921, Coco Chanel's fashions became well-known and were purchased by the high flyers of London and Paris society alike. By Christmas of 1982, Coleco had sold 500,000 units, mainly on the strength of its bundled games. After Chanel No. Coleco prototyped an expansion module to provide compatibility with the Mattel Intellivision, but never released it. 5 fragrance - so called as it was the fifth attempt at creating a Chanel perfume that Coco Chanel liked - and the popular Chanel suit, an elegant creation comprised of a knee-length skirt and trim, boxy jacket, traditionally made of woven wool with black trim and gold buttons and worn with large costume-pearl necklaces. The third and final module, released in the summer of 1983, expanded it into a full-fledged computer, the Coleco Adam. The house became especially famous with its signature Chanel No. A second module came with steering wheel and pedal controllers, for use with the games Turbo and Destructor. Founded in 1909, the small shop selling ladies headwear had moved to the upmarket Rue Cambon within a year. Coleco was also able to make and sell the Gemini game system which was an exact clone of an Atari 2600 but with combined joystick/paddle controllers. [1]. The module prompted legal action from Atari, but Atari was unable to stop sales of the module due to the fact that the Atari 2600 could be reproduced with off the shelf parts. According to Forbes, the privately held House of Chanel is jointly owned by Alain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer who are the grandsons of Chanel founder Pierre Wertheimer. Coleco offered an add-on module that made it compatible with the industry-leading Atari 2600, giving it the largest software library of any console of its day. The House of Chanel, more commonly known as Chanel, is a Parisian fashion house in France. . Forbes. The ColecoVision introduced two new concepts to the home videogame industry - the ability to expand the hardware system, and the ability to play other video game system games. Chanel. The majority of titles in its catalog were conversions from coin-operated arcade games. The controller was a flat joystick, two side buttons, and a number-pad, which allowed the user to put inserts for customized buttons. All told, approximately 170 titles were released on plug-in cartridges during its lifetime. It offered arcade-like graphics and controllers, and an initial catalog of 12 titles, with 10 more promised titles on the way. The Colecovision is Coleco's third generation video game console, released in August 1982. Storage: Cartridge: 8/16/24/32KB. RAM: 1KB. VRAM: 16KB. 1 noise generator. 3 tone generators. Sound: Texas Instruments SN76489A
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