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Rethinking The Art World | The Strategy Behind Chanel’s Arts and Culture Push

The French couture and beauty giant is rewriting luxury fashion’s soft power playbook with a decentralised approach to arts patronage that’s about creating ‘cultural transformation,’ not branded museums.
Hamburger Bahnhof's 2025 Chanel Commission was a monumental installation by Klára Hosnedlová.
Hamburger Bahnhof's 2025 Chanel Commission was a monumental installation by Klára Hosnedlová. (Courtesy)

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Robert Williams
Robert Williams

Robert Williams is Luxury Editor at The Business of Fashion. He is based in Paris and drives BoF’s coverage of the dynamic luxury fashion sector.

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