CHANEL Re-Opening in San Francisco

Photography by Drew Altizer

A Private Invitation to the CHANEL World

The CHANEL boutique re-opening on November 19, 2009 was a spectacular production created by Claudia Ross of Cross Marketing PR. It was a truly CHANEL affaire, co-hosted by the always beautiful and impeccable team of Vanessa Getty and Samantha Traina.

Co-Host Samantha Traina

Co-Host Vanessa Getty

CHANEL Fashion Division President Barbara Cirkva

Susan Clatworthy

Betsy Linder and Karen Caldwell

Maria Manetti Farrow

Bahya Oumlil-Murad

Danielle Steel, Samantha Traina and John Traina

Jennifer Siebel Newson

The exquisite crowd dressed to the nines as tribute to the iconic fashion house and the legendary "Madame Coco Chanel" in beige, white, and black, accessorized with beautiful pearls, camellias, and beautiful jewelry. The exclusive guests enjoyed a spectacular night with a non-stop flow of Perrier-Jouet champagne, cocktails, and exquisite hors d'ouevres.

The Amazing Decor inside the Tent on Maiden Lane

Fall-Winter 2009/2010 Haute Couture

Collection

Geordon Nicol and NY DJ/Model Leigh Lezark

(Misshapes)

Maria Bello

Tatiana Sorokko

Elizabeth Thieriot

Bahya Oumlil-Murad and Karen Tamblyn

Margaret Mitchell and Sonya Molodetskaya

Rosalina Lydster and Deepa Pakianatham

Denise Hale and Danielle Steel

The fabulous production for the re-opening was canopied outside Maiden with a high-ceilinged, silver-lined white tent and framed by the exclusive debut of The Fall-Winter 2009/2010 Haute Couture Collection flown in directly from Paris especially for this affaire.

Billy Getty and Co-Host Vanessa Getty

Maria Bello and Vanessa Getty

Claudia Ross, Charleston Pierce and Jennifer Siebel Newson

CHANEL Fashion Division President Barbara Cirkva, VP of Client Development Angela Dotson, and CHANEL San Francisco Director Anne Wagner joined the exclusive San Francisco guest list including: Danielle Steel, Maria Bello, Yurie Pascarella, Vandy Boudreau, Samantha Ritchey, Elizabeth Thieriot, Karen Caldwell, jewelry designer Rosalina Lydster, Maria Manetti Farrow, Denise Hale, Mayor Gavin Newson and wife Jennifer Siebel Newson, Damion Matthews, Margaret Mitchell, Victoria and Adrian Sawyer, Craig Lipton, Bahya Oumlil-Murad, Sophie Azouaou, Adorean Boleancu, Joel Goodrich, Mark Calvano, Todd and Katie Traina, Billy and Peter Getty, Deepa Pakianatham, Joy Bianchi, Jodie Thelander, among others.

Joy Bianchi and Billy Getty

NY Architect Peter Marino and Denise Hale

Victoria Sawyer and Adrian Sawyer

Serge and Tatiana Sorokko

Charleston Pierce, Jennifer Siebel and Keith Scott

O J Shansby and Yurie Pascarella

The newly redesigned boutique boasts entrances on both Maiden Line and Geary. The design is the work of New York architect and long time CHANEL collaborator Peter Marino. It is an expression of the CHANEL legacy. He has given the store a sense of detail and timeless style for which CHANEL is known. Guests will enjoy pleated silk paneling, custom-created, hand plastered walls, and an ivory cabuca stone floor. Walls and ceiling feature patterned plaster with gold leaf, a gold travertine floor, tweed inspired carpet, custom CHANEL tweed sofa in beige, white and black (of course!), custom slipper chairs in woven pink, beige and white fabric, and suspended lacquer shelves. The store has sections for Ready-to-Wear, Handbags, Costume Jewelry, Shoes, Watches and Fragrance and Beauty. In celebration of this exciting reopening, two looks from the cruise runway 2010, a special handbag and shoes, will be available exclusively in San Francisco.

Without any doubt, the CHANEL re-opening in San Francisco was one of the most spectacular productions of the year.

Vandy Boudreau and Vanessa Getty

Adorean Boleancu, Susan Clatworthy, Barbara Cirkva

Sophie Azouaou