Chanel S. A. o simplemente Chanel es una casa de modas francesa, fundada en París por la diseñadora Coco Chanel, en 1910. La marca se especializa en diseñar y confeccionar artículos de lujo, como indumentaria de alta costura, lista para usar, bolsos, perfumes y cosméticos, entre otros. De acuerdo a la revista Forbes, la empresa privada House of Chanel pertenece a Alain Wertheimer y Gerard Wertheimer, quienes son los nietos del anterior socio de Chanel, Pierre Wertheimer. En la actualidad, Chanel tiene boutiques alrededor del mundo en exclusivos distritos comerciales y realiza sus desfiles en las más importantes capitales de la moda. Los artículos Chanel llevan el logotipo de la doble C. La marca Chanel se ha convertido en uno de los nombres más reconocidos dentro de la moda de alta costura. Coco Chanel vivía en el Hôtel Ritz París y su suite ahora se llama "Suite Coco Chanel". Entre las celebridades y socialités que han vestido Chanel están Catherine Deneuve (vocera de Chanel No.5 en los años 1970), G-Dragon Nicole Kidman, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley, Jennifer Aniston, Jesse Rutherford, Scarlett Johansson, Kirsten Dunst y Vanessa Paradis, Brad Pitt, Kristen Stewart así como Cara Delevingne.

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Chanel S.A. (/ʃəˈnɛl/; French: [ʃaˈnɛl]) is a French, privately held company owned by Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, grandsons of Pierre Wertheimer, who was an early business partner of the couturière Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Chanel S.A. is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods and fashion accessories. In her youth, Gabrielle Chanel gained the nickname Coco from her time as a chanteuse. As a fashion designer, Coco Chanel catered to women’s taste for elegance in dress, with blouses and suits, trousers and dresses, and jewellry (gemstone and bijouterie) of simple design, that replaced the opulent, over-designed, and constrictive clothes and accessories of 19th-century fashion. The Chanel product brands have been personified by fashion models and actresses, including Inès de La Fressange, Catherine Deneuve, Carole Bouquet, Vanessa Paradis, Nicole Kidman, Anna Mouglalis, Audrey Tautou, Keira Knightley and Marilyn Monroe. The House of Chanel is known for the "little black dress", the perfume No. 5 de Chanel, and the Chanel Suit. Chanel’s use of jersey fabric produced garments that were comfortable and affordable. Chanel revolutionized fashion — high fashion (haute couture) and everyday fashion (prêt-à-porter) — by replacing structured-silhouettes, based upon the corset and the bodice, with garments that were functional and at the same time flattering to the woman’s figure. In the 1920s, the simple-line designs of Chanel couture made popular the "flat-chested" fashions that were the opposite of the hourglass-figure achieved by the fashions of the late 19th century — the Belle Époque of France (ca. 1890–1914), and the British Edwardian era (ca. 1901–1919). Chanel used colors traditionally associated with masculinity in Europe, such as grey and navy blue, to denote feminine boldness of character. The clothes of the House of Chanel featured quilted fabric and leather trimmings; the quilted construction reinforces the fabric, the design and the finish, producing a garment that maintains its form and function while being worn. An example of such haute couture techniques is the woolen Chanel suit — a knee-length skirt and a cardigan-style jacket, trimmed and decorated with black embroidery and gold-coloured buttons. The complementary accessories were two-tone pump shoes and jewellry, usually a necklace of pearls, and a leather handbag.

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