Stars from chef ArChan Chan to Olympic swimmer Siobhan Haughey joined Chanel panels moderated by the likes of Tyler Brûlé, founder of Monocle magazine, to discuss film, arts and cultural impact Chanel has always been interested to tap into brilliant minds, to hear their insights and facilitate conversations about the cultural impact and relevance of art, fashion and cinema. As part of the events around the Chanel cruise 2024-25 fashion show in Hong Kong on November 5, the house hosted a series of talks under the banners Radio Chanel, The Chanel Talk and Hong Kong Frames, exploring nuances of culture, design and cinema. {"@context":"https://schema.
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Generations of filmmakers and actors have been inspired by Hong Kong’s cinematic history, and Chanel too has a history of nurturing the art form, so was only to happy to be able to use such an evocative setting. There, critic and journalist Clarence Tsui modera.