Archive: May 30th, 2008

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Good news for the paparazzi waiting outside Hollywood haunt The Ivy: last night Chanel opened a two-story concept boutique right next door, upping Robertson Boulevard’s star quotient even more. Fashionistas, like Gossip Girl’s Michelle Trachtenberg and Leighton Meester, Angie Harmon and January Jones, came decked out in the label’s duds from head to toe. Or as Emma Roberts put it: “Everything except my underwear is Chanel!” The shop’s cutting-edge architecture was accented with oversized accessories, like an enormous shoe at the entrance, and towering mannequins. “Why do they have to be that tall? That’s just mean!” Harmon joked to PEOPLE. And while we might not all be able to afford the gowns dressing Chanel’s mannequins, we can still get our hands on a little of the action. To celebrate the new store Chanel created the Robertson Boulevard Nail Color Collection of four L.A.-inspired, pop-art-hued polishes, $25 each, that are available exclusively at the new boutique starting today or by clicking over to chanel.com.

–Reporting by Jenny Sundel

AP

When it comes to winning, Maria Sharapova is one tennis pro who does it in style. And what better way to hit the courts looking fashionable than in her very own 1920s-inspired Nike dress and Tiffany & Co jewelry. The Paris Dress by Nike was designed in collaboration with Maria and features chalk-white satin ribbons, a double-layered pleated skirt and an elegant Tiffany & Co. pearl button closure in the back. The tennis champ has also partnered with the jewelry company and will wear a special line of earrings for major tennis events over the next two years. The collection of earrings, Tiffany for Maria Sharapova, will be sold at Tiffany & Co. stores around the world. Of the Elsa Peretti designed styles, Maria says, “[they] feel as beautiful as they look and I am thrilled to wear them.” Click here to purchase her $1,150 Tiffany & Co. earrings for yourself. Or Click here to check out more Nike designs inspired by Maria.