Cosmetic Packaging
late 1990s (manufactured)
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This cosmetics packaging for Chanel is a typical example of the visuals employed by the French fashion house. Chanel’s distinctive style is encapsulated in the graphic design applied to their packaging. Their perfume and cosmetics boxes are recognisable for their simplicity and limited colour palette, and the use of black and gold suggests luxury and class.
This object exemplifies the changing styles of commercial design and packaging formats over the years.
This object exemplifies the changing styles of commercial design and packaging formats over the years.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed and embossed card |
| Brief description | Chanel cosmetics packaging, mixed media, manufactured in Germany, late 1990s |
| Physical description | Slim black box with gold detail |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Le Crayon / Levres / Precision / Lip Definer / Roux / ...' |
| Credit line | Given by Fiona Leslie |
| Production | Chanel is a French company but this lip pencil was manufactured in Germany |
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| Summary | This cosmetics packaging for Chanel is a typical example of the visuals employed by the French fashion house. Chanel’s distinctive style is encapsulated in the graphic design applied to their packaging. Their perfume and cosmetics boxes are recognisable for their simplicity and limited colour palette, and the use of black and gold suggests luxury and class. This object exemplifies the changing styles of commercial design and packaging formats over the years. |
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| Accession number | E.734:1-2005 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2006 |
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