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Article: Chanel launches boutique with 'two very good days.'(New York, NY)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- WWD
- Article date:
- June 3, 1996
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NEW YORK -- Women with gold buttons and quilted handbags mingled with those clad in white snakeskin boots and long, flowing peasant skirts for the opening of the Chanel boutique at 15 East 57th St. Friday
Chanel executives said about 100 people were waiting when the doors opened at noon.
While the sounds of construction workers, drilling occasionally invaded the sleek mirrored space, the store opened on time.
The busiest area seemed to be the first floor accessories department, where customers snapped up the ubiquitous pocketbooks in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Koji Kanamara, a tourist from Tokyo, looked bored sitting on a beige leather couch ...