CHANEL

During the course of our teaching, Mindy has had the good fortune of teaching more then a few students from the House of Chanel. Mindy's sparkling personality has won her the affections of many of her pupils, which has resulted in her being on the receiving end of more then a few Chanel branded gifts and memorabilia. She has received everything from make-up to perfume, purses and sunglasses, shoes and wallets, as well as a few collectors DVDs and press kits (created by Karl Lagerfeld himself). She has also become good friends with some of her students as they seem to be more interested in talking about fashion and fun then her hockey-playing husband. It's not uncommon for Mindy to let me know that between lessons at Place Vendome and Rue Cambon, she is meeting Elodie (one of her students) for lunch.

The collection she has amassed in the past two months is pictured below, and at the current rate, I'm starting to think a new Chanel hockey bag to ship this stuff home in might be in order (they make those right!?!?). Anyway, the opportunity to work with clients from the world leader in fashion has been an amazing experience for both of us, and for Mindy an unexpected blessing as she has seen more of this company then I'm sure some of its own employees have (I only teach at Chanel on a limited basis, Mindy gets quite a few hours).

While teaching, Mindy has been to the factory where the perfume and make-up is developed, to the main headquarters in Neuilly, the offices at Place Vendome, and finally to Rue Cambon. Rue Cambon is the original building bought by Coco Chanel in 1910 and currently houses the haute couture store as well as the workshops where the originals are made, and Karl Lagerfeld's studio. It's been a real thrill.

The Goods

Mindy's new shoes.

The new handbag

Yes...Mindy has gone glamorous!!!