The House of Chanel, commonly known as Chanel, is a Parisian fashion house in France founded by Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel in 1910.

Starting out selling ladies headwear, Chanel found its first success with its hats, which were worn by famous French actresses of the day.  Later, Chanel found major world-wide success with its "little black dress" and signature Chanel No. 5 fragrance.  Today, the Chanel line includes shoes, clothing, fragrances, accessories and sunglasses.

Chanel Sunglasses are the ultimate in high fashion and luxury eyewear.  The collection is a mixture of timeless classics and trendy styles all meticulously crafted to ensure comfort and durability.

Luxottica is the licensed manufacturer of Chanel Sunglasses.

The world wide leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of mid to premium priced prescription eyeglass frames and sunglasses; Luxottica Group is the leader in distribution, with roughly 5,300 optical and specialty run stores, and is also leads in the retail sector of North America and Asia-Pacific through LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut and chains in Asia-Pacific formerly of OPSM Group establishments.

Luxottica Group further reinforced its North American presence in 2004 by purchasing Cole National and its chains Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Target Optical and BJ's Optical.

Luxottica Group is also the leader in the premium segment in China with 278 stores in Beijing, in the Guangdong province and in Hong Kong.  Luxottica Group's wholesale network touches 120 countries with a direct presence in the key 28 eyewear markets worldwide.  The Group's 26-brands portfolio includes 8 house brands and 18 license brands.