Actress Chanel Maya Banks claims she was never missing — but looked to ‘escape’ after having ‘zero authority’ over her life

Actress Chanel Maya Banks claims she was never missing — but looked to ‘escape’ after having ‘zero authority’ over her life

“Gossip Girl” and “Blue Bloods” actress Chanel Maya Banks took to the Internet to confirm she was never missing after her family filed a police report saying they hadn’t heard from her in two weeks. Banks, who was found in Texas on Monday, said that she was running away from her family to be baptized … Read more

Missing ‘Gossip Girl’ actress Chanel Maya Banks found unharmed in Texas

Missing ‘Gossip Girl’ actress Chanel Maya Banks found unharmed in Texas

Chanel Maya Banks, the “Gossip Girl” actress who went missing two weeks ago in Los Angeles, has been found safe in Texas, police said Wednesday. The 36-year-old actress — whose credits also include “Blue Bloods” — was located Monday in Texas, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told The Post. She was uninjured and no … Read more

‘Gossip Girl’ actress Chanel Maya Banks missing in LA for 2 weeks; her family is suspicious of her husband

‘Gossip Girl’ actress Chanel Maya Banks missing in LA for 2 weeks; her family is suspicious of her husband

An actress who has appeared on “Blue Bloods” and “Gossip Girl” vanished from her Los Angeles apartment two weeks ago, according to her concerned family — who have accused her new husband of not helping them hunt for her. Chanel Maya Banks, 36, has not been heard from since Oct. 30, when she last texted … Read more

Chanel’s new chain-belt watch links the past to the polished present

Chanel’s new chain-belt watch links the past to the polished present

Chanel Première sautoir-belt watch, $11,900 Photo by Jeffrey Westbrook; Prop Stylist: Alex Brannian Like the house’s storied tweed suits, quilted handbags and two-tone slingbacks, a decorative chain belt is one of Chanel’s signatures. The first models were created by founder Coco Chanel in the 1930s, but it wasn’t until Karl Lagerfeld sent his swaggy versions … Read more

Exclusive | Anna Sui’s True Colors: Her Perfect Red Lipstick, Green Nail Polish and Lavender Lingerie

Exclusive | Anna Sui’s True Colors: Her Perfect Red Lipstick, Green Nail Polish and Lavender Lingerie

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Anna Sui is obsessed with “crazy mixes,” like Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple-meets-grunge. That was one of the mashups in her fall collection, shown at the Strand bookstore and applauded by longtime friends and front-row fixtures including Debbie Harry, … Read more

Posh NYC hospital bills new moms $36K per birth — but throws in a Chanel gift bag for free

Posh NYC hospital bills new moms K per birth — but throws in a Chanel gift bag for free

A spoonful of luxury helps the medicine go down. One pricey NYC hospital reportedly charging multiple times the going rate per birth in the US is raising eyebrows over the lavish post-partum practice of doling out Chanel gift bags to lucky mothers. Past guests of New York-Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns at Weill … Read more

Beyoncé’s colorist, Rita Hazan, on her favorite haircare, red lipstick and black eyeliner

Beyoncé’s colorist, Rita Hazan, on her favorite haircare, red lipstick and black eyeliner

NYC-based colorist Rita Hazan has been entrusted with transforming some of the biggest A-listers with the most iconic hair, including Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and the Queen B herself, Beyoncé (who Hazan has taken from sun-washed and teddy bear blonde to the richest brunette hues over the last 11 years). “Beyoncé is super adventurous … Read more

‘Comforting, not awkward’: Relationship expert Chanel Contos busts major dating myth

‘Comforting, not awkward’: Relationship expert Chanel Contos busts major dating myth

Relationship expert Chanel Contos has busted one of the most common online dating myths she says is plaguing modern relationships, after three years of championing its importance. “We need to break the myth that talking about consent is awkward,” she says. “I think that’s a big barrier in encouraging these conversations,” she says. “I don’t … Read more

Influencer Charlotte Groeneveld on her favorite fashions, fragrance and jewelry

Influencer Charlotte Groeneveld on her favorite fashions, fragrance and jewelry

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. After 13 years as a fashion influencer — recently reaching coveted FOC status (that’s Friend of Chanel) — Charlotte Groeneveld has realized she’s a minimalist with a quality-over-quantity mindfulness. Except when it comes to jewelry. “In that case, … Read more

Stylish star Lucy Boynton shows off her ‘Greatest Hits’ on the red carpet

Stylish star Lucy Boynton shows off her ‘Greatest Hits’ on the red carpet

You may know English-American actress Lucy Boynton from the Oscar-winning film “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the Netflix original series “The Politician” or her turn as Marie Antoinette in “Chevalier.”  But if you’re a fashion fiend, you’ll recognize the actress for her iconic style. Boynton, who has been out and about promoting her latest film, “The Greatest Hits,” … Read more

White tights are white-hot: Hop on the balletcore trend

White tights are white-hot: Hop on the balletcore trend

Are you ready for the next big thing in hosiery? We recently declared the reign of red tights, but now it’s time for you to hit “add to cart” on another pair of trending stockings. We’ll give you a hint: much like red tights, this trend also owes props to “Gossip Girl’s” queen bee Blair … Read more

I get random men to buy me $4K Chanel bags and private jet trips to Miami just by asking — here’s how

I get random men to buy me K Chanel bags and private jet trips to Miami just by asking — here’s how

Her love language is dollar signs.  Karolina Geits, who made headlines last year for strutting around Soho with a sign that read “Looking for a husband,” still hasn’t found her Mr. Right – but it doesn’t hurt that she’s gotten random men to gift her designer goods and luxury experiences during her hubby hunt.  On … Read more

The 24 best designer shows from Paris Fashion Week

The 24 best designer shows from Paris Fashion Week

Did Kim Kardashian forget to cut the tag off her black lace Balenciaga dress?  That was just one of the high-style questions that hung in the air during Paris Fashion Week, which was packed with stylish celebrities before wrapping up Tuesday. But it urns out it was all a branding stunt, orchestrated by creative director … Read more

Chanel opens a starry new jewelry salon on Fifth Avenue

Chanel opens a starry new jewelry salon on Fifth Avenue

Decked in diamonds and fantasy tweeds, a glittering celebrity crowd lit up Chanel’s new jewel-box boutique. The French house celebrated the opening today of its first standalone watch and fine jewelry flagship in the U.S. with a decadent cocktail party and dinner for dozens, followed by a surprise performance by Grammy-nominated artist Gracie Abrams. Chanel-clad artists including … Read more

I went dumpster diving outside Ulta — ‘huge jackpot’ left me stunned

I went dumpster diving outside Ulta — ‘huge jackpot’ left me stunned

It was the Ulta-mate score. A TikToker recorded herself dumpster diving outside an unidentified Ulta Beauty store last week — she claims to have snagged many Stila brand eye pencils, a full Coach perfume bottle, slightly used Chanel perfume testers, various shades of Mac foundation, and several Redken hair products, among other items as part … Read more

The real story behind this NYer toting a live pigeon in a Chanel bag: ‘Didn’t want to get robbed!’

The real story behind this NYer toting a live pigeon in a Chanel bag: ‘Didn’t want to get robbed!’

Daphne Ciccarelle knows just how to fowl-up any subway mugger’s day.  And the unflappable Gothamite isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty while doing it.  In fact, she used her bare mitts to grab a feathery, albeit filthy, friend for a trip on the uptown C express train Wednesday — and let her little anti-theft repellant ride … Read more

Deshaun Watson’s girlfriend ‘came to slay’ in Chanel for his Browns return

Deshaun Watson’s girlfriend ‘came to slay’ in Chanel for his Browns return

Deshaun Watson’s girlfriend, Jilly Anais, shut down the sidelines in head-to-toe Chanel at the Browns-Cardinals game Sunday. The singer shared a carousel of photos to her Instagram page that featured her posing on the field at Cleveland Browns Stadium, where the home team beat the Cardinals, 27-0, in their first shutout since 2007. Watson — … Read more

Chanel’s cheeky new watch calls for all hands on deck

Chanel’s cheeky new watch calls for all hands on deck

TICKTOCK, it’s Chanel o’clock: time to shine in one of the French luxury label’s newest creations for 2023, starring Coco Chanel herself. Available in black or white (both in highly resistant, glossy ceramic with a steel triple-folding buckle), the latest version of the iconic J12 watch features an illustration of the fashion icon dressed in … Read more

Chanel is opening a Brooklyn diner — but the menu isn’t traditional

Chanel is opening a Brooklyn diner — but the menu isn’t traditional

Fashion fans are going to eat up this Chanel diner. The Parisian luxury fashion house is opening a diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — but don’t expect to be served greasy grub like burgers and french fries. From Sept. 8-10, Chanel fans can visit the Lucky Chance Diner for a free experience to celebrate the launch … Read more

New York ranks as ‘most bougie’ state in the US — thanks to $28K #BirkinMoms

New York ranks as ‘most bougie’ state in the US — thanks to K #BirkinMoms

When it comes to a taste for the finer things in life, these New Yorkers have it in the bag. A new survey ranked NY as the “most bougie” state in the US, thanks to ritzy residents’ insatiable appetite for classy couture, glam gems and dazzling designer handbags.  However, in the Big Apple, the superlative … Read more