From art galleries to live shows, the fashion world is constantly finding innovative ways to delve into the wider creative world.
It’s within this context that Chanel launched the house’s first podcast in 2021. Called “Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon” (or, in English “literary meetings at rue Cambon” – the historic address of Coco Chanel in Paris) each episode in the series is dedicated to a different contemporary female writer from around the world.
As part of the channel’s offshoot series “Les Rencontres” (“chance meetings”) the house sat down with Anglo-Nigerian writer Nikki May for its latest episode, to discuss the up-and-coming writer’s work.
Her debut novel, “Wahala”, was inspired by a long lunch with friends and was published around the world in January 2022 to rave reviews. She won the Comedy Women In Print New Voice Prize 2023 for the work, was shortlisted for the Debut Book of the Year in the Fingerprint Awards and was longlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell award as well as the Diverse Books Awards 2023. Most recently the novel is being turned into a major BBC 6-part drama.
To listen to the full episode, search “Les Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon” on all major podcast platforms to find the episode or click the link to listen via the Chanel website.
