These days, dressing in Yankees gear is nothing new to Chanel Iman. But there was once a day when Chanel knew nothing about the storied baseball team. “The first time I wore a Yankees hat was in high school,” Chanel admitted. “I had a secret crush and he had a Yankee hat on. It was like the cool trend. So I put on his hat and was rocking it. But I was like, ‘What team is this? Baseball, basketball?’ And he was like, ‘You don’t know the Yankees?’ I’m like, ‘No!’ That was the first time I was introduced to the Yankees. But living here you hear Yankees all the time.”
So for today’s launch of the new Victoria’s Secret Pink MLB collection at the SoHo store, Chanel was right at home in her blue Yankees jersey and even picked up a pink jewel encrusted baseball bat to learn a few pointers on the right way to swing. To tunes by Chanel’s boyfriend, guests shopped the new baseball collection from Victoria’s Secret Pink, including t-shirts that read, “I Only Kiss Yankees Fans.” Though Chanel’s never been to a Yankees game before, we can safely assume that her co-star of the day, Yankee’s first baseman Mark Teixeira, has the ability to change that!
Between celebrating the launch of her mother’s new boutique in California and helping Victoria’s Secret Pink launch their new baseball collection, Chanel’s kept herself very busy. But it seems she has one more project in the works. “I’m looking forward to my first fragrance,” she told Modelinia. As for the scent, that’s still a top secret. “I can’t tell you – that’ll give it away! It’s one that everybody knows. I’m shooting it next week actually! I’m looking forward to that!”