I've heard talk that there might not be an entire Holiday collection this year, just a stand-alone star product, the Lamées de Chanel powder compact.
Indeed, by this stage, we have heard about every other brand's Christmas offering but nothing much has emerged from Chanel - but it seems like madness not to produce a new set of products for the time of year when everyone's buying stuff. Apparently Chanel want to focus on the Synthetic collection. OK, but try giving someone the present of a posh nail varnish entitled "Pink Rubber".