The National Portrait Gallery is now shuttered for a major refurbishment until 2023, and while losing out on access to the NPG for a number of years is a bitter pill to swallow, it’s going to be more than worthwhile – not least because Chanel is now involved in reorganising the gallery’s permanent collection. According to a press release on 17 March, the maison will have a key role in the institution’s Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture project, which aims to “highlight the often overlooked stories of individual women who have shaped British history and culture”. ‘Marie-Louise von Motesiczky’ by Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, 1959, courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.