To me, Audrey Tautou will always be Amélie. To others, soon, she will be Coco.
“Coco Before Chanel,” biopic of celebrated fashion designer Coco Chanel is based on book “L’Irreguliere” (The Nonconformist) by Edmonde Charles-Roux, directed and written by Anne Fontaine and Camille Fontaine.
Audrey Tautou stars as Gabrielle Chanel, known as Coco, before she became famous. Watch the trailer (in French) after the jump…
Chanel is to cut 200 jobs as fears grow that the supposedly recession proof luxury market is falling victim to the global credit crisis.
The staff cuts are a direct result of declining sales, part of the overall slide in luxury spending that was not alleviated by the recent holiday shopping season. Among the jobs are 16 posts at the brand’s boutique on rue Cambon in Paris in the heart of Paris’s fashion district.
The job losses, described by some commentators as the label’s worst crisis since founder Coco Chanel fired all her staff at the outbreak of war in 1939, represent almost 10% of the company’s production workforce.
Karl Lagerfeld opened his pre-fall 2009 Chanel show last week with a ten-minute silent short film about Coco Chanel — his directorial debut!
Last year, Karl Lagerfeld brought Paris to London, and this year he brings Moscow to Paris, highlighted by his silent film presentation. He shied away from the subtle, with elements of Russian folklore tying the collection together, including elaborate headdresses, thick fluffy knits and sparkly gold boots.
To celebrate Coco Chanel’s 125th birthday, Karl Lagerfeld has designed a €5 coin. Lagerfeld has really captured the history of Coco Chanel incorporating many aspects of the name with the coin a great match for Chanel No. 5 fragrance.
The front of the coin displays Coco Chanel’s face and Karl Lagerfeld’s signature. On the back is the brand’s iconic print and the €5 symbol.
The coin has been approved by the French Mint, and it’s been produced in gold and silver. The gold version costs €5,900, and there are only 99 of them in existence. The silver version is cheaper - at just €45 - and there are 11,900 of them. You can look out for the release on December 1st.
The “Mobile Art” exhibition of Chanel will début its worldwide tour in Hong Kong this month.
Resulting from a collaboration between Architect Zaha Hadid and Karl Lagerfeld this boundary-breaking project will tour from 2008 to 2010 from Hong Kong to Paris, Tokyo, New York, LA, London and finally Moscow.
The Chanel Contemporary Art Container - a collapsible, futuristic pavilion - is a celebration of Chanel’s cultural importance and displays the brand’s heritage in a new way.
Chanel commissioned fifteen internationally renowned contemporary artists to create works inspired by the iconic quilted Chanel 2.55 shoulder bag which was originally introduced by Coco Chanel in February 1955.
