"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." And that Chanel certainly was. 
You like your trousers, I do too. Chanel Autumn/Winter collection 2009.
Always Original. The rehab shoe.
A scene from the latest movie "Coco Avant Chanel" starring Audrey Tautou. Elegant androginy at its finest. Fitted bowler hats, loose white blouse with oversized cuffs and a black suit. --
If one woman in the world of fashion is to be admired, there’s no doubt it’s Coco Chanel. Her determination to transgress her lower class roots and follow her passion in order to allow women to be comfortable in their clothes revolutionized female fashion. Her aim was to make women look good and feel good at the same time, a concept which for women just emerging from the Victorian era was an entirely innovative one. The eyebrow raising initiative was soon adopted by women worldwide as they began to replace the corset with casual clothes, often labelled ‘mannish’. Her own look, a cropped bob complete with a bowler hat, tight trousers or one of her infamous tweed suits or little back dresses, has now become iconic and wildly copied. She went through both world wars which had a huge impact on her brand and influenced the changes in her designs, dedicated to preventing women’s fashion from becoming ‘a joke’. She realised the impossibility of giving women pompous dresses with trains and built in shoulders if they were to start working and leading their own lives, independent of men who for so long had decided their lifestyles. It’s fair to say the majority of people know the clothes but don’t really know the singular driving force behind them and the unique life she led. Step in, the new Audrey Tautou movie due out in London on the 31st July, “Coco Avant Chanel”.
Overall, the film seems to have had some excellent reviews in France where it came out a few months ago and Audrey Tautou is said to be brilliant. Rotten Tomatoes has an 86% rating, and many critics have described Tautou as giving a near flawless performance with Time Out, Marie Claire and Glamour all giving it 4 stars. Common negative points surrounding the movie seem to be its incomplete biographical aspect, and its carefully selected sequence of events, which distort reality. Naturally, no reference is made to Chanel’s anti-Semitic streak or alleged homophobia (she was criticised for this due to her controversial affair with Nazi officer and intelligence agent Hans Guther Von Incklage) and her sometimes disagreeable character has been transformed into a positive headstrong confidence.
In honour of the film’s release and the intricate and emblematic icon it holds as its protagonist, I’d included on here just a few of some of my favourite Chanel pieces of all time including some recent classics added to the Chanel repertoire by Karl Lagerfeld, creative director and head designer for the brand since 1983. I've added two bargains which in my opinion, help you re-create the famous look for less. Not sure what Chanel would have thought about that one...
Although often criticised for being a feminist or an arrogant woman who feigned aristocracy, I wish we would give up judging people for things which don’t concern us. She gave you the trousers you’re wearing, a perfume-No. 5- that women are purchasing every five seconds, invented plastic pearls and advocated the importance of trusting your own style rather than following fashion. For once, let’s hold our tongues and celebrate a designer who helped make the women of the world simultaneously beautiful and comfortable.
Audrey Tautou in character styling her models. A hard working woman can still wear pearls.
Celebrities love Chanel's little black dress. Here, Selma Blair with a dress from the Resort 09 collection.
The look for less: http://www.asos.com/. £50 for a mesh ruched bandeau dress in the signature monochrome brilliance.
Critics and celebrities alike were baffled as the catwalk was turned into a caroussel for the Autumn Winter 2008 show. Models glided around the stage surrounded by giant pearls, bags, camelia flowers and bows.
A quick look at next season's hot buys. White tights, lace, cut out dresses, fitted tweed in monochrome prints and latex detail. Lagerfeld once again hits all the right notes.
Two of many celebrities regularly front row at the catwalk shows. The Olsen Twins picking up their favourite looks for next season.
Overall, the film seems to have had some excellent reviews in France where it came out a few months ago and Audrey Tautou is said to be brilliant. Rotten Tomatoes has an 86% rating, and many critics have described Tautou as giving a near flawless performance with Time Out, Marie Claire and Glamour all giving it 4 stars. Common negative points surrounding the movie seem to be its incomplete biographical aspect, and its carefully selected sequence of events, which distort reality. Naturally, no reference is made to Chanel’s anti-Semitic streak or alleged homophobia (she was criticised for this due to her controversial affair with Nazi officer and intelligence agent Hans Guther Von Incklage) and her sometimes disagreeable character has been transformed into a positive headstrong confidence.
In honour of the film’s release and the intricate and emblematic icon it holds as its protagonist, I’d included on here just a few of some of my favourite Chanel pieces of all time including some recent classics added to the Chanel repertoire by Karl Lagerfeld, creative director and head designer for the brand since 1983. I've added two bargains which in my opinion, help you re-create the famous look for less. Not sure what Chanel would have thought about that one...
Although often criticised for being a feminist or an arrogant woman who feigned aristocracy, I wish we would give up judging people for things which don’t concern us. She gave you the trousers you’re wearing, a perfume-No. 5- that women are purchasing every five seconds, invented plastic pearls and advocated the importance of trusting your own style rather than following fashion. For once, let’s hold our tongues and celebrate a designer who helped make the women of the world simultaneously beautiful and comfortable.
Audrey Tautou in character styling her models. A hard working woman can still wear pearls.
Celebrities love Chanel's little black dress. Here, Selma Blair with a dress from the Resort 09 collection.
The look for less: http://www.asos.com/. £50 for a mesh ruched bandeau dress in the signature monochrome brilliance.
Critics and celebrities alike were baffled as the catwalk was turned into a caroussel for the Autumn Winter 2008 show. Models glided around the stage surrounded by giant pearls, bags, camelia flowers and bows.
A quick look at next season's hot buys. White tights, lace, cut out dresses, fitted tweed in monochrome prints and latex detail. Lagerfeld once again hits all the right notes.
Two of many celebrities regularly front row at the catwalk shows. The Olsen Twins picking up their favourite looks for next season.
Karl Lagerfed, the brand's infamous head designer, sporting a deliberately ironic bag.
Copies are a natural by-product of success as seen by Marc B whose little bags sell on the high street for just £20 like cupcakes..
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