The film “Coco before Chanel” tells you the story about the fashion designer icon Coco Chanel. Actress Audrey Tautou who is portraiting the designer through her incredible life where she changed the world of fashion.
Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was born in 1883 in the small city of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire. Her family was very poor and she had a though childhood. She spent seven years in the orphanage of a Roman Catholic monastery where she learnt the art of sewing. When she left the orphanage she started working at a tailoring shop. After meeting the french millionaire Etienne Balsan who brought her into the rich life of pearls and dresses she started designing hats. Her interest for this grew and soon she had opened her first shop where she sold different types of clothing. Her business grew and evolved into a fashion empire with a wide selection of designs. Coco Chanel always kept her designs comfortable, simple and revealing. This was like a new evolution for women in that era to be able to show off their bodies instead of hiding them under layers of padding, corsets and underclothes. Her design didn’t change much through the generations. In 1921 Chanel came out with her signature fragrance, Chanel No. 5. Coco Chanel had a few affairs but she never settled down and didn’t have any children. She died at the age of 87, in 1954.
I can’t wait to see this film! I love the actress Audrey Tautou and I’m sure she has done just another amazing film that is a must to see.
Will we soon see a new trend wave from the early days of Chanel? I really hope so! I really love her simple and elegant designs that somehow feels timeless.
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