COCO, I-vant to see

One of my all-time favourite style icons is the infamous Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. So it comes as no surprise that I'm dying to see the new Coco Avant Chanel movie, featuring the very Coco-looking Audrey Tautou which opens this Friday, August 28th 2009.


Here is the writeup from SterKinekor's website:

Receiving its debut at last month's Cannes Film Festival in France, director Anne Fontaine's romantic biopic of famous couturiere Coco Chanel is an enthralling exploration of her early life before she rose to worldwide fame as the most celebrated fashion designer of the 20th Century.

Starring Amelie and A Very Long Engagement's Audrey Tatou in the lead role, the film is based on the book The Nonconformist by author Edmond Charles-Roux wherein we meet the young Gabrielle Chanel, illegitimate daughter of a travelling salesman who learns to sew in a Catholic orphanage before following her singing ambitions lead her to a cabaret club. It is here where Chanel earns the nickname Coco and also where she catches the eye of several high society gentlemen who would ignite her passion and become instrumental in the development of her remarkable career.

The film features authentic dresses and costumes from the Chanel collection. House of Chanel art director Karl Lagerfeld himself supervised the creation of accessories and costumes.