Friday, 21 June 2013

Happy Anniversary Chanel



Happy 100 years Chanel!  What a wonderful 100 years it has been, and no better way to celebrate than with a short film made by Karl himself, starring Keira Knightley as Gabriele ‘Coco’ Chanel alongside other famous actresses.


The cute ‘Once Upon a Time’ film gives us a twenty minute look into the beginning of Chanel and how the strong minded Gabrielle slowly but surely built up her clientele from her minimalist hat shop (quite a contrast to the heavily embellished styles of the current Chanel collection!)


I think this lovely little black and white film is a great little watch and re-afirms Chanels position in the fashion world- really making us reflect on the label’s look and heritage.  The film has a modern and fresh feel, but reminds us of Chanel’s heritage and how far their influence continues to grow.


The only critism I can give is I think the film should have been in French throughout, just to maintain their “je ne sais quoi”.

 

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