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After having been picked as the new face of Chanel No. 5 due to air in 2009, Audrey Tautou will now also be playing Coco Chanel herself. Talking about rubbing shoulders with the right people!
In "Coco before Chanel", French filmmaker and writer Anne Fontaine wanted "to follow the interior path of this young woman who was poor, without education, but who had an uncommon personality that was ahead of her time." The film, that deals with Coco's early life before she became famous was also co-written by the film's creative consultant Christopher Hampton, and adapted from Chanel's 1974 biography "L'Irreguliere" by Edmonde Charles-Roux. Having enjoyed Edith Piaff's "La Vie en Rose" last year we certainly have high hopes about this one. It should be out later this year.
It appears that Chanel are particularly drawn to the big and small screen these days: Besides Audrey's two performances director Daniele Thompson is in the early stages of a Chanel biopic, and William Friedkin (The Exorcist) is working on a film about Chanel's relationship with composer Igor Stravinsky.
by Laia
The sun is out and all I want to do is bask in it… but is it wise and should I get a tan? The tanning dilemma is an ongoing one. Whether pale and interesting or golden goddess, here is some food for thought…
This is how it all began: when Coco Chanel returned from a vacation in the 1920s with a dark, deep tan, the fashion industry was taken by storm. It was the start of a new era and the birth of the golden tan where sun-kissed skin became synonymous with being sexy and looking healthy. It wasn’t until the 1970s, however, that evidence of sun damage and skin cancer began to emerge and sunscreens became readily available to the public.
But why do we tan, you may ask yourself? So here is the ‘science bit’: our skin tans because it’s trying to block the harmful UV rays and prevent its cells from damage. The ozone layer is responsible for filtering UVB rays (the ultraviolet rays that can cause sunburn and skin cancer), but as it becomes more depleted and our exposure to such rays increases, our skin’s own mechanism is no longer enough to protect us, so it’s vital that we find other means of protection! How, you might ask. Well, you could wear a hat – very on-trend this season – use a daily moisturizer with incorporated UV protection and - in the sunnier months - apply sunscreen daily. We love Estée Lauder’s SPF 15 Day Wear Plus Multi Protection Tinted Moisturiser and Elemis’ Liquid Layer SPF30, the ultimate weapon in the fight against UV rays, pollution and free radical damage.
In 2004 Chanel No. 5 appeared on our screens by the face of Nicole Kidman in the classic advert directed by Baz Luhrmann, who worked together on the Moulin Rouge set. Although at the time not too much note was taken that this should be seen as Chanel's tribute to great directors and their star actors, four years on Chanel have announced the second instalment of their homage series. French filmmaker Jean Pierre Jeunet, of Amélie fame, will direct Chanel No. 5's next ad which will star the lovely Audrey Tautou (who played Amélie herself in one of our all time favourites - we even forgive her for taking part in the Da Vinci Code). The pair also worked together on 'A Very Long Engagement', a highly rated WWI epic about a young woman's relentless search for her fiancée who has disappeared from the trenches.
These days we feel we cannot switch on the radio or open up a newspaper without being confronted about the impending doom and gloom predicting an unavoidable recession imminently. Luckily, or so we tell ourselves, we are gifted with a somewhat laissez-faire attitude and still get excited about finding new quirky little beauty brands or admiring the latest coutures without feeling guilty not joining the debate of how far house prices may fall. But low and behold, despite our effort (not really) to not join this debate, apparently we have been right in the middle of the action all along!
We are told that the extent of the sombre economic outlook could have been deduced from the return to sobriety of the collections for autumn and winter. Moving away from colourful patterns and frilly dresses, collections have been heavily reliant on black and sharp cuts, much to our approval actually. But now we are being told there are cunning parallels between fashion trends and the way we are heading. Economic recession in the 80s was mirrored by black clothes (and the Goth movement we are told), similar to the punk movement in the 70s. Our informants even go as far to point out that Coco Chanel's 1926 'little black dress' was a prelude to the Great Crash in 1929.
No doubt there is a big link between colours and moods, and between practicality and your budget. But we suggest you do not turn to the style pages for your pension investments.
