Coco Before Chanel
The ever so stunning Audrey Tatou dazzles in Coco Before Chanel, The film follows the fashion icon from her humble beginnings in an orphanage to her stint as a cabaret singer in France, to her friendship with Étienne Balsan, the man who takes Coco under his wing and introduces her to a world of wealth and leisure. The more Coco was exposed to the fashion of the rich women the more disgusted she became, and the more motivated she was to create her own designs.
Coco Before Chanel was inspiring through a solemn perspective of life in the early twentieth century. It was fascinating to see how the most influential woman in fashion came to create some of the most timeless looks that women still wear today. Those classic pieces that should be a part of every woman’s wardrobe, the little black dress, the white button up blouse, the stripped T, the perfect tailored suit jacket, came from the lady who once told Harper’s Bazaar “simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
