Coco Avant Chanel

Coco Chanel, Jane Austen and Anita Brookner: On Flying Solo And Free

Madison Smartt Bell | Posted 12.11.2009 | Books


Madison Smartt Bell

The story behind "Coco Avant Chanel"'s near plotlessness is Coco's steely determination to become what she must be -- even though she doesn't know what that is.

Coco Before Chanel's Audrey Tautou Talks Fashion, Fury, And Smoking

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.18.2009 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

I talked with Tautou about the rage and desire that propelled Coco Chanel to the pinnacle of the fashion world, and how long it took the actress to perfect that famous cigarette dangle.

Cuckoo For Coco: How To Dress Like The Chanel Couturier

Refinery 29 | Roxanne Fequiere | Posted 09.28.2009 | Style


We've been waiting with bated breath (and envying our neighbors across the Atlantic who have already seen the film) for the September release of "Coco...

The Costuming of 'Coco Before Chanel'

Vogue UK | Lauren Milligan | Posted 08.13.2009 | Style


PROBABLY the most anticipated film of the year (Hogwarts notwithstanding), and certainly the most eagerly awaited in fashion circles, is Coco Before C...

Lagerfeld Disses Tautou, Says He Doesn't Have To Be Nice

WWD | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style


There's no love lost between Chanel's couturier Karl Lagerfeld and Audrey Tautou, the petite French actress who stars in the latest No.5 commercial an...

Watch The "Coco Before Chanel" Trailer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 08.02.2009 | Style


Coco Chanel is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in the history of fashion. She single-handedly founded a fashion mecca, and now, her s...

Audrey Tautou Dishes On Playing Coco Chanel

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2009 | Style


"Coco Chanel's personality was absolutely extraordinary but beyond her genius and talent she has everything that the heroine of any great novel has," ...