Movies With Style: Coco Before Chanel

Greetings, lovely blog friends! I hope it's as sunny in your area as it is in Northwest Arkansas today. It's been so long since we've all seen sun, I almost didn't know what to think this morning. As usual, a couple random tidbits before we cut to the chase:

1. Did anyone else tune into Kell On Earth last night? It's that new show about Kelly Cutrone, owner of People's Revolution, a major fashion P.R. agency in Manhattan. You might remember her as Whitney's boss on the show The City. Well, anywho, it might be one of my favorite new shows on Bravo, (other than Millionare Matchmaker, of course.)

I dunno if it's because I've worked an advertising/PR internship before, (though mine wasn't NEARLY as stressful as those kids'), or that I just get a kick out of watching the eccentric designers with whom People's Revolution works. Whatever. I'm in lurve with Kell and her craziness.

2. I haven't had a Coke in 3 days. This has to be some kind of a record, since I drink a Coca-Cola Classic nearly every single day. It all started with me forgetting to buy some at the grocery store last week and, as we all know, if you don't have it around, you won't eat/drink it. They also have this amazing new apple juice in our vending machine at work, which actually tastes much better than Coke right now. I'm sure I'll break the cycle eventually and cave, but right now, I'm Coca-Cola free.

3. Remember how I had you guys submit fashion questions for the creative team at Spool No. 72 a couple weeks ago? Good news! The questions have been submitted and I will have an exclusive Q and A interview for you hopefully next Monday! Yay for fashion questions!

Now, for the topic of today's post.

This past weekend during my deep-thinking/pensive mood, I decided to devote Saturday night to ice cream and a movie. So to the RedBox I went. To my delight, Coco Before Chanel was available, so I snatched it up, grabbed the Ben and Jerry's and headed back to my place.

Chanel is one of my all-time favorite labels, not because I own tons of it, (maybe someday, sigh...), but because for me, it defines classic elegance. I've always been intrigued by the life of Coco Chanel, but all I ever heard about was her life and success after starting the design house. I wanted to know, well, Coco before she was "Chanel", if you will.

This movie is about the woman behind the C's. She began her life as an orphan and through hard work and a fighter's attitude, established one of the most successful, iconic labels of all time. The film portrays the early years of Coco's life, the years she spent discovering, inventing and re-inventing herself.

The movie stars Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel and is directed by Anne Fontaine. It's a beautiful tribute to a fashion icon and I would definitely recommend adding it to your Netflix queue.
Who are some of your favorite fashion icons and design houses? Anyone else get goosebumps when they hear stories like Coco Chanel's?

Tomorrow's Forecast

In honor of the recent passing of Alexander McQueen, we'll be looking at some of his most famous looks from the runway to the red carpet.

Photo credits: IMDB, Chanel.com, Alexandermcqueen.com