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purses film-maker Jan Kounen, 45, honed his craft directing glossy music
videos for British electro-pop duo Erasure and visually dazzling films like the
violent crime flick Dobermann (1997). But his latest work, Coco Chanel And Igor
Stravinsky, the closing film for last year's Cannes Film Festival, is entirely
different from anything he has done in the past.Based on Chris Greenhalgh's 2002
novel, it details the love affair between French fashion designer Coco
Chanel (Anna Mouglalis) and Russian composer Stravinsky (Mads Mikkelsen),
after she invites him, his wife Catherine (Elena Morozova) and their children to
live in her villa in a Paris suburb.Considering how different Coco Chanel And
Igor Stravinsky is compared to your other films, what attracted you to the
story?First of all, it was the chance to recreate the scene where Stravinsky's
The Rite Of Spring made its debut in Paris in 1913, sparking a riot among the
concertgoers.I was also attracted to the idea of journeying back to 1920, when
most of the story takes place.I've always wanted to do a love story, one in
which the key characters are based within a confined space – in this case,
chanel 2012 villa.FILM-MAKER: Jan Kounen was keen to do a period film.Why did
you have Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen play Stravinsky, instead of finding a
Russian actor for the role?I've long admired his acting, having seen him in
Danish films like Adam's Apples and After The Wedding, and the James Bond film
Casino Royale.And he's certainly talented.For this film, he had to learn to
speak Russian and French, play the piano and conduct an orchestra.Do you mind if
people compare your film with another recent French film, Coco Before Chanel
Store, in which Audrey Tautou plays Chanel?I don't mind, as long as they
like my film better. (Laughs) But, really, they shouldn't compare, because the
two films chart different parts of Chanel's life. I chose Anna Mouglalis, who
can be tough, seductive and very elegant, to play a certain Coco who is close to
40 and already successful.My film is focused on eight weeks of her life, while
Coco Before chanel usa is more of a biopic, touching on her earlier years.I'm
not interested in a regular biopic, so it's good that Coco Coco
Chanel Bags And Igor Stravinsky allows me to dive into the psychology of an
affair through music and visuals.I like the tension in the film, like someone
walking on a razor's edge or how a storm is brewing in the background without
breaking.Currently living in Paris, Kounen spoke to my paper during his recent
visit to Singapore to promote his film.
Normal 0 21 A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more
interested in your soul.Coco Chanel
Price usa A haute couture garment is not so much a fashion piece as it is a
work of art, crafted by hundreds of artisans. Your reporter took a sneak peek at
the lavish clothes prior to the Chanel Haute Couture show in Paris recently.The
Grand Palais in Paris is transformed into a giant pipe organ stage where the
show took place.Lagerfeld (left) with Schiffer (wearing a Chanel outfit) after
the show. IT was less than 24 hours before the haute couture show and the
studios above the Coco chanel
handbags usa boutique in rue Cambon in Paris were surprisingly calm. With
the deadline looming, one would expect some commotion; yet in every corner,
silence ruled.The label’s maestro, Karl Lagerfeld, would pop in later to see the
completed outfits but until then, the workers busied themselves with the final
touches on coats and dresses before some of the world’s sought-after models
parade them for the first time.On a long worktable, a woman was diligently
fraying the tulle hem of a gown with a single needle. She ran the needle through
the fabric gently, respecting the garment, and at the same time, frayed the hem.
Who would have thought that fraying could be done so artistically?A grey
duchesse satin dress was ornamented with scattered beads that looked like mini
crystal tubes. But on closer inspection, those beads were actually
individually-rolled silver foil, secured by a tiny thread. They looked very
tedious to make. And there were thousands of them on that dress alone!Those who
think that fashion is frivolous must have never witnessed the blood, sweat and
tears that go into the creation of each Coco Chanel Bags
2012 Gst haute couture outfit. Hundreds of artisans — from seamstresses to
embroiderers — contribute to the completion of a single piece.Haute couture,
often referred to as the dying art of fashion, is also the pinnacle of clothes’
craftsmanship. It is one business where no errors are tolerated and no corners
are cut.Each haute couture outfit is a piece of work that not only carries the
vision of its creator, but the impeccable handiwork of everyone who lays his and
her hand on it. The end product is not fashion. It is art.Gabrielle “Coco Chanel
Travel Wallet Gst began her haute couture business in the 1920s from her
apartment beneath the rue Cambon studios. And Chanel haute couture remains,
until today, a profitable arm in the house’s business (the privately-owned
company does not reveal figures), whereas for many fashion houses, it is just
another prestigious image building avenue to sell the cheaper ready-to-wear
lines, not to mention bags, perfumes and make-up.Chanel has three haute couture
studios or ateliers, two dealing with dresses (flou) and another, suits
(tailleur).Atelier flou manager Madame Martine looks after a dress studio and
under her charge are some 20 women dealing exclusively with dresses.Beside her,
at the studio, stood a mannequin wearing the most intricately pleated dress made
entirely with pleated grey silk chiffon and beads, and which, during the show,
wowed the crowd for its exquisite craftsmanship.“A haute couture dress requires,
on the average, 200 hours of work,” said Madame Martine.One woman was busy
making sure the gold lamè lining on the inside of a dress sat well. It is part
of Coco Chanel
Classic Wallet philosophy after all; one that she called “the perfection of
invisibility”, meaning the parts that cannot be seen would still be as
beautifully made as the outside.An eye-popping piece was a white
crystal-encrusted gown which came with a massive volume of pouf made with
endless layers of tulle that would bob delicately on the shoulders and head of
Sasha Pivavorova, who wore it for the show’s finale.The haute couture show took
less than 30 minutes (from the first model to Lagerfeld taking the customary
bow) but the process of making a couture dress had begun three to six weeks
before, right after Lagerfeld had sent his sketches which were then interpreted
by the studio managers.A toile or dummy outfit was then made.It must be approved
by Lagerfeld before production can begin. The different components of an outfit
like beads, feathers or hats come from small, specialised firms which have been
in existence for generations and passed down from fathers to sons Chanel 2013
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