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New York Fashion Week Tidbits: Zac Posen Downsizes Venue; Karl Lagerfeld to Make an Appearance?

fashionologie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:26:19 PDT

>> New York Fashion Week is just about two weeks away, and the tidbits are flowing freely - a compilation of those so far:

Venue Changes

Zac Posen, who usually shows at the largest Bryant Park venue in Fashion Week's last evening slot, has switched to a 9 am slot at the much smaller Altman Building [Fashionista]
Organic, but not vegetarian: John Patrick is showing his eco-friendly Organic line in an upstairs speakeasy at iconic New York steakhouse Keens [FWD]

Alexander Wang bags a top-tier stylist »

fashionologie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:09:55 PDT

>> The English-Speaking Coco Avant Chanel Trailer Is Out -We've seen the French trailer for Coco Avant Chanel, the silent trailer, and now finally there's an English-language trailer. There's still a few months before the movie hits theaters in limited released Sept. 25, so for now, this will have to suffice. [Elle]

The trailer! »

fashionologie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:03:53 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -The Coco Chanel biopic in which Audrey Tautou plays the designer, Coco Avant Chanel, finally has a release date for the US . . . and an "English language" trailer in which there is no dialogue - compare with the French version. It comes out in limited release on Sept. 25 - just two weeks after The September Issue hits theaters - and so far, seems to be positively received. [Telegraph UK]

Fashion In 50 Seconds 04/07/09 Dell'Acqua Leaves Malo & More

coutorture — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:56:57 PDT

Alessandro Dell'Acqua is leaving Italian brand Malo after only a year as creative director.

Anne Hathaway might be hanging out with Valentino but word is she's Marc Jacobs' new muse.

The anticipated Chanel film entitled "Coco Avant Chanel" premiered in Paris last night.

Bergdorf Goodman dedicated a good number of the Fifth Avenue window displays to Lanvin.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 03/10/09 Margiela Speculation & More

coutorture — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:55 PDT

After seeing the Fall 2009 collection, top fashion editors are openly speculating the presence of Martin Margiela at the fashion house.

The highly anticipated Coco Avant Chanel trailer has been released--in French.

Topshop will open in New York "quietly" which, to us, can only mean police barricades and EMTs on hand.

Alexander Wang made up for lost cocktails, when Colette threw him a party in Paris this weekend.

fashionologie — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:18:07 PST

>> INSIDER WIRE -We've seen a smattering of stills from Coco avant Chanel, a biopic of Gabrielle Chanel's early years featuring Audrey Tautou as the designer, but the first trailer finally dropped today. The film is premiering in France first - April 22 - before it hits the US later this year on a to-be-determined date, so unfortunately the trailer is in French with no subtitles. But it does give a glance at the film-to-be . . . [Allocine]

The trailer! »

Audrey Tautou as Coco avant Chanel: More Stills

fashionologie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:28:26 PST

>> We saw the first shot of Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel early last month, but the Nov. 24 edition of Elle France had a new group of images from the set of Coco avant Chanel, which centers around Chanel's early years and modest origins. The movie - currently filming in Paris - will be released in France in May 2009, with international screenings to follow later in the year. Costumer Catherine Leterrier, who is said to have collaborated with Karl Lagerfeld, focused on showing how Chanel "was different from the ladies of her time" - "she was poor, but she had her own style." Those looking for extravagant costumes won't be disappointed, however: the film is supposed to culminate in a runway show of classic Chanel designs.
*image: source

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fashionologie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:15:56 PST

>> INSIDER WIRE -Behold, the first production still from Coco Avant Chanel, with Audrey Tautou starring as the designer in her early years. Filming has been underway since Sept. 15 in Paris and Normandy, and the movie's release date is expected to be late 2009. Hopefully more stills will be out soon, so we can see more of those costumes Karl Lagerfeld is said to be supervising. [The Age]

Coco Avant Chanel Filming, Karl Lagerfeld There to Help

fashionologie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:15 PDT

>> There are plenty of Coco Chanel biopics in the works, and Karl Lagerfeld is now involved in at least two of them.

It was announced last month that he is working with the costumer for Chanel et Stravinsky, and yesterday came the announcement that Coco Avant Chanel, which stars Audrey Tautou as the designer, will feature Chanel dresses (I assume archival) and Karl will be supervising the re-creation of costumes and accessories for the production.

It seems like Coco Avant Chanel has been in pre-production for forever — Audrey's attachment was announced last May — but the 12-week production is finally starting Sept. 15 in Paris. The movie is slated to be released in 2009, and since Warner Bros. is behind the project, expect a full-out, hopefully gratifying, film.
*image: source

Working for Rachel Comey Means Lobster Dinners and Carnival Rides

fashionologie — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:08:49 PDT

»Rachel Comey schleps her team out to Long Island house to work on her Spring 2009 collection (peeks involved!) [Refinery29]

»Vanessa Traina and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are co-hosting a Boucheron gala during New York Fashion Week [FWD]

»Kate Moss's Fall 2008 Topshop collection is dropping September 9 [Topshop]

»Hana Soukupova is hosting a Victoria's Secret preview at her Sag Harbor home this weekend [FWD]

»Net-a-Porter has started stocking Halston [Fashionista]

»Alessandro Nivola has been cast to play Boy Capel opposite Audrey Tautou in Coco avant Chanel [Vogue UK]

»Sean Avery's fledgling styling business is kaput now that he's moving to Dallas [Style File]

»Which Olympian should replace Roger Federer on Anna Wintour's arm? [The Cut]

»Alice Burdeu got banged [TFS]