Coco Chanel Celebrated Through Film

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Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel will be commemorated in film twice this summer. Style mavens everywhere are anticipating the biopics Coco Before Chanel (Coco Avant Chanel) staring Audrey Tautou, as well as Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky: The Secret Story staring Anna Mouglalis. The movie starring Audrey Tautou will focus on her rise from obscurity to fame, whereas the Anna Mouglalis film is about the alleged affair between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky.
Anna Mouglalis looks a little more like Coco Chanel in my opinion, but from the trailer it seems like both women do a good job in portraying Coco. Unfortunately the trailer for Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky: The Secret Story is not in English, but I'm sure you will enjoy just the same.



Coco Before Chanel (English Version)


Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky: The Secret Story (French Version)

New York City is the Third Most Stylish City

According to Forbes, New York City is the third most fashionable city. As much as I love New York I have to agree, Paris and Milan are some stiff competition, with all those Italian women running around in stiletto boots and the Parisian seemingly effortless style. The US does have the most cities on the list out of any country. Next year I'd like to see Madrid ranked a little higher.

1. Paris
2. Milan
3. New York
4. London
5. Rome
6. Los Angeles
7. Tokyo
8. Madrid
9. San Francisco
10. Barcelona

Image via forbes.com

Michael Jackson's Iconic Style

This past week fans around the world were shocked to hear that pop icon Michael Jackson died from cardiac arrest. Only 50 years old, he left behind a vast repertoire that has influenced all pop artists, and will continue to influence from years to come. As an entertainer he was unique and his sense of style was like no other, a style you may call flashy, eccentric, avant-garde, or outrageous. Recently Michael has been all over fashion media in regards to his fashion choices as well as speculation for what he might wear during his 50 date tour. It was said that he was going to wear thousands of Swarovski crystals for one of his performances. There has also been a lot of buzz regarding the apparent similarities between Michael's choice jackets and Christophe Decarnin's Balmain jackets.
Below is a collage of some of Michael's signature style decisions that he has made throughout the years (courtesy of NY Magazine's fashion blog The Cut).