2009-03-01

No. 5 is NUMBER ONE.

I watched a "biopic" of Coco Chanel last night. As houses go, Chanel's not really a favorite of mine (Karl Lagerfeld is a fucking troll, for one thing), although you have to respect the fact that they do a couple of things, and do them consistently well: fragrance, and the "suit." Now, the whole Chanel look is not my cuppa (the jacket is too boxy), but it's unmistakable. You've got your knee-length skirt, the aforementioned boxy jacket, the blouse, and the epic shit ton of costume pearls. Classic. Rich broads from Beacon Hill to Beverly Hills have sported this look since 1953.

The movie was...meh. It was on the Lifetime channel, so of course most of it focused on her star-crossed romance with Boy Capel. Yawn. More annoyingly, it just completely brushed over the creation of Chanel No. 5. Really. I was VERY irked by this. It lasts all of 30 seconds. The actress playing young Coco sniffs a bottle and says "Zees iz zee one...zee feefth one. We will call it Numberr FIVE." And that's it. We don't hear anything else about it. Bitchery! Abomination! No. 5 is the fuckin' WORKHORSE of la Maison de Chanel. It should get its OWN movie on Bravo or something. I'm serious.

lisamcc at 4:22 p.m.

2 comments so far
vikkitikkitavi
2009-03-02 23:59:17
I heard Chanel No. 19 slept with the director, and that's why Chanel No. 5 ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Jess
2009-03-03 17:27:21
I LOVE Karl Lagerfeld. Well, the gofugyourself version. He's the new Deiter! http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/go_fug_yourself/2008/07/post_20.html
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