To this day, the styles popularized by Christian Dior and Coco Chanel are legendary. From Margot Robbie rocking Chanel consistently to Jenna Ortega slaying Dior looks, A-listers still adore these legendary designers. In Apple TV+’s, The New Look, we get to see the origins of these two fashion powerhouses as well as a detailed look at their personal styles. So, when I had the chance to speak with Juliette Binoche, who plays Chanel, I had to ask her about the meaning behind Coco’s amazing style and of course, those remarkable jewels she’s always wearing.
If you’ve watched The New Look’s first episodes, then you’ll likely remember all the opulent and unique jewelry that Coco Chanel is consistently wearing. Binoche told me during an interview for CinemaBlend that her character was all about being both “comfortable” and “elegant,” which is why her costumes were so modern and functional, yet also expensive and almost formal.
If you’ve watched The New Look’s first episodes, then you’ll likely remember all the opulent and unique jewelry that Coco Chanel is consistently wearing. Binoche told me during an interview for CinemaBlend that her character was all about being both “comfortable” and “elegant,” which is why her costumes were so modern and functional, yet also expensive and almost formal.
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00:00The fashion of this show is just remarkable.
00:02Was there a piece of Coco's costume that like really made you feel like you were her or really helped you transform into her?
00:11Well, the good thing with Coco Chanel is because she liked to be elegant but comfortable.
00:18It's the combination she preferred most.
00:22And she was very good at.
00:23That's why she got rid of the corset and made the skirts shorter and had shorter hair.
00:32But I felt like during the show, there was always something I could wear today, actually.
00:39But the jewels were very important as well because it gives a sort of persona.
00:45It gives behavior.
00:47And the fact that she mixed the real jewels that she got from the Duke of Westminster and she bought it for herself probably, but also the false ones.
00:59And she invented the fashion of mixing the real gems, the real diamonds with all the stones with the false ones.
01:13And that was fine with her.
01:14There was a sort of freedom in the way that she wanted to live her life.