Gabrielle Chanel pictured in 1954 on the staircase at Rue Cambon. Photo by Courtesy Photo
The 30-minute film entitled “The Return,” dedicated to the comeback of Coco Chanel in the fashion Olympus in 1954 , is ready to be released . Location of the short film was the famous salon on Rue Cambon, where Coco once held her fashion show to celebrate her return.
The atmosphere recreated for the shooting by Lagerfeld gather a crowd of models and actors to impersonate the famous faces of that time : Coco Chanel played by Geraldine Chaplin,hairstylist Sam McKnight plays the role of beloved butler of Coco , model Heidi Mount , who got the role of Marlene Dietrich , Rupert Everett,Lady Amanda Harlech who portrayed the American Vogue fashion editor Bettina Ballard and many others.
The short-film will be shown on December 10 in Dallas,Texas ahead of the Paris-Dallas Métiers d’Art collection .
Geraldine Chaplin as Gabrielle Chanel on the famous mirrored staircase. Photo by Olivier Saillant
Actress Geraldine Chaplin surrounded by models in Fifties-era Chanel. Photo by Olivier Saillant
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