With the fashion world abuzz at New York Fashion Week right now, it seems an apt time for Lifetime to premiere its look at the life of one of fashion's true icons: Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel stars Shirley MacLaine as the legendary designer (and Barbora Bobulova as the young Coco) who began life in a French orphanage and worked her way up through the fashion world, ultimately bringing us classic suits, the little black dress, and a perfume that's endured for decades.
Lifetime calls Chanel "a glamorous woman who was hard to love and harder to ignore," and that comes through in this trailer. Yes, there's the obligatory breathless "fashion! is! my! life!" declaration, but there are also some great scenes of MacLaine's Coco berating a woman for wearing a subpar outfit and literally ripping the skirt off her body. Oh, if only she could bring her sharp tongue to the Project Runway stage!
The movie premieres this Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. To watch the trailer, read more.
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Woot woot! I'm so excited about this.
1Yay.. I'm setting the DVR!
2I am sooooo excited to see this movie.
3Thanks, Buzz. Looking forward to seeing this. Shirley MacLaine seems to be perfectly cast.
4can't wait
5i think that this is the smart time to have the special air - and well - i'm not sure that i'll catch it but i think that it's going to be a good story. i'm not sure how shirley will do playing coco - but i think that it could be decent. it's always nice to learn about the back story on some of the biggest fashion icons.
6Looking forward to this! Yay
7Already posted it on my bb calendar, set it on the DVR, friends have been invited, dinner planned, wine selected....I absolutely L-O-V-E CC!! Can't wait...woohoo!!!!
8I recorded it on my DVR, and I just to watch it. Wow.... I am in awe. I am impressed by CC's strength. I rarely cry, but the end did provoke "eye leaks".
I did learn something.... that Ms. Chanel passed just a few months before I was born. As a 37-year-old, I have been drawn to Chanel for many years. I prefer the "vintage" clothes.
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