STYLE & DESIGN
Originally published on Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Behind The Scenes
The modern world is full of profound mysteries, and none more so than in fashion. Does Kate Moss speak? Will Lagerfeld ever leave Chanel? And who will be America’s Next Top Model?
There’s something lovable about a good enigma. Sure the annals tell us Coco Chanel dabbled in a few not-so-salubrious affairs with Nazi sympathizers, and yes, we’ve heard Vogue editor Anna Wintour may be a cloven-hoofed demon. But the gory details were left to our willing imaginations. Until now.
As we wait for Audrey 'Amelie' Tautou to play Coco in her forthcoming flick, and Anna’s much hyped documentary ‘The September Issue’ to air, I fear the game may be up. We’ve already seen Kate Moss b*llocking Sir Phil for a wardrobe mishap on last Sunday’s ‘Topshop NYC in 24 hours’. A career’s worth of mystery screwed in five minutes.
When the legendary Marlene Dietrich finally lowered her defenses for Max Schill’s seminal documentary, not only did she refuse to appear on camera but she plain lied throughout the interview. A mystery to the very end. And we love it.
I’ve lost Santa. MJ’s bound to get ripped into soon. And now Coco. Please, don’t take Anna from us too.And seeing as we can't join the four million strong stampede that's caused Bush to claim a state of emergency in the capital (well played Sir, well played), we're planning our own little shindig.
Marlene is reissued this week on DVD, £15.99 (or £10.99 at the moment at HMV)
Coco Avant Chanel is due for release July 31st.
The September Issue is due out, oddly enough, in September.
