A few weeks ago the internet was goin’ nuts with rumors that Dame Vivienne Westwood, the designer of the infamous SATC wedding gown, hated the movie and found the fashion uninspiring. I was a bit surprised when I read it, especially because the designer’s own gown plays such a big role in the movie. Was she saying that her own design was also not memorable? Well, folks, just because they say it, doesn’t make it true! British Vogue got the inside scoop from the designer herself about her thoughts on the film . . .

I stayed throughout the film, and was overjoyed to see Sarah Jessica in her beautiful wedding dress; furthermore, I have been delighted to notice recently how well young girls are dressing, and that they have clearly been inspired by the film.

Don’t believe everything you read . . . unless you read it here

Last year we told you that a film based on the life of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was in the works with Audrey Tautou cast as the fashion icon.  The mysterious film set for release next year has a name:  Coco Avant Chanel, which translates roughly to Coco Before Chanel, is the back story to Chanel’s life before she became an internationally recognized designer.  British Vogue spoke to Tautou recently about her role and she stated:

I’m very happy with the script because it is about her youth and the elements which tell us what she would become and why her style is what it is today. . . . It gave me the freedom to be between the image of what people think about her [Chanel] but also her before her success.

I can’t say enough how I think Audrey Tautou is the perfect actress for this role.  This film can’t come out soon enough!