I can easily name this film as one of my favorites. It's very harsh and at times cruel, but I think it's worth watching. It symbolizes that women can (and are) be hard-workers and at the same time incredibly strong and brave. Many people forget how most women in the past got as far as they did and what did they had to do to get on the position they wanted. It was far from easy and I think we don't glorify one of the bravest women more. We often forget that discrimination between men and women is still very common even in the modern world, but like Steve Jobs said: "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change world are the ones who do." And that is true regardless of the gender. I believe in power of women and I can count myself as a feminist. But the problem about the whole 'feminism' thing is that people often mistake it as if women want to take over the world or like overcome men in any kind of profession. That is a totally incorrect concept of feminism. Feminism is women (and men too) wanting women to be equal with men and wanting people to finally realize that women have equal chances of coming up with some good idea and actually making it come true and reality. That's what I love about this movie; it shows a completely average woman who didn't know what to do with her life and then suddenly realized what she wants to do in her life. I also loved her strength when she lost the love of her life, Boy Capel, and how she got up and kept doing what she loved and was good at.
She started off as a humble girl in some bar where she sang and sew. But in heart, she was true to herself and what she really wants in life. She was patient and I believed, throughout all this "singing in a bar" scene that one day a chance will come and she will grab it with her both hands. I was just sure that good things come to good people and when her future lover Étienne Balsan came to the bar and saw her and when she realized the opportunity, but stayed herself, that was the moment when my theory was confirmed. And I was glad it was confirmed, I was like kinda yes that's it, but how did she come up with designing clothes? But as soon she stepped into the house of that rich man I knew. I suddenly started noticing how different she was from other women. How they had different point of views and how mediocre other people were. I really liked how she dressed, her confidence, her will and the power of self-control. She stayed true to herself no matter what. But being Balsan's mistress was just the start of her true love life.
I loved the moment when she first acquainted with Boy Capel. He, for the first time, truly saw and appreciated the mysterious beauty in her. He adored her. Her long black curls and boyish way of dressing. Her ignorance for the world and uniqueness. They were perfect for me. And what happened next I did not expect at all. He was killed in a car crash and I was like: "Could life of Gabrielle get any worse?" I could not use my usual motto in this situation that everything happens for a reason or at least it brings something good. Well, maybe I could use the second part because something good did come out of her pain - she started her own design. But I still couldn't get over the fact that he was actually killed, the only person that gets her. Sometimes life just sucks.
I simply adored the relationship between her and Boy Capel. I think they were truly meant for each other and my other theory once again was confirmed saying that each person has a soul-mate. Like soul-mates are made from same atoms from the same stars and as they die we are made and the same atoms are crawling back to each other in the future. It's kinda messed up theory but it's so pretty and it's like always there, present in our life so much that I simply can't get rid of it. And I'm proud that I believe in something, that in many people's opinion, is not true and does not exist. But I truly believe, with all my heart, that Boy and Gabrielle were meant for each other. Destined to meet and become lovers for next nine years. This movie had me believed that true love does exist. And it's in our hearts and our whole life we're waiting for somebody to see what's inside of us, to see that infinite beauty.
Anyway, I think we can now leave sweet romance behind for a short time, of course, and focus on something that was also kinda crucial in this movie and what was it really about. Of course - fashion. Besides loving Boy, she was also devoted, with all her heart, to making clothes. But not for the average, mediocre people. But elegant and feminine-like. The word classy has finally found its purpose. And I think nowadays each woman craves to have such class as Gabrielle, commonly known as Coco Chanel, had. I think that the expression Clothes make the man indeed found its meaning and it was in Chanel's designs. Her clothes make women look like goddesses. They finally shone like a diamond they were (and still are) and express the elegant side of a woman, not only the fancy and funny part. Coco knew how she would make herself noticeable without any extra effort being put in it, but being simply plain. And that was Chanel's rule number one: being simple and plain, but decorate yourself with lots of pearl necklaces, because less is more and more is less. There's this quote she said about elegance that I simply love: "Elegance is not prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future." She believed in the shyness and sentimental side of a woman and she found the way to express it through fashion. And right at that moment, when her first fashion show was in progress, I realized that fashion truly is an honest way of expressing yourself and how you think of yourself as well, besides words and actions. Fashion was and is a way of saying how you really feel without offending nobody in general. But admitting to yourself also how you think of yourself comparing to society about which Coco did not care at all and that, I think, was her second rule. She did not care about the outrage when her first hat design came out and how it could be really inappropriate and misunderstood in the society. She did not care about them at all. I especially loved the scene when she was at this horse race and she was looking at the women's dresses and the whole creation, the laces, seams and stitches, the color and all the pleats and puffs. I loved how when she was making dresses her eyes were shining with passion. It was truly something she loved and was pretty good at it. It was class at its best. Another quote I love from her: "Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman."
I must say that I really did love the movie. I think Audrey Tautou portrayed Coco Chanel in the very best way she possibly could and her face was similar to Chanel's, too, which makes the whole movie even more realistic. Coco Chanel did change the world of fashion, if you like it or not, you must admit it. And besides making the world of fashion back then upside down, she was one of the strongest, bravest young women back then and I think that reputation holds with her until now. The way she showed women how to truly express their class, position and situation in society was truly something fresh and new, what women mostly wanted back then and I can say the same for today. Her mind was indelible, her idea of class is eternal. And I will always look up to her in the way how she stayed strong after the love of her life died. How she found the strength within when losing him. She finally found herself and developing her talent of creating magnificent clothes. She changed the world. Not only the world of fashion, but the world of women. Suddenly, every woman wanted to be like her. Wanted to be respected like her. And so they dressed like they wanted to be respected. And that is the crucial part that was changed in the world of fashion. Women started to dress like they wanted respect and respect was given to them. And little Gabrielle knew that the whole time and it was only a matter of time when her creative little mind will conquer the world. And I'm proud it did like it did. I wouldn't want to have it any other way. She gave freedom to women, she gave them courage to dress to leave men wonder and in mystery. She was a role model for them all. "I don't do fashion. I am fashion."
I loved the moment when she first acquainted with Boy Capel. He, for the first time, truly saw and appreciated the mysterious beauty in her. He adored her. Her long black curls and boyish way of dressing. Her ignorance for the world and uniqueness. They were perfect for me. And what happened next I did not expect at all. He was killed in a car crash and I was like: "Could life of Gabrielle get any worse?" I could not use my usual motto in this situation that everything happens for a reason or at least it brings something good. Well, maybe I could use the second part because something good did come out of her pain - she started her own design. But I still couldn't get over the fact that he was actually killed, the only person that gets her. Sometimes life just sucks.
I simply adored the relationship between her and Boy Capel. I think they were truly meant for each other and my other theory once again was confirmed saying that each person has a soul-mate. Like soul-mates are made from same atoms from the same stars and as they die we are made and the same atoms are crawling back to each other in the future. It's kinda messed up theory but it's so pretty and it's like always there, present in our life so much that I simply can't get rid of it. And I'm proud that I believe in something, that in many people's opinion, is not true and does not exist. But I truly believe, with all my heart, that Boy and Gabrielle were meant for each other. Destined to meet and become lovers for next nine years. This movie had me believed that true love does exist. And it's in our hearts and our whole life we're waiting for somebody to see what's inside of us, to see that infinite beauty.Anyway, I think we can now leave sweet romance behind for a short time, of course, and focus on something that was also kinda crucial in this movie and what was it really about. Of course - fashion. Besides loving Boy, she was also devoted, with all her heart, to making clothes. But not for the average, mediocre people. But elegant and feminine-like. The word classy has finally found its purpose. And I think nowadays each woman craves to have such class as Gabrielle, commonly known as Coco Chanel, had. I think that the expression Clothes make the man indeed found its meaning and it was in Chanel's designs. Her clothes make women look like goddesses. They finally shone like a diamond they were (and still are) and express the elegant side of a woman, not only the fancy and funny part. Coco knew how she would make herself noticeable without any extra effort being put in it, but being simply plain. And that was Chanel's rule number one: being simple and plain, but decorate yourself with lots of pearl necklaces, because less is more and more is less. There's this quote she said about elegance that I simply love: "Elegance is not prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future." She believed in the shyness and sentimental side of a woman and she found the way to express it through fashion. And right at that moment, when her first fashion show was in progress, I realized that fashion truly is an honest way of expressing yourself and how you think of yourself as well, besides words and actions. Fashion was and is a way of saying how you really feel without offending nobody in general. But admitting to yourself also how you think of yourself comparing to society about which Coco did not care at all and that, I think, was her second rule. She did not care about the outrage when her first hat design came out and how it could be really inappropriate and misunderstood in the society. She did not care about them at all. I especially loved the scene when she was at this horse race and she was looking at the women's dresses and the whole creation, the laces, seams and stitches, the color and all the pleats and puffs. I loved how when she was making dresses her eyes were shining with passion. It was truly something she loved and was pretty good at it. It was class at its best. Another quote I love from her: "Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman."
I must say that I really did love the movie. I think Audrey Tautou portrayed Coco Chanel in the very best way she possibly could and her face was similar to Chanel's, too, which makes the whole movie even more realistic. Coco Chanel did change the world of fashion, if you like it or not, you must admit it. And besides making the world of fashion back then upside down, she was one of the strongest, bravest young women back then and I think that reputation holds with her until now. The way she showed women how to truly express their class, position and situation in society was truly something fresh and new, what women mostly wanted back then and I can say the same for today. Her mind was indelible, her idea of class is eternal. And I will always look up to her in the way how she stayed strong after the love of her life died. How she found the strength within when losing him. She finally found herself and developing her talent of creating magnificent clothes. She changed the world. Not only the world of fashion, but the world of women. Suddenly, every woman wanted to be like her. Wanted to be respected like her. And so they dressed like they wanted to be respected. And that is the crucial part that was changed in the world of fashion. Women started to dress like they wanted respect and respect was given to them. And little Gabrielle knew that the whole time and it was only a matter of time when her creative little mind will conquer the world. And I'm proud it did like it did. I wouldn't want to have it any other way. She gave freedom to women, she gave them courage to dress to leave men wonder and in mystery. She was a role model for them all. "I don't do fashion. I am fashion."
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