Coco Before Chanel: Film, Fashion and France

The film tells the story of the early - and not-at-all easy - life of Chanel before she was the world-famous fashion designer we now know. And in the film you get a feel for the independent, actually rebellious, designer she would become. ... You get a clear sense of this in Anne Fontaine's film and it's fascinating in light of where fashion has gone since - and thanks to - her. And it's not just a girls' film - I know this because I took a quick little survey of the men ...