Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Balenciaga will no longer have secrets. Between announcements and broadcasts, 2024 opens with a dense fashion-themed programming to enjoy on TV or on the computer screen.
The platforms discover the charm of the origins of the fashion houses still known today and transform them into TV series destined to conquer the general public as well as fashion enthusiasts thanks to stellar casts, large budgets and clever twists.
Even Coco Chanel recognized Cristóbal as the greatest authority of the time: «The only true couturier, after all, was him, the others are just fashion designers». Let's retrace the history of the Spanish designer who built the foundations of modern couture
Not only fiction, more or less based on fantasy, but also documentaries designed to explore the lesser-known aspects of stylists and to shine the spotlight on many other aspects such as style, know-how and customs.
Here are the titles and release dates in chronological order. All you have to do is make yourself comfortable.
Cristobal Balenciaga
Paris, 1937. Cristobal Balenciagaan established designer in Spain, moves to Paris. His first collection will not be welcomed with the same warmth that the aristocratic clientele of Madrid and San Sebastian used to reserve for him. After all, in the French capital he had to clash with Chanel, Dior and Givenchy. The drama stages the challenge between the maisons with needle, thread and scissors, also focusing on the complex character of the great couturier and on his most intimate and private life.
For the series in six episodes created by Lourdes Iglesias, Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga, to interpret Balenciaga the Spanish actor was chosen Alberto San Juanwinner of two Goya Awards, the most important Spanish film award.
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Patrice Thibaud And Christian Dior (he played the same role in the film Yves Saint Laurent of 2014) while the award-winning Anouk Grinberg is the task of impersonating Coco Chanel. Wladzio D'Attainvillethe designer's partner in life and business, has the face of the Belgian actor Thomas Coumans.
From January 19th on Disney+.
Coco Chanel – Without secrets
How the little black dress, the tweed jacket and the perfume Chanel No. 5. These are just some of the aspects that will be covered in the two-episode documentary on the biography of the enigmatic and revolutionary designer. To tell the life and works of Gabrielle «Coco» Chanel they will be her own words and the voices of those who had the privilege of knowing her.
Stylist, entrepreneur, muse, feminist in fact and without ever having declared herself as such: Miss Gabrielle Chanel, who went down in history as “Coco”, wrote a fundamental chapter in the history of fashion. And these are the 10 most precious sayings of her priceless legacy
His unique existence is explored here, starting from his modest birth up to the immortality of his style, still relevant today. A revolutionary woman who was able to make her way in a world dominated by men and who did not collapse even in the face of accusations of collaboration during the Second World War.
Moreover, as she herself declared, she drew inspiration for her creations from her experiences and her existence. Present in the documentary are never-before-seen content from the archives of House of Chanelunpublished archival interviews with Lilou Marquand, Coco Chanel's assistant, and her current and former models.
From January 28th exclusively on Sky Art at 9.15pm and streaming only on Now.
The New Look
Dior vs Chanel in a Paris occupied by the Nazis. In this TV series created by Todd A. Kessler set in the Second World War and the immediate post-war period there is more than just fashion: history and customs mix in a screenplay based on true events.
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They clash in what is labeled as thriller two ideas of the world and two concepts of woman. The essential silhouette dominant in the “kingdom” of Chanel is abandoned in favor of a more feminine line where the shapes are highlighted by the couturier who will represent the novelty.
For fans of the genre, only the synopsis is enough to set the release of each episode on the agenda but the cast will convince even those who say they don't love fashion. Ben Mendelsohn, an Emmy for BloodlinesAnd Christian Dior While Juliette Binoche And Coco Chanel.
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark by game of Thrones) interprets Catherine Diorthe designer's sister, while John Malkovich he puts himself in the shoes of Lucien Lelongstylist and master of Dior.
The part entrusted to Glenn Close is that Carmel Snowthe director of Harper's Bazaarwho, in ecstasy about the parade, exclaimed: «My dear Christian, your clothes have such a thing new look!». An observation that defined a period and which now gives the title to a series of ten episodes which promises to be irresistible also for the soundtrack.
Curated by the Grammy winner Jack Antonoffis a mix of rearranged popular songs of the time performed by, just to name a few Florence Welch, Lana Del Rey, Nick Cave And Perfume Genius.
From February 14th on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes, followed by an episode every Wednesday until April 3.
Fashion. An Italian revolution
An evolution that becomes revolution. A story that has its roots in Italy. The signed docuseries Sky Original aims to dissect fashion in all its forms, highlighting the contradictions, the fall of taboos and increasingly blurred boundaries, looking at the present but with one eye turned to the past and another aimed at the future.
Giorgio Armani, the designer who first dressed the red carpet (thanks to Jodie Foster)
Before him, the red carpet was not perceived by celebrities as a big event. Until King George, who landed in Los Angeles in 1988, convinced the most popular actresses of the moment to rely on him for an Oscar-worthy look. Changing the history of costume forever
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Divided into four episodes, many voices have been collected in the documentary that explain the phenomenon from different angles. One should not expect a history of the Made in Italy since the beginning of the last century but the story of a change to be worn, increasingly without patterns and stripped of stereotypes.
You will be able to listen to the testimonies of the former model and professor of fashion anthropology Benedetta Barziniof the costume designer Massimo Cantini Parriniof the stylist Roberto Capucci and the photographer Oliviero Toscani. The creative director and celebrity stylist Nick Cerionithe fashion theorist Maria Luisa FrisaThe critic Angelo Flaccavento and the fashion semiologist Ugo Volli with their different points of view they manage to take a photograph of what exists. To this kaleidoscopic group of experts are added the reflections of Valerie Steeledirector and chief curator of the FIT Museum in New York, and fashion sociologist Patrizia Calefato.
Two episodes a week starting February 24th at 9.15pm on Sky Documentaries and streaming on NOW.
Kaiser Karl (provisory title)
At the moment we only have one announcement and one shot. The rise of Karl Lagerfeld in the world of high fashion it is at the center of the French TV series whose publication date we do not yet know. Little information was disclosed. The story, which mixes romance, ambition and the search for affirmation, begins in 1972 in Paris.
Giorgio Armani, a long love story with cinema
From the «American Gigolo's suit» until suit Jodie Foster's Interstellars. We celebrate the immense contribution to the seventh art of Giorgio Armani, who has put his signature on the costumes of well over 200 films. They have become (also) thanks to him timeless classics
At that time, Karl not yet Kaiseris a promising but still unknown designer who meets love in the person of the transgressive Jacques de Bascher. It will therefore find itself competing with the already famous maison of Yves Saint Laurent And Pierre Bergé, not just for professional matters. The role of Karl Lagerfeld is entrusted to Daniel Brülan actor of German origin, known for playing Alex Kerner in Goodbye, Lenin!.
Release expected during 2024 on Disney+.
The house
A family drama set in the world of contemporary fashion. Set in France, the TV series in ten episodes tells of the intrigues that lie behind the scenes of a fashion house overwhelmed by a scandal, grappling with the differences of views between the various generations. The prestigious cast has been revealed with several winners and nominees for the César Award, the important recognition awarded every year to the protagonists of French cinema.
Famous names also in Italy, just think of the popularity of Carole Bouquet. Also present Lambert WilsonThe De Gaulle of the film of the same name and the Marquis de Chassagne of the recent **Mrs. Harris goes to Paris **(another film to watch if you have a passion for fashion), Amira Casar seen in Call me by your name And Antoine Reinartzamong the actors of Anatomy of a fall.
Release expected in the next few months on Apple TV+.
Source: Vanity Fair
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