May 1, 2024

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The real story behind Coco Chanel’s collaboration with the Nazis, as featured in ‘The New Look’

Business Insider

By Eve Crosbie

Mar 3, 2024, 6:14 AM EST

“The New Look,” Apple TV+’s new historical drama about the lives of France’s leading mid-century fashion designers, offers a take on Coco Chanel that’s never been committed to screen before.

Previous iterations have given audiences Chanel the tortured artist, Chanel the romantic, and Chanel the underdog who rose to become one of the world’s most renowned fashion icons. Todd A. Kessler’s new 10-part series presents audiences with a more complex, controversial portrait: Chanel, the secret Nazi agent.

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