As a frustrated dressmaker, I’m fascinated by the creative genius of clothes designers. The whole lot of ‘em, even the ones whose clothes I’d never consider wearing (or making). It was after this TVC came out that I started paying attention to Chanel. (It’s Baz Luhrman’s 2-minute take on the Roman Holiday storyline, starring Nicole Kidman. The ad had me as soon as that poofy pink dress unfurled!)

Since then, I’ve been guilty of gawking at anything Chanel.

I’ve spent undisclosed amounts of time in bookstores and Amazon, inhaling stuff like this:

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was a beloved figure in couture history. And now French filmmaker Anne Fontaine is making her life into a movie! Audrey Tautou will play Coco in Coco Before Chanel, a biopic that will attempt to portray the designer’s life in Paris before she became a rising star in haute couture.

I’m confessing: I can’t wait!