{"id":33506,"date":"2024-02-14T12:03:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=259731"},"modified":"2024-02-14T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:11:40","slug":"is-the-new-look-a-true-story-the-real-history-behind-the-period-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/is-the-new-look-a-true-story-the-real-history-behind-the-period-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Is The New Look a true story? The real history behind the period drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new period drama from Apple TV+ transports viewers to occupied France, delving into the lives of iconic figures in haute couture. But how accurately does it capture the reality of that era? Uncover the history behind The New Look\u2026 <\/p>

By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 14 February 2024 at 11:03 AM<\/p>

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The glamorous personas of designers Christian Dior<\/a> and Coco Chanel<\/a> often overshadow the complexities of their lives, a fact that Apple TV+\u2019s period drama The New Look<\/em> boldly confronts.<\/p>\n

Set against the backdrop of occupied Paris<\/a> during the Second World War, the series delves into the stories behind these fashion titans.<\/p>\n

Christian Dior (played by Ben Mendelsohn) and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) navigate a world gripped by conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor those of us who lived through the chaos of war, creation was survival,\u201d reflects Dior in the trailer.<\/p>\n

It is this very creation of haute couture \u2013 the French name for a genre of custom-made high fashion design \u2013 that set Dior and Chanel on their paths to fame, and against each other.<\/p>\n