Adam LeBor on Television

The stench of Chanel Nº 5

I’VE JUST FINISHED WRITING The Last Days of Budapest, an account of the Hungarian capital during the Second World War. Like every author nowadays I dream that my book will be turned into a television series. Until now, received wisdom was that the high production costs of period dramas deter producers. But that is changing: Masters of the Air, about American bombers during the war, had a budget of $250 million. Todd Kessler’s The New Look, also on Apple TV+, doubtless cost less but the vivid period details are even more finely observed. Set mainly in Nazi-occupied Paris, the series tells the story of Coco Chanel and Christian Dior. The title takes its name from Dior’s post-war collection. The wartime new look revolved around the sharp lines of Nazi uniforms —…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024

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