The New Look
The shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga navigated the horrors of World War Il and launched modern fashion.
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Episodes
In Nazi-occupied Paris, Christian Dior fears for his resistance-fighter sister, Catherine. Coco Chanel makes a deal that will forever haunt her.
Christian embarks on a quest to free Catherine from German captivity. Coco is sent on an undercover mission and recruits her friend Elsa.
Coco suffers the consequences of her relationship with Spatz. Christian's pursuit of Catherine takes a fatal turn.
After Paris is liberated by Allied troops, Nazi collaborators face punishment—including Coco. Christian is conflicted about ever designing again.
Christian is offered a job that will forever change the course of his life. Coco struggles with her outsider status as she's self-exiled in Switzerlan...
Desperate to stand up to her business partners, Coco begins a war over her most famous perfume. Christian must redefine his relationships.
Christian takes unexpectedly bold and daring next steps to launch his fashion house. Coco figures out how to use Elsa's “talents” to her advantage.
Coco hosts a world-famous fashion editor in the hopes of helping orchestrate her comeback. Christian faces family pressure from his father.
Christian tends to family matters that will forever influence his aesthetic. Coco must make a deal with Spatz as Elsa's addiction intensifies.
Christian's major decision puts his first fashion show in danger. As Coco confronts her partners, Spatz threatens her freedom.
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misubisu
TMDB7 months ago
Review: The New Look (2024)
Score: 7/10
The New Look is a visually sumptuous and narratively ambitious period drama that reframes the story of 20th-century fashion not through glamour, but through the dark crucible of Nazi-occupied Paris. Its central, compelling thesis contrasts two icons: Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), the quiet, sensitive artist waiting for his moment, and Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche), the established titan revealed as a ruthless opportunist and Nazi collaborator. The series scores highly for its bold perspective and stellar central performances, but its execution sometimes falters under the weight of its own scope.
What Works Brilliantly:
- The Central Dichotomy: The contrast between Dior and Chanel is the engine of the show. Ben Mendelsohn delivers a masterclass in restrained emotion as Dior, a man navigating moral survival and artistic duty amidst terror. Juliette Binoche is chillingly effective as Chanel, portraying her not as a monster, but as a tragically arrogant pragmatist who believes her legacy places her above consequence.
- Atmosphere & Production Design: The series is breathtaking to look at. It meticulously recreates the oppressive gloom and whispered tensions of Occupied Paris, making the eventual explosion of Dior's "New Look" in the final episodes feel like a genuine, cathartic burst of light and hope.
- A Moral Historical Lens: The show bravely and effectively uses fashion as a lens to examine collaboration, resistance, and survival. The scenes in the Dior atelier, where maintaining beauty is an act of quiet defiance, are particularly powerful.
Why It’s Not a Higher Score:
- Pacing and Narrative Sprawl: The series ambitiously tries to cover too much ground—the rise of Dior, the fall of Chanel, the plight of Dior's captured sister (a stellar Maisie Williams), and the broader French Resistance. This leads to a slow, sometimes meandering pace in the middle e...
