Jacques Helleu, the artistic director of the fashion house, said it was only after seeing Knightley in the latest film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, in which she apparently wore no make-up and had her hair pinned back in a bun, that he noticed her unadorned beauty. "Her natural flaws were visible ... Keira wore no make-up. She wore lengths of fabric as dresses. She had almost no hairstyle, just a little bun behind her head. She was a Cinderella in the making!
"For me, Keira embodied perfection itself. She was remarkable without any kind of decoration. And I thought that if this is how she was bare, then I could imagine how wonderful she would be embellished," he said.
— From an article in the Belfast Telegraph, where you'll also find a run down on the "faces" of the Chanel perfume house from Catherine Deneuve to Nicole Kidman.
Related to "how wonderful she would be embellished", ninemsn points out that "the heavily-detailed curve of boob ahead of the armpit suggests considerable growth" (in other words, Keira's been digitally enhanced).
I do think she's lovely, and agree she's been digitally enhanced, which I would think in that particular photo would only involve creating some under-shading where there had been none (or very little). I'm looking at it on a back of a magazine right now. In terms of interesting erotic charge, though, I think leaving her more flat-chested/androgynous would have made for a sexier pic.
As a fellow A-cup, I'm pained to see Kiera get stuffed and enhanced all over the place. But I appreciate that she's honest about herself and hasn't tried to get *permanently* enhanced. We small girls need more representation in the celebrity world. She's lovely as is.
Am I crazy, or have they stuck the boob in an odd place? It looks unnatural where it is, almost like her boob grows out from someplace much closer to beneath her arm than is usual…
I like that according to the ninemsn article, she doesn't make any bones about it, or try to claim that she hasn't been enhanced — she just doesn't care 🙂
I couldn't agree more…Kiera is beautiful and a great choice for this ad campaign, I think – but wouldn't it have been more fitting to keep her looking a little boyish? It would be in keeping with the Chanel “garcon” image that Coco loved so much.
While Keira (it should be 'ei', btw) is undoubtedly attractive, I'm frankly tired of seeing her. Maybe it's just because she's so overexposed (I mean that only in the general sense, but take it as you will).
I may be crazy, but I feel as though an ad campaign featuring Catherine Deneuve — even today — could send sales of just about anything skyrocketing all over again. But alas, that might not be true for the coveted “youth market” that every business is shooting for.
Many thanks for the correction, you can see how well I know my celebrities. 🙂
If KK is overexposed — in any sense of the word — I wouldn't be likely to notice, but do completely agree about Catherine Deneuve.
Agree it would be more fitting, but not sure today's Chanel would care!
Every model in every magazine has no boobs… I think you are more than fairly represented there. It's the curvier women that need more representation, the size 10 and up's. I'm not saying we need to say that being fat is a good idea either, I'm saying healthy, normal women. The kind of women I see most walking about. The ones that look like they're eating 3 or 4 times a day, not starving themselves and getting some excersise too. Where are those women??!! I'm 8 months pregnant with a girl and frankly I'm worried they will never get it right in the fashion/ad world. It's mostly all about extremes. Skinny women exist, and they show that, overweight women exist, and now they're starting to show that but how about the majority of the world, when will they show that?
Oh, congrats, you must be due very very soon!
Completely agree that “normal” women don't appear in the fashion mags. I think one reason it doesn't bother me personally is because most of the fashion mags no longer show “normal” (e.g. wearable) clothes any more anyway, and they make the models up (and pose them) to look like freaks…so that they are emaciated seems all of a piece. Maybe I'm just nuts…
It really does look out of place. Eeeuuw–now that's all I can dwell on. What was the ad for again?
I can't believe I've spent this much time staring at her (non)boob. Would the gals at GFY call this a “polterboob”?
I think it's in the right place. If you look at a larger image, her shoulder's hunched forward. Given that the entire thing is fictive, I think it makes sense where it is, in terms of height … and they had to move it toward her underarm (where it'd be if she were, oh, Pamela Anderson) so it wouldn't be blocked by the hat. 😛
Okay, taking my last shreds of self respect off for something productive, like grocery shopping.
Coco Mademoiselle 🙂
LOL — ok, then maybe it is just that MY boobs don't start that far back. And that is all the personal info I care to share for today, so perhaps I'll take myself off to the Giant as well 😉
She's got a very pretty face and lots of people think she can act (I admit not me!) so she's right not to care if she doesn't have a perfect body by somebody's, (not sure who's), standards. Respect to her for being honest.
I do love some glossy magazines and I see the photo shoots as works of art. I agree that the clothes usually featured have little resonance with ordinary lives so I don't mind a bit of fantasy when it comes to the models themselves. I also love some make over programmes where you see REAL women trying on REAL clothes and how great that can make them feel whatever their size.
I don't know if she can act — have only seen her in 2 movies, Pirates (which required little acting) and P&P (which I hated, but can't blame her). She's got a darned good body regardless of her chest size.
I have a question, not about keira, but about this perfume, myself and perfumes in general.
A couple years ago, I wore this scent, all day, every day. I loved it and it was my absolute signature scent and people always complimented me, and i felt so good in it.
I wore it for about a year, and then I went through some changes in my life and I didn't suit it anymore, and it no longer gave me the same feeling when i put it on.
But now, I am smelling my old bottle, and it smells so good again, and I'm wondering if although I thought I had grown out of it, if maybe it's right for me again.
I've been having a really hard time finding a new scent that suits me and that I like everything about and can wear all the time without getting sick of it. Do you think it would be safe to go back to this one, or that I should keep looking. Also, if anyone has suggestions of perfumes to try, i'd love to hear. I tend to like floral orientals, that are a bit sweet, sexy, warm, classy and elegant.
I myself have gone back to several scents I wore for a long time then discarded. Maybe try wearing it for a few weeks, and see what you think? And what other florientals have you tried?
I have tried Armani Code, The one by D&G, Hypnose, and Notorious by Ralph Lauren, and a few others in stores here and there. I actually really like Armani Code and The one, but I'm not sure if they are right for me. It's so hard to tell when you only wear it for a day.
Agree, you need to wear longer than a day in order to decide. Have you got samples? Both Nordstrom & Sephora will make samples of anything they've got a tester for, and that should let you wear for 3-4 days at least to see how they work for you.
Side-boob revisited: Discussion of new 2009 ad resurrects the subject.
http://community.basenotes.net/showthread.php?p=1550072&posted=1#post1550072
Ack, that’s so funny!! Agree — she’s WAY less bony here than she usually appears, so even without the boob enhancement, there’s lots of photoshopping going on.