“nobody tells me what to do, I am very free and I like it” – Ines de la Fressange
Serious voice of a compulsive smoker as Cocó, always perfect in her appearances although without demonstrations or tinsel, discreet in her wardrobe, gesticulating and talkative, deep look and spontaneous smile…
Inés Marie Laetitia Eglantine Isabelle de Seignard de la Fressange – born 11 August 1957 – descendant of French aristocratic bankers, Colombian ministers and Argentine landowners. his tall stature (1’81m), their 51 kg of weight and her French style of noble birth mixed with a touch of progressive In the early eighties they made her the undisputed queen of the catwalks.
Karl Lagerfeld , sun king de la moda and Chanel recreator, hired her exclusively as a muse-advisor , living personification of the spirit of Mademoiselle Cocó. “What I did in the house was to show what Chanel had done and what Lagerfeld did. I said to Karl, por ejemplo, I wouldn't wear this suit with the necklace and bracelets in addition to the hat… and other things like that. I used to be the innovator when all I did was say what Coco would wear” – the model explained.
En 1983 Inés de la Fressange posed with haute couture jackets paired with jeans which caused a certain stupor in the spokesmen of the fashion of that time; she defended herself by saying: “But how can it not be done?! When Cocó Chanel put on a man's overcoat and a straw hat to go to the races, she did something more provocative than anything we decide now.".
En 1989 French mayors chose her to lend her features to the Marianne, symbol of republican liberties, an image that appears reproduced on statues throughout France. Two actresses had already played her before, Brigitte Bardot y Catherine Deneuve; after Agnes would go Laetitia Casta and currently Evelyne Thomas. paradoxically his first day on the sculpture bases was his last on the catwalks: “I'm not interested in dressing up a national monument” they say the kaiser bellowed in an absolutist occurrence. In this way the model-couturier tandem became rags…
Lagerfeld did not forget and dedicated words to his former muse as kind as tenders, provincial… and in another outburst of arrogance he chose Claudia Schiffer as the figure of the house, the antithesis of ines. His life and his career since then have focused on two important points: created his own clothing brand, who bore the same name and married the Italian historian Luigi D'Urso…
Two daughters were born from the marriage with D'Urso., Violette and Nina, of the latter is Carolina de Monaco's godmother, Close friend of the model and whom she would console after the death of Stefano Casiraghi. in fair correspondence, the princess would do the same with Inés when she was widowed by D'Urso in 2006.
Today he continues his connection with fashion, Inés de la Fressange official spokesperson for L'Oreal Paris, designer and consultant for Jean Paul Gaultier , with whom did he return to the catwalks at the 51 años , and has reconciled with Karl Lagerfeld who convinced her to close the Chanel haute couture show in the 2010: “it is better to forget certain things, because otherwise we would have too much to remember and it is no longer worth getting angry” . He has also written and illustrated un book, bestseller fashion bloggers devotional, La Parissienne, with tips on style and elegance in which her daughter Nina plays a leading role, model of the photographs.
i love her… tremendous!