pictured above, did so in a monochrome outfit.It was a deliberate effect: creative director Virginie Viard was inspired by founding designer Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s friendship with the artist Jean Cocteau.
Stills from the 1960 film Testament of Orpheus, the last feature he directed before his death in 1963, filled Viard’s mood board.Testament of Orpheus, which was filmed at Carrières de Lumières, was predominantly a black-and-white film, aside from one standout colour scene, which lasted mere seconds.
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