Apple TV+'s new historical drama, 'The New Look,' delves into the lives of France's prominent mid-century fashion designers, offering a fresh perspective on Coco Chanel. Unlike previous portrayals that depicted Chanel as a tortured artist or rising underdog, this 10-part series presents a more controversial angle: Chanel as a secret Nazi agent.
While the show primarily focuses on Christian Dior's post-World War II impact on haute couture, it also sheds light on Chanel's recruitment by Nazi-German military intelligence in 1941. This revelation, detailed in Hal Vaughan's book 'Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War,' unveils Chanel's deep involvement with the Nazis and her lifelong antisemitism.
