I come home after church and a trip to the candy store, pick up my roomie, and head to cupcake camp at Pier 38. I am quite satisfied by the sad-faced red velvet cupcake, but not so much by the blue Hawaiian cupcake, which I actually end up throwing away after a bite. The cupcake that looks like a ghost is cuter than it tastes. But free cupcakes, I can't complain.
<-- Us today.
As a true descendent of Korean heritage, I asked my mom, "Is this real?" She said, "It was from grandpa. He gave it to me when he found out I was dating Dad."
Okay, so this is the real deal. I packed the scarf in my bag. No shame.
Deux:
I decide to change into something warmer and more fashionable to honor Coco. I even wear baby pink, but not the Chanel pink because I can't afford that. I head over to the movie theater to watch Coco Avant Chanel. Not alone this time, since I have my mom's scarf and my earrings with me to keep me company. I get to the theater a little early, so I buy my ticket and then head into Bloomingdales to see if there's a dedicated Chanel section, but all I see is the makeup counter and decide to window shop until the mall closes.
Trois:
I love the movie. Audrey Tautou does a great job portraying Coco Chanel as a simple, charming, sophisticate, nonchalant, warmly cold, and elegantly rebellious hipster. I really respect her after watching the movie, and I really do think she makes smoking look classy. I kind of regret not making an effort to see the Chanel mobile art exhibit when I was in NYC last October.
Thank you for your story, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. Thank you, Audrey, for telling it. It's always nice to know how people were before they were anybody.
In honor of avant-garde society and my other favorite Audrey Tautou movie, Amelie. Renegades and photobooths!
