The charismatic and very talented singer and actress Vanessa Paradis is featured in the new Chanel ads for the brand-new line of Cocoon bags. But it’s not the first time that Vanessa partners with Chanel. In 1991 she appeared in the beautiful ad (see below) for the fragrance entitled Coco, she later was the face for the New Mademoiselle (1995) and Ligne Cambon (2004) bags ads. In 2010, she sings and models in the Rouge Coco lipstick commercial.
Her friendship with Karl Lagerfeld is the key to these collaborations. In 2004 she said: "Karl is a gentleman. His work, his kindness, and his respect for people...everything in him seduces me. In addition, he smells so nice !"
I personally have a lot of respect and admiration for her, since she drives her career on her own (without her husband's help) and she always explores different roles, sounds and situations, and this is how you can judge if someone's got talent. She does !
