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00:00New York, 1934.
00:07Here, for more than 15 years, Gabrielle Chanel is a real star.
00:11Her avant-garde style and romantic love fascinate Americans,
00:15for whom she embodies the French chic par excellence.
00:19What history has forgotten is that at that time,
00:22her supremacy was seriously threatened by a young creative
00:25who seemed to be unstoppable.
00:28And when, for the first time in her history,
00:31Time Magazine dedicates her cover to a seamstress,
00:34it is her great rival, Elsa Schiaparelli,
00:37who uncovers the consecration.
00:39The newspaper speaks of a genius,
00:41a crazier and more original creator than all her contemporaries.
00:45Since the late 1920s, Elsa Schiaparelli has driven fashion crazy
00:49with her delusional fantasy and her eccentric humor.
00:52This exuberant style brings lightness and gaiety
00:55to a time when the whole world is suffering from the economic crisis.
00:59But for Coco Chanel, used to being the queen of haute couture,
01:02it is impossible to imagine, if only for a second,
01:05sharing her crown.
01:07Yet, Elsa Schiaparelli will never be impressed by the great young lady.