Why Penelope Cruz is an expert in Chanel, both on and off-screen

The award-winning actor explains her enduring relationship with the Parisian fashion house

Bruno Pavlovsky posing with Penelope Cruz
Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion at Chanel, with actor Penelope Cruz
(Image credit: Chanel)

Penelope Cruz has been an official ambassador for Chanel since 2018. That was the year she starred in a campaign for the Parisian maison where she was photographed by Karl Lagerfeld dressed in designs from Chanel’s cruise collection. Among them was a look which featured white tweed, a beret and a cashmere knit emblazoned with “La Pausa”, the name of Coco Chanel’s summertime retreat by the French Riviera.

But the Spanish megastar’s admiration for the brand – specifically the house’s history, creations and general know-how – long predated her appointment as an official ambassador.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More