THE NOTED Spanish actress Penelope Cruz will become the new face of Chanel, launching the upcoming 2018/19 Cruise collection campaign. The actress officially started her ambassador role by attending the AW18 couture show at the Grand Palais, dressed in the timeless Chanel tweed dress and a charming Parisian beret.
Penelope Cruz attending Chanel AW18 couture show at the Grand Palais
Penelope was the first Spanish actress to win the prestigious Oscar for her role in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, not to mention three Goyas, a Bafta, the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Académie des César.
Karl Lagerfeld and Penelope Cruz for the new Chanel campaign
Chanel has been close to Cruz’s heart for almost 20 years now, regularly wearing their head-to-toe looks for her appearances at the Oscars, the Cannes Film Festival, and prominently, being dressed by Chanel for 2009 Pedro Almodóvar’s film Broken Embraces. A favourite actor of Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz has now been chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to represent Chanel in the upcoming campaign.
by Olga Kuznietsova