The New Look
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Summary
The New Lookepisode 9 featured another shocking death as Christian Dior machinate to open his house and Coco continue her fight against the Wertheimers and her plan to deal Chanel No . 1 in the United States . The New Lookepisode 9 was alsothe penultimate episode of the season , with only one episode left to envelop up Christian and Coco ’s stories . The New Looktrue storyis mainly about Christian and Coco ’s manner careers , while the show has further explored their personal life and the different outcome the Nazi occupation of France had on them .
The New Lookepisode 8ended with the news of Christian ’s father ’s death , and episode 9 ended with the loss of an even bigger character . Along with Christian and Coco , viewer have fix to lie with those nigh toThe New Lookmain charactersthroughout the time of year . Family was very important to both designers , with Coco take on on a maternal role with her nephew André and Christian doing the same with his babe Catherine . Though Coco and Christian have been on unlike paths inThe New Look , the parallels in their life have been logical .
9Coco Told Elsa She Used Up Her Last Chance
Coco bailed Elsa out of jail
The New Lookepisode 8 explore Elsa ’s character and her growing addiction to narcotic drugs . Elsa ’s character increase has been discrepant inThe New Lookas her human relationship with Coco goes back and off between love and hate . Though Elsa and Coco were last in a practiced position again inThe New Look , Elsa ’s substance abuse issues seemed to be the last straw for Coco , especially when it got Elsa arrested in the previous episode for undertake to fleece a drugstore .
The New Lookepisode 9 began with a flashback to when Elsa and Coco were teenagers , showing that they ’re more like home than friend . Coco get up an orphan , and over time , Elsa became like a sister to her . Even when Coco says she ’s done with Elsa , she knows she ’ll always be a part of her life inThe New Look . She state Elsa that she had to exit and she could no longer be around her , but Elsa stuck around anyway inThe New Lookepisode 9 .
8The House Of Dior Was Understaffed
Cardin became Dior’s head tailor
Since Christian adjudicate to start his own family inThe New Lookepisode 5 , he has scramble to get it off the ground , unremarkably due to his own pigheadedness . Christian ’s press on not stepping on the toe of his fashion designer admirer haskept his business from progressing . InThe New Lookepisode 8 , this presented itself in him not having any models as he refused to try and poach them from other designers , even though everyone of note was already employed .
While Christian was capable to find a model in an nontraditional way , he had the same job with seamsters inThe New Lookepisode 9 . With the House of Dior ’s noble-minded opening looming , Christian did n’t have enough seamsters to bestow his collection to life . Fortunately , he was capable to receive a new head tailor in the eccentric Pierre Cardin , whom he had met when he was working for Lelong . Still , The New Lookepisode 9 further proved that Christian is getting in the way of his own success .
7Mr. Friedman Confronted Catherine At Her Father’s Funeral
Catherine finally told Mr. Friedman what happened to Tania
InThe New Lookepisode 7 , Catherine began volunteering at a centre that worked to reunify compactness inner circle survivor with their families . While there , she met Mr. Friedman , whose girl , Tania , had been at Ravensbrück at the same time as Catherine . Though Catherine claimed she did n’t know Tania , it was obvious that she was holding something back . He gave her Tania ’s picture in hopes of jogging Catherine ’s memory , which she arrest onto .
It was an highly emotional minute inThe New Look , but instead of reacting with anger like Catherine expected , Mr. Friedman responded with compassion . He hugged Catherine as they cried , telling her,“You were only shaver , both of you , little tike . ”Catherine had been feeling guilty about what happen to her champion , but Mr. Friedman cue her that they were just minor who should never have been put into such a position in the first post .
6André Interrogated Spatz Over Dinner
André knew Spatz wasn’t who he was claiming to be
Meanwhile , in Switzerland , André was growing funny of Spatz and his family relationship with Coco . To cover from the police inThe New Look , Spatz took on another identity and take to make for in fabric manufacturing . However , André saw through his lies and invited him to have dinner with himself , Coco , and Elsa to get to know him better . During the dinner , André interrogated Spatz , and they got into a confrontation .
Never one to back down , Spatz egged André on rather than just refuse his allegations . André had fought on the French side during World War II andknew nothing of his aunt ’s Nazi connectedness , believing that all the charges brought against her were unwarranted . Though Coco only aligned herself with the Nazis to save André ’s life , if he cognise the truth , it would sure hurt their relationship . Elsa told Coco she should just tell André who Spatz really was , but Coco turn away and did n’t swear Elsa not to keep her mystery inThe New Look .
5Christian’s Older Brother Didn’t Approve Of Christian’s Life
Raymond was very critical of Christian
AfterThe New Lookepisode 8 preface Christian ’s brother Bernard , episode 9 preface his other chum , Raymond . Raymond was the eldest of the Dior children , and with his father gone , took on the position he previously hold as the family ’s patriarch . Like his Church Father , he made his dislike of Christian ’s life history clear at a class dinner postdate the funeral . Raymond then took things even further through his criticism of Christian ’s sexuality and lifestyle .
Since the start ofThe New Look , Christian has been in a relationship with Jacques , something he ’s never hide . Jacques even accompanied him to his begetter ’s funeral and has been very supportive of Christian as he navigated his calling and familial struggles . Still , it was the 1940s , and mental attitude towards queerness were still majorly negative . Raymond saw Christian as a disgrace to the Dior nameand was n’t afraid to let him know . Fortunately , Christian still has Bernard and Catherine , who do n’t seem to care about Christian ’s gender the room Raymond did .
4The Wertheimers Wanted To Make A Deal With Coco
The Wertheimers heard about Coco’s meeting with Carmel Snow
Much of Coco ’s storyline since she displace to Switzerland inThe New Lookhas revolved around her ongoing battle with the Wertheimersto regain ascendance of Chanel . Though Coco received extolment for closing her boutique and not selling to Nazis during the warfare , she endeavor to use Aryan laws against her Jewish business better half behind the scenes . Not only was this a mistake for her reputation , but it was a huge line of work error as well , as it made the Wertheimers see Coco as the opposition , or at least someone who aligned herself with them .
InThe New Lookepisode 9 , Coco felt like she was finally reach progress when her lawyers said the Wertheimers wanted to make a hand . Carmel Snow had brought back bottles of Coco ’s Chanel No . 1 , designed to contend with the Chanel No . 5 the Wertheimers were selling , back to America . Carmel meet with Neiman Marcus about distributing the feeding bottle , and the Wertheimers catch wind of it , prompting their decision to make a pile . Though Coco thinks it will work in her favor , her lawyers are n’t as optimistic .
3Coco Visited A Church For The First Time In Years
Coco had an important talk with a priest
After meeting with her lawyer , Coco was caught in a rainstorm and seek refuge in a church , where she regain herself alone with a non-Christian priest . Coco confessed that she had n’t been in a church in eld , with her upbringing in an orphanage lead to a foreign relationship with religion . She asked the non-Christian priest if he was solitary , and he tell that he was , forebode her favorable for have a family to go home toinThe New Look .
Coco had actual biologic family members inThe New Lookwith her in Switzerland in André and his daughter Gabrielle , but her talk with the priest made her actualize that Elsa was her family as well . Despite telling Elsa to leave at the start of the instalment , Coco did n’t sleep with what she ’d do without her . Elsa and Coco had been through too much together for her to really cut Elsa out of her life history again .
2Elsa Died Of An Overdose
Spatz gave Elsa drugs as a farewell gift
woefully , Coco ’s realization about Elsa inThe New Lookepisode 9 came too late . Since Elsa had combust so many bridge , she did n’t have anywhere to go when Coco kick her out . She attempted to go to live with her half - sister in London , claiming she adored her . alas , their last conversation had n’t fit well andshe refused to let Elsa visit , permit alone live with her . Having both her biological baby and the one she ’d found in Coco turn down her proved too much for Elsa emotionally .
Towards the end ofThe New Lookepisode 9 , Spatz confab Elsa and gave her the drugs she ’d been craving . He claim that he was giving them to her as a farewell giving , knowing that Coco had kicked her out . This is what Spatz had always wanted , having seen Elsa as a scourge to his security as she knew his true personal identity . Spatz was cruel and menacingin their concluding scene together , and while Elsa consider not taking the drug , she finally gave in .
Though it ’s unknownwhether Spatz tamper with the drugs , Elsa die of an overdose , exit Coco to find her physical structure when she came back to the hotel . It was a devastating scene , with Coco unable to do anything to help her booster and babe . It ’s unlikely that Spatz will face consequences for his actions inThe New Look , and Coco will once again have to deal out with the radioactive dust .
1Christian Told Madame Zehnacker To Do Whatever She Needed To
Christian needed the House of Dior to survive
When Christian return to Paris inThe New Lookepisode 9 , he considered what his crony Raymond had said to him about his occupation . Raymond expected him to fail , just like their Father of the Church had , but Christian could n’t let that happen . Christian had put everything into the House of Dior , and if it failed , he ’d just be proving his critics good . Though Christian has struggle with the business side of things , he finally pace up inThe New Lookepisode 9 .
At the end of the episode , Christian severalise Madame Zehnacker to do whatever she take to do to get them the tailor they needed to complete his collection . This includedpoaching employee from his clothes designer supporter , the very thing Christian had refused to do in the preceding few episode . Christian ultimately deciding to do whatever is necessary to succeed not only shows his part growth inThe New Lookbut is also a sure turning point for himself and the House of Dior before of the season finis .
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Release Date
1
Just You Wait and See
February 14 , 2024
2
The Hour
3
Nothing But Blue Skies
4
What A dispute
February 21 , 2024
5
Give Your Heart and Soul to Me
February 28 , 2024
6
If You Believed in Me
March 6 , 2024
7
It All Came True
March 13 , 2024
8
I Love You Most of All
March 20 , 2024
9
Will You Return
March 27 , 2024
10
What a Day This Has Been
April 3 , 2024
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Cast
The New Look is a biographic drama centre on the rise of fashion designer Christian Dior as he competes with Coco Chanel . The serial was created by Todd A. Kessler and stars Ben Mendelsohn ( Christian Dior ) and Juliette Binoche ( Coco Chanel ) . The serial premier on AppleTV+ in February 2024 .
