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[Zehnacker] I've just learned that Carmel Snow is on her way to Paris.

- Are you listening? - [stammers] I-- I can hear you, yeah.

Harper's Bazaar must want her to find the next big name in fashion.

- We must invite her to see your work. - No, no, no.

Listen, Christian. Whoever Carmel Snow chooses to write about

will become the most important story in postwar couture.

- We must court the press. - I don't have it yet.

The-The piece, the definitive piece that will set the tone

- for the entire collection. - [Zehnacker sighs]

I must find it.

You've already done enough to provide her with a tantalizing preview.

Let's find the models first.

- We can't wait for that. - I need to see my clothes

on an actual female form.

While you delay, she'll meet with all the designers.

Balmain, Balenciaga, Lelong.

And not only with your friends. But also your enemies.

- I don't have any enemies. - Make some.

It's incredible. You tracked down Montrachet '22 Grand Cru.

- Of course. - [chuckling]

- Nothing less for our reunion, Carmel. - Ah. [chuckles]

When you called me to tell me that you were living in Switzerland...

[chuckles] ...I knew I had to come to hear your story.

You have no idea how much it means to me that you're here.

Oh, darling.

Now, tell me truthfully...

how are you?

- I survived. - Mm-hmm.

[swallows]

- I don't know if I'm all right. - [breathes deeply]

But the war... [sighs] Ah, it's finally over.

But your atelier is still closed.

I don't think I'll ever open it again.

Oh, poo-poo.

Don't you utter another word of that nonsense.

You closed your doors, while others like, uh, Lelong stayed open.

I don't care to disparage the actions of Lelong or...

[inhales deeply] ...anyone else.

I just knew I had to stop everything.

You have been so traumatized.

[sighs]

- What is that? - Hmm?

That, right there. Who gave that to you?

Oh. [stammers] I make them.

No.

Oh, uh-- The ones I make are very fake and very beautiful.

They're even more beautiful than the real ones.

[chuckles] Well, you see, Paris needs you.

I can't go back to Paris.

My... [swallows] ...enemies-- I have enemies--

[breathes heavily] Have spread lies about me.

Oh, good God. That's outrageous.

[stammers] Rumors. Terrible lies that I collaborated with the enemy.

- Don't believe them. - [scoffs]

I would never.

I will get Paris to welcome you back.

We need you. I need you. [inhales sharply]

And I will not stop until you are back where you belong.

- [inhales deeply, blows] - You're coming back to Paris.

- Yes. [chuckles] - [chuckles]

[sighs]

- Hello. - Hello.

- Magnificent. - [Zehnacker] Yes.

[Christian] Hmm.

[inhales sharply] Perhaps we could try her in day dress number 47.

- Mm-hmm. - I'm desperate to be part

of your first collection, Monsieur Dior.

- I dream of it. - Uh-huh.

Hmm. So you're currently modeling for Madame Gr�s?

- [model 1] Yes. - Mmm.

But Monsieur Dior's designs at the Louvre took my breath away.

Thank you very much.

Um... [inhales sharply] ...please tell Madame Gr�s that I say, "Hello."

[inhales sharply] Uh-- Sorry. [stammers]

Is she currently with another house?

- Patou. She's working for Patou. - Oh.

Sorry, but no. Sorry.

So it's no?

- She's with Ricci. - [Christian] Taken.

- But-- Please. - Taken.

[Zehnacker] Schiaparelli.

- You may go. Rochas. - [sighs]

Lanvin. Fath. Molyneux. Lelong.

She's perfect. We could steal her from Balmain.

Would you, um,

please give Monsieur Balmain my kindest regards?

[Zehnacker breathes heavily] Really?

[clicks tongue] Well, we have no more models to see.

Find some more.

How? You've rejected all 22 of the finest models

- I could ever bring you. - They're all taken.

[inhales deeply] I know you're sensitive about offending the other designers,

Lelong in particular.

I am too, especially after we both left.

But... [stammers] ...have you spoken to him?

No. [sighs] But, Christian, we have to push forward.

No, I'm not going to start poaching from my colleagues

and leave them scrambling.

- There must be other options. - Yes.

Make some enemies and then take from them.

Or do you prefer I put an ad in the paper asking for out-of-work models only?

Why not?

- Because it's absurd. - No.

- It's a brilliant idea. - Hmm.

See? I knew you would come up with something. Go.

- [sighs] - [people chattering in French]

[in English, grunts] Let me get that.

It's okay, Papa. I can do it.

Don't forget the seeds for the herb garden.

[chuckles] See how good you are? Hmm?

Your brothers never cared for the garden like you do.

Christian did.

Not like you.

Monsieur Friedman. It's so good to see your store so well stocked again.

I am wondering if you can tell me where the basil seeds are hiding.

- [Friedman] Just behind the stalls. - [Maurice] Oh.

[Friedman] Catherine?

[stammers] It's so good to see you again.

You look so different than before.

You two know each other? Where from?

Catherine was working at the repatriation center

when I was looking for Tania.

She t-tried to help me.

You-- You still have her picture?

Yes.

I-- I fear she-- [inhales sharply] she's gone forever.

If you hear anything, please let me know.

[Coco inhales sharply, blows]

[Elsa exhales sharply]

- What have you got there? - Nothing.

[inhales sharply] You're looking a bit haggard.

Perhaps you should lay off the sleep aids.

I will if you will.

Our supply is running low, by the way.

You're only supposed to take them for sleep, not during the day.

- Lately, all you do is sleep in. - Get more.

Go for a walk, why don't you? Take Andr�. Enjoy the day.

You're always looking out for me.

How's our little boutique coming along?

Well, I met with Carmel Snow the other day.

She's looking for the next big story, and I plan to be it.

You-You told her about me, did you?

- About my involvement? - Yes, of course.

When she gets to Paris, she's gonna lay the foundation for our return.

And with the new perfume we're producing,

well... [stammers] ...she's not going to find a more interesting story

than the rebirth of Coco Chanel.

Where are you going now?

Hmm. [sighs] I have a meeting.

[chuckles] Yeah, thanks. Sure. I-- I'd love to come.

- Thank you so much for inviting me. - Not today, Elsa.

- But we're partners. - This is serious business.

Snow may be in our corner,

but... [stammers] ...the Wertheimers are still trying to ruin us.

This meeting is with someone who can help.

- Who? - I d-don't have time to explain.

[sighs] Just find Andr�.

And... [inhales sharply] ...clean yourself up, for God's sake.

[door slams]

["Que Reste-T-II De Nos Amours" playing]

[Carmel] Ask anyone in New York,

and they will tell you that I am known for wearing nothing but Balenciaga.

[chuckles] I'm flattered. I thought you only wore Chanel.

[sighs] I was just with her in Switzerland.

It is tragic how they're treating her here in Paris.

I count Mademoiselle Chanel as a friend,

but the situation she finds herself in is one of her own making, I'm afraid.

Really?

I thought for sure that you would be able to come to her defense.

[scoffs] There was a time when I could have.

But from what I've gathered from friends in the government,

the evidence is... [scoffs] ...overwhelming.

She will need to answer for-- [inhales deeply] for her actions.

[sighs]

It's a terrible tragedy.

Yes.

[Crist�bal sighs]

Parisian couture.

It could influence how hundreds and thousands of ordinary women

dress and dream and live.

Doesn't have to just be for wealthy Parisians.

American industry could bring French couture

to the entire world.

That sounds ambitious.

Fashion needs a new leader. A figurehead.

I want it to be you, Crist�bal.

Your designs, your talent.

All of your talents,

it demands a much larger canvas.

I have never enjoyed the press, nor the stardom.

Nor the spotlight.

What I do, I do for myself. [inhales sharply]

So, the world will have to find another savior.

Come visit me in America for a week, maybe two.

I will introduce you to all

- our most influential buyers. - [chuckles]

I will put you on the cover of Harper's for the first time,

and I guarantee you, not for the last.

There are others better suited. Pierre Balmain, for one.

Well, I'm seeing Mr. Balmain today.

Oh. Voil�.

What about Dior?

I heard that Marcel Boussac is financing him. Is that true?

That is true.

I saw pictures of two of his dresses at the Th��tre de la Mode.

I sense great potential.

Christian is not your man either.

And why not?

His talent. [chuckles]

His ambition is to create dresses for only 30 women.

- Really? [chuckles] - Yes.

[chuckles] That's intriguing.

[chuckles] Yes. An experiment of sort

to create the most beautiful clothing ever created.

Well, Dior is meticulous. Uh, in that way, we are similar.

Oh.

Monsieur Boussac dreams big. He always has.

He won't want Christian Dior to be so exclusive for very long.

It is not up to Boussac. It is up to Dior.

And what does Dior think will happen after he's finished his little experiment?

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