"Her natural flaws were visible ... Keira wore no make-up. She wore lengths of fabric as dresses. She had almost no hairstyle, just a little bun behind her head. She was a Cinderella in the making!" So says Jacques Helleu, artistic director of Chanel, on seeing Keira Knightley in the 2005 film Pride & Prejudice and becoming inspired to pick the actress to replace Kate Moss as the face of Coco Mademoiselle perfume. "For me, Keira embodied perfection itself," Helleu continues. "She was remarkable without any kind of decoration. And I thought that if this is how she was bare, then I could imagine how wonderful she would be embellished." "Embellished"? She looks nude (albeit airbrushed) to us!

'Natural Flaws' Inspired Chanel To Make Knightley Its New Face [Independent]

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