Kristen Stewart Gets Whiplash in Chanel Deja Vu Ode to the French New Wave

Oscar nominee Kristen Stewart dazzles in latest brand video for Chanel.

The 'Spencer' and 'Crimes of the Future' actress discusses the importance of deja vu while sporting the latest Chanel Spring/Summer 2023 ready-to-wear collection in the black and white vignette, directed by filmmakers Inez & Vinoodh.

Opening at the iconic Le Champo cinema after a screening of "Last Year in Marienbad", the short film is played backwards for brief moments as Stewart thinks of herself as an actress, artist and a vector of change.

“We are in such an accelerated period of growth that it gives me a boost,” Stewart says in the video as part of a fake interview. "You know, it's exhilarating, and it's very pressurized because our identities are these evolving art projects that last a lifetime. Knowing who you are is adopting an animal that is subject to change. It's not a fixed notion. The mythologies that define us, that unite us, it is up to us to create them. Everything is on the table."

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Stewart continues, "It's no longer important who you are or even what you want. I think it's important to burn off the best of yourself yesterday, every day, so you can start over. »

Chanel Creative Director Virginie Viard has compared Stewart's star power to Gabrielle Chanel, Viard writing on S/S 2023 noting that "of the people around me, [Stewart] is the closest by Gabrielle Chanel - at least, from my idea of ​​her. She understands Chanel, her clothes."

Stewart has been Chanel's muse and brand ambassador since 2013 and has worked with acclaimed designer Karl Lagerfeld, whose legacy is the theme of the 2023 Met Gala.

"The films we have seen, those that possess us and those that we invent, 'Marienbad', the New Wave, the allure according to Gabrielle Chanel, Karl, the night, the feathers, the sequins , heels: I like it when things mix,” Viard added in the show’s notes, via .

As for Stewart's constant reinvention, the entertainer/actress/producer/filmmaker is set to make her directorial debut with "The Water Timeline," an adaptation of Lidia Yuknavitch's memoir.

"If I don't make this movie before the end of the year, I'm going to die," Stewart told IndieWire, previously stating that his "only goal is to just finish the script and get a really spectacular actor cast. ".

"I'm going to write the best fucking female lead," Stewart said. "I'm going to write a role that I want so badly but won't play."

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