Apple TV+'s newest historical drama, "The New Look," focuses on the fashion designer Christian Dior's famed rivalry with Coco Chanel, set against the backdrop of World War II.
Created by Todd A Kessler, the man behind hit legal drama "Damages," the 10-part series dramatizes how the two contemporary haute couture designers navigated Nazi-occupied Paris and the postwar years, including the measures they took to keep themselves — and their fashion houses — alive.
As depicted in the first three episodes of "The New Look," now streaming on Apple TV+, Chanel closed the doors of her atelier at the onset of the war but grew close to several powerful Nazis in what turned out to be a mutually beneficial relationship.
Dior — who had not launched his namesake brand when the war broke out — spent the war years designing dresses for the wives of Nazi officers working under Lucien Lelong, a Faustian bargain that helped establish his name.
Alongside Chanel and Dior, the series also weaves in historical figures — some famous, some less so — depicting how the leaders of the fashion world navigated the horrors of World War II.
Below, meet the cast of the series, which includes "Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams and established stars such as John Malkovich and Glenn Close.