Sandi in the City

A jet-propelled robot, a beaming sun god and an impish spider are not the likeliest of characters to embody the ultra-luxurious world of Chanel, but Peter Philips, the innovative mind behind them, has made his name pursuing the unexpected.  Chanel's Global Creative Director of Makeup took a break from conceptualizing cosmetic gold to don the animator's cap for this short, a work inspired by a series of headdresses he crafted from beauty product packaging for a Vogue Paris shoot.  Built from a trove of of compacts, glosses, brushes and more, Philips' characters embark on a journey that begins with a lipstick-powered automation blasting through the clouds and ends on more familiar ground, with a model whose chic ensemble channels Mme Chanel herself.  Philips came to the task with the requisite technical skills, having studied graphic design before attending Antwerps' Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts.  But he did concede on one creative point- the music.  "If it were up to me it would have been disco, "he confesses.

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Vogue Eyewear Spring 2011 
Photographer: Mario Testino
Model: Kate Moss