@sofiacoppola has always been in fashion.
Three decades ago, the rebel director emerged on a New York City sidewalk: 22 years old, hoodie-clad, and filming an âoutlawâ fashion show against the backdrop of her friend
@themarcjacobs âs runway debut nearby. The pair clicked from the jump; Coppola, a cinema scion and girl-about-downtown in slip skirts and Stan Smiths, became a muse for the designer, who brought grunge to runways in the early â90s.
More than 30 years, three fashion labels, eight feature films, and three marriages later, âweâre not ever really grown-up,â she says of Jacobs.
Now, Coppola is turning her lens on her friend with âMarc By Sofiaââher first-ever documentary and a âportrait love letterâ to her old friend, charting his ascent from ponytailed Parsons School of Design prodigy to
@louisvuitton creative director and beyond. In ELLEâs Women of Impact cover story,
@michandrews chats with the Oscar-winning director about filming fashionâs greatest showmanâand the downtown aesthetic that shaped a generation.
ELLE:
@elleusa
Editor-in-chief: Nina Garcia
@ninagarcia
Photographer: Carin Backoff
@carinbackoffphoto
Stylist: Alex White
@alexwhiteedits
Writer: Michelle Ruiz
@michandrews
Hair: Orlando Pita for Orlo Salon
@hairbyorlandopita @orlosalon
Makeup: Dick Page at MA+ Group
@dickpageface @maworldgroup
Manicure: Eri Handa at Home Agency
@erihandanail @homeagency
Set design: Elaine Winter
@elaine_winter_
Production: GTS Productions
@gtsprod
Photographed at the Hotel Chelsea
@hotelchelsea
