This interview was too sweet not to repost. We loved meeting up with the Milk Made team! xx Coco

PARIS FASHION WEEK DAY 4: COFFEE WITH COCO
Written by Mike Abufor MILKMADE.COM

After three connections and a little walking, we managed to get to the Westin Hotel, a luxury hotel across the street from the Jardin de Tuileries. We walked into the hotel bar and found the couple sitting at a table in the back.

Coco and James seemed very relaxed, very cool and down to earth. We chit chatted about fashion week for a few minutes, with James mentioning that he liked the photos posted on the Burberry post from London Fashion Week, which I thought was cool because Amanda had taken the shots. It also turned out they’d gone glamping at Escape to New York, giving us another mutual Milk related topic to discuss. We talked briefly about kids today and the evolution of technology, all of us agreeing that the future was gonna be crazy.

It was impossible not to notice how creative and talented the couple was. They kept bouncing ideas off each other and building upon them, giving us a little insight into why they’ve been so successful working together. They were an extremely charming and unpretentious duo, and it was a breath of fresh air to be in their presence.

Coco told us about how her mother-in-law asked her if they ever get sick of each other after spending so much time together. She said no, and she went on to talk about some people go months without seeing each other, but to her, what’s the point of being married if you’re not going to see the other person?

They’d just bought a house in Westchester, and they were super excited about it. They’d considered a castle for a minute, but decided against it partially based on the heating bill and cost of upkeep. The idea for a castle had been planted by Karl Lagerfeld, who had nonchalantly set his castle brochure down on a table in front of Coco. It would have been a laugh, but really they were just looking for a quiet home outside of the hustle and bustle of the city.

The couple invited us to come up to their hotel suite to check out the view, an offer we couldn’t refuse. We accompanied them up to a balcony that overlooked the city, giving us our first chance to see the Eiffel Tower. Coco posed for a few photos for Amanda as James showed the virtual star scape on his iPhone. It was like we were just hanging out with our friends, swapping stories, telling jokes and taking Instagrams.

We had to run so I could get to an internet source, which turned out to be a McDonald’s down the street. We said goodbye to our friends and went back to the Paris streets.

As we walked out of the hotel, Amanda had more spark in her than I’d seen all week.

“I can’t believe I got a chance to shoot Coco Rocha!” she beamed. She was shining with a cheer that was contagious, and I was happy that she was happy. “I can’t believe I got a chance to sit down and get to know them! I’m star struck!” she said, and then paused.

“Well… not star struck… that’s not cool, right?” she added in a sarcastic tone.

I didn’t think there was anything wrong about occasionally being star struck, just as long as it was warranted. The only time I remember being struck was when I met Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Sundance Film Festival. That guy is beyond awesome. I imagine if I met Bill Murray orWayne Gretzky, I’d feel the same way.

Photos by Amanda Hakan

As a 21st century girl, I spend a good part of my day on the Internet and sometimes I find cool and interesting stuff I’d like to share. This is my first post for the weekly “Coco Pops,” which will feature my gatherings from the interweb. Hope you enjoy!

• I just bought this lens system for my iPhone. Expect better-than-ever behind-the-scenes pictures from me next fashion week! - GO!

• “If you ask me ‘How can I be chic?’ then there is little hope to become chic.” - Karl Lagerfeld interviews Karl Lagerfeld (video) - GO!

• Here’s a sneak peak at Lara Stone and Kate Moss for Love Magazine. This is going to be amazing. - GO!

• How much did it cost to send Charlize Theron down the red carpet at the 2012 Golden Globes in my favorite look of the night? - GO!

• The shoe-loving baby monkey of my dreams! (via Jezebel) - GO!

• You know I love my social media, but I’m OBSESSED WITH PINTEREST! - GO!

• Thousands of Internet users to remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” 15 seconds at a time. (video) - GO!

• I asked the Twitter world, “If you could bring together any photographer, client, models and hair/makeup artists from history, who would you put together?” Here is what they told me - GO!

NEW YORK! Come see Karl Lagerfeld and I in person at Macy’s on 34th street… in one hour! No joke, you better run!!

7 DAYS AND COUNTING - Karl Lagerfeld for Macy’s.

Just a friendly reminder that there’s only one week left until the launch of Karl Lagerfeld’s new line. You can bet that this is going to sell out VERY FAST, so if I were you I’d plan my optimal route to the closest Macy’s right now! ;) 

XOXO COCO

P.S To see the campaign go HERE. To see the behind-the-scenes video go HERE.

KARL LAGERFELD’S MACY’S COLLECTION - At a special viewing today, Macy’s gave the press an advance look at Karl Lagerfeld’s 45-piece limited-edition collection. The line debuts online and in over 200 stores on August 31st, but here is your first look at the campaign which features a girl you might know. Much more to come…

BEHIND THE SCENES: Diet Coke Campaign.

I have some behind-the-scenes photos of the shoot with Karl Lagerfeld to show you HERE (click) on cocorocha.com

Coca Cola Campaign Pic #3.

And here’s the last of the “official” pictures from the Diet Coke campaign I recently shot with Karl Lagerfeld. More behind-the-scenes in the video of the campaign HERE.

A year ago this month I was announcing my part in a new collaboration between Coke and Karl Lagerfeld - I’m happy to tell you that it was so successful that we are all doing it again this year!!

This time there is a twist though and I can’t reveal exactly what that is just yet. What I can say is that my good friend Heidi Mount is a part of this as well as Jeneil Williams. Stay tuned for more details…