Why Keira Knightley is the creme de la creme for Chanel

It was announced yesterday that Keira Knightley is the new face of Chanel accessories, modeling the fashion house's fall 2016 collection. For me, like Vanessa Paradis or Audrey Tautou, Knightley is the perfect ambassador for Chanel. She may be British and not quintessentially French, but she has the beauty, elegance and poise to carry off practically anything Karl Lagerfeld throws at her.

The collection of fine jewellery, aptly titled 'Coco Crush' was shot by none other than Mario Testino, with more photos set to be released into the fall season. Keira is seen in the campaign wearing a chic black knitted top paired with a quilted skirt while posing on a chair, head propped up by a perfectly manicured hand. She is of course, decked out in jewellery, from the chunky silver bangle, to the gold necklace, stack rings and black silk headband, while her smouldering eye make up compliments the nostalgic mood of the photo - very Mario Testino.

Keira Knightley has been a Chanel ambassador and muse to Lagerfeld for the past 10 years, first cast as the face of their iconic Coco Madmoiselle perfume in 2006. She went on to appear in numerous adverts for the brand, as well as the official face of their cosmetic range. Fast becoming famous friends with Lagerfeld, the designer created her 2013 wedding dress and has spoken of his admiration for the actress. "She had the least pretentious wedding ever. The whole thing was relaxed. I think it's perfect. After all, they lived together for quite a time. It's not as if she is a young girl of 18 who sees the husband for the first time. She is not a country girl. Yes. I liked the light-heartedness of this wedding."

In response, Knightley has only the highest of praise for Lagerfeld. "Karl’s amazing," she told Harper's Bazaar. "He's an avid reader. And he speaks about five different languages. So he’ll be rattling English to you and French to somebody else, and German to somebody else, and then the phone rings and he's speaking in Italian." She regularly dons a Chanel gown while working the red carpet, with my personal favourite being the beautiful white tulle mini dress she wore at the premiere for The Imitation Game. When attending Chanel catwalk shows too, Lagerfeld picks out only the best dresses for Knightley. "I work well with her," he gushed. "Very easy. Keira has zero problem in her way of behaving and she knows everybody."

Not yet convinced that Keira Knightely is indeed the creme de la creme for Chanel? Take a look through the photo gallery before and see some of her most spell binding Chanel outfits.