2007 February 19 « PetiteBrigitte

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Get a job in Paris: the power of Porot

Are you living in one of the tents lined along the Seine? (God forbid, are you this woman?)
Getting by on a croissant-a-day diet?
Do not despair mes cheris, PetiteBrigitte has all the answers.

At the risk of sounding melodramatic, I have found your SAVIOR.

If you are looking for your dream job, look no further than Daniel Porot. Daniel is one of Europe’s pioneers in Career Design and Job Hunting. He is best friends and business partners with Richard Bolles (author of “What Color is Your Parachute?”) and his website should cost you a fortune to access because of the treasure trove of advice. Miraculously, it is FREE. Just register.

I have just spent a week with Daniel in person. He is an attractive sixty-something man (did I just say that?) who now lives in Geneva but spends a lot of time in Paris. His optimism and straightforward advice were inspirational. He can tell you story after story of expatriates who have landed their dream jobs in France– against all odds. He is also available for one-on-one coaching/consulting… for those with no job experience, or seasoned professionals wanting to restart their career.

The best news of all: Daniel emphatically asserts that a work visa is NOT difficult to attain in France. His site tells you the ins-and-outs of how to conduct your job search (stealthy), and the end result: visa, salary, benefits, you name it.

The site gives advice and has interactive practice sessions for such things as:
- interview questions
- how to negotiate salary
- and picking the best job in the first place!

So write your ticket to success. Ladies and gentleman, you will thank me for this site.

www.porot.com

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Categories Paris

Where’s Karl? Visit to 7L.

19 Feb

We all know La Hune. All too often, that fabulous Saint-Germain bookstore fills up the empty hour between 10/11pm before I go out to clubs. I prance in, wearing black velvet Stella McCartney stilettos, elbow length gloves, and no ones looks twice. But I digress…

La Hune is not the best book store. The big thing it has going for it are the long latenight hours.

The best bookstore in S-G is 7L. Opened by Karl Lagerfeld in 1999, 7L is a fashion/design maven’s paradise, stocked with Karl’s favorites, from rare editions of Japanese magazines to books by sculptor Richard Serra. Karl promises to add 7 new books a week, all guaranteed to be from his own ecclectic selections.

Stop in and let his brilliant inspirations rub off on you. You might even catch a glimpse of the man at work: 7, rue de Lille has been his photographic studio for years.

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Categories Boutique Critique

Testino and Roitfeld(s)

19 Feb

The maker. The model. The muse. (Testino, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Carine Roitfeld)

The most stylish woman in France (some say the world) is Carine Roitfeld. Voted one of Vanity Fair’s most stylish people, WWD’s ‘muse of the moment,’ fashion critics describe her as “terrifyingly chic.” Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue, Roitfeld ascended to the CondeNasty throne in 2001. Starting out as a model and stylist, she began working with Mario Testino in the 80′s, who propelled her career into the hands of my personal gay-crush, Tom Ford. She was his muse for six years.

Why do we love her? Because she is extremely candid, unpretentious, and quintessentially Parisienne.

“I am not French. I am Parisian. I do not love the French,” she says.

Roitfeld stays beautiful with daily pilates sessions, facial massages, and “never” frowning. Her two gorgeous children don’t hurt either (daughter, Julia, is the new face of Tom Ford’s Black Orchid perfume). She admits to a daily dose of Lexomyl, a tranquilizer, which keeps her nerves in check (ha, who wouldn’t need something at French Vogue), but denies any surgery or Botox. And, she claims to be more fun and sexy after a vodka. Aren’t we all.

She was a meteoric hit at NYC fashion week this month. A breath of fresh and futuristic air to the big apple. Voila…