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Francoise pour les françaises?

11 Oct

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Christian Lacroix‘s capsule collection for La Redoute was such a hit he’s signed on for another season. Now, the catalogue giant is said to be seducing French icon, Francoise Hardy.

Hardy, who is now 63 and lives outside of Paris, is a singer/actress who rose to fame in the 1960′s with songs like “Tous les garcons et les filles,” and “Le Temps d’Amour.” In 2000, she made a comeback with a new CD release, Clair Obscur.

Her beauty and franco-chic made her a muse to artists like Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquiere, and Bob Dylan . In the 60′s/70′s she was iconic for her sexy messy hair, golden fringe, and menswear-inspired clothes. Today, she is the epitome of classic French style.

Let’s hope she signs on with La Redoute. We could all use a low priced way to look effortlessly française!

Off the Marc

11 Oct

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Poor Marc Jacobs. It has been a rough year. It shows.

Break-ups and rehab marked the first part of the year, and then there was the inexplicably disastrous show for fashion week in NYC. Tardy and tasteless, the show sent certain fashion editors into a blind rage, which sparked a rebuttal from Marc, who threatened to move his entire collection to Paris next year.

But would Paris receive MJ with open arms? While Parisians are renowned for welcoming American fugitives with exceptional fervor(look at Roman Polanski), Marc is une centimetre away from stepping on the wrong feet. His show for Louis Vuitton on Sunday was marked by yet another bizarre moment, when a super-animated MJ stuck his tongue out during his runway strut. Stuck his tongue out. Not in London, not in LA, in PARIS! Oh la la, la la…. ! Looked like the gesture was aimed at Suzy Menkes (IHT fashion editor) but MJ denies.

Petite Brigitte, with her usual spot-on wisdom, knows exactly what is going on. MJ is off the booze/drugs and on the protein shakes (they’ve got some uppers in there right?). Marc’s been hitting his Parisian gym hard since his return to the city, and he’s got the bod to prove it. But watch out for that Guarana/Ginko mix Marc! Your antics might work with your personal trainer, but not with Bernard Arnault.

You thought fashion week was over?

11 Oct

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There is still one show left! The Ethical Fashion Show kicks off today and for the next 4 days at the Tapis Rouge in the 10th arr. The event promotes eco-friendly designers and fosters discussion between fashion players on topics like free trade and sustainable development.

But the question is, will they be serving champagne or green tea? PetiteB will report back with the hard facts.

ETHICAL FASHION SHOW® / Universal Love
Office : 4, rue Trousseau 75011 PARIS
Tel. : +33 (0) 1 43 48 94 68

Punching & Kissing? French Art World has seen it all

11 Oct

A break from our normal celeb/fashion/fluff programming: 

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A horrendous break-in at the Musee d’Orsay on the night of the Nuit Blanche left a hole in one of Monet’s finest paintings, Le Pont d’Argenteuil. Five drunken teenagers (including one woman), forced their way into the poorly guarded museum in the early hours of Sunday morning, and PUNCHED the painting. A spokesman for Orsay also said the group left “various bits of filth” before escaping the museum.

Motive? Unclear. The attack on Monet appears to have been spontaneous, judging from CC cameras inside the building. One of the punks has already talked, and it looks like they are in serious hot water. Rehab in Morocco perhaps?

This isn’t the only egregious crime to take place this year in the French art world. A French woman is currently standing trial for KISSING a $2.8 million painting by abstract artist Cy Twombley. The all-white painting was left with a big red lipstick kiss, which 30 cleaning products have failed to remove. Now that’s some long-lasting, color-stay lip color.

  “I take responsibility for my act. This white canvas inspired me. I am told it is forbidden to do such things, but it was totally spontaneous,” she said in the trial. “I just gave a kiss. It was a gesture of love; when I kissed it, I did not think it out carefully, I just thought the artist would understand.”

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