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Rokia Traoré… Africa, Africa

I discovered Rokia Traoré at Global Fest. Her new album Roots is a tribute to Africa…   http://download.liveweb.arte.tv/o21/liveweb/flash/player.swf?appContext=liveweb&eventId=3153&mode=prod&priority=one&embed=true

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Dior and Schiap on The Big Screen

Christian Dior discovered Hollywood early on. It was one of his first clients Marlene Dietrich  introduced him to Alfred Hitchcock. “No Dior, No Dietrich” used to say the star in a famous line that no slogan could match. After Dior’s death … Continue reading

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Paris vs New York in New York!

A show of Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan’s ubiquitous drawings on Paris and New York opens at Benoit Restaurant in New York this month. Vahram was artist in residence at the Lycee Francais de New York last month. You probably know … Continue reading

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C’est fini l’Aventura

Eric Charden est mort! Stone et Charden, mon premier reportage pour OK magazine Mademoiselle Age Tendre.  Ils habitaient un apart. avec poutr’app’ et venaient de conquérir la France avec l’Aventura

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Breath In.. Breath Out

I am so glad Raf Simons is taking over as creative director at Dior. He had beautiful collections at Jil Sanders.  His sensibility seems in phase with Christian Dior’s own inspiration. After all, Dior loved his garden in Granville filled … Continue reading

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Still Banging on that Can

They started in the late 80″s in Soho and decided to create New Music. 25 years later they gave an All Star concert at Alice Tully Hall, last night, a 3-hour marathon of New Music with instruments from all over … Continue reading

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Sennelier, My Passion

Finally THE book is out in France and will be distributed in the US in the Fall. It has been a hard 2 years of work tracing back oral history with Dominique Sennelier. I enjoyed so much writing this book … Continue reading

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Stormy Weather

The storm is raging outside. I am thinking of the fig tree I left on the terrace in the country house. By now the poor thing must be a wreck. I thought Spring was there. But Spring was only in … Continue reading

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Shit!

It is all we can say, right? Children and a teacher killed in Toulouse outside a Jewish school…. Where is the world heading?

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The Ballad of Marie Losier

French film maker Marie Losier has signed a very poetic and disturbing documentary film on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, a leading figure of the acid house and techno scene with groups like Throbbing Gristle (1975 to 1981) and Psychic TV (1981 … Continue reading

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