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Claudia Curran
The Australian Newspaper-Travel and Luxury
It is always a delight to be featured in the Australian Newspaper.
JAC CADEAUX BRETON BOAT NECK TOP- "No casual top could be more suited to sailing than a 100 per cent cotton navy-and-white striped nautical number from Australian based Jac Cadeaux. Based on the style first worn by navel crew in 1858 in Northern France, the design is a regular fit with wrist length sleeves."
Claudia Curran
Style Selon Jackie O
Style Selon Jackie O A beacon of style and grace around the world—Jackie Kennedy Onassis, the wife of President John F. Kennedy and later known as Jackie O, has undoubtedly been one of the foremost influences on style in the last century. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born on July 28, 1929, in Southampton, New York. Her father, John, was a wealthy stockbroker on Wall Street whose family had come from France in the early 1800s. Growing up she studied French, history and the arts and enjoyed horseback riding. After spending her junior year abroad in Paris, Jackie fell in love with France...
Claudia Curran
Le Nouveau Breton Style Sweater
Le Nouveau Breton Style SweaterOur new take on the Breton stripe, arriving next week, is made from a soft blend of cotton with a touch of cashmere. This transeasonal sweater with a relaxed fit and blouson sleeve, can be worn rolled up or down.Nautical by nature, a Breton style sweater will look dreamy on a sail boat or along the French riviera, but realistically it is a smart everyday go-to.The Breton, sometimes also called la marinière (sailor), is quintessentially French. In 1858, the striped shirt became the official uniform of the French navy. The design featured 21 stripes, which were...
Claudia Curran
My interview with The Australian Financial Review
On the eve of Bastille Day, I was delighted to be interviewed by the AFR'S fashion editor, Lauren Sams. I hope you enjoy the read.French style is all about je ne sais quoi. What does that mean?Lauren Sams Fashion Editor The Australian Financial ReviewEffortless chic is much admired, but pinning it down is the tricky part for those of us who aspire to emulate it. When Coco Chanel said elegance is refusal, she defined – in a wonderfully apt, three-word mantra – French style. Reams have been written about what exactly constitutes that certain je ne sais quoi that is the...