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Claudia Curran
Jackie O's younger sister Lee Bouvier Radziwill
Lee Bouvier Radziwill Last week marked five years since the passing of Lee Bouvier Radziwill, the younger sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and, many have argued, the more stylish of the two. While Jackie O stole the spotlight as a former US first lady and global style icon, Lee emanated an elegance that was still shining well into her 80s. In fact, Lee had grown up in fierce rivalry with the more studious and athletic Jackie, in one of New York’s wealthiest families. In 1953 Jackie married the charismatic future president John F Kennedy, thereby joining what many consider America’s...
Claudia Curran
We're all going on a Summer holiday...
We're all going on a Summer holiday: Easy packing pieces. As it feels that we all stumble toward the finish line of 2023, vacationing close to home becomes more and more appealing. That’s what famille Jac Cadeaux has planned: we’ve booked a lovely beach house just a few hours' drive up the coast, lured by the twin appeals of zero jet-lag for parents, and proximity to New Year’s Eve parties for our Sydney-centric teenagers.Packing for a semi-stay-cay is based on a handful of key items that keep things simple and stylish. An Antibes shirt dress can go from over-the-cossie at...
Claudia Curran
Happy Birthday Brigitte 🎈
Joyeux Anniversaire BB Brigitte Bardot, who turned 89 this week, is often associated with the French Riviera with images of her lounging on the seaside in stripes and little else. However, she was a Parisienne first. Brigitte was born on the 28 September 1934 in Passy in the 16th arrondissement, to wealthy bourgeois parents who were strict Catholics. Having studied ballet for three years from the age of 13 at the Paris Conservatory, she developed the poise and gait that would soon fascinate the world. In 1950 at the age of 15 she graced the cover of Elle magazine where...
Claudia Curran
Fashion & Sustainability
There’s a lot of talk about sustainability in the fashion industry - yet the industry has apparently always thrived on built-in obsolescence.Looking at the fashions paraded on catwalks, today's outlandish outfit is destined for next season's scrapheap.A look over our Jac Cadeaux website through the past six years will tell you our attitude towards sustainability. We have built our brand on timeless French style; classic, simple staples such as the Breton stripe top, which we still sell today.Our brand is about enduring styles and the subtle evolution of designs.We make our pieces to last, in styles that our customers can wear...