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Claudia Curran
The Original French Influencer Jane Birkin 1946 - 2023
The Original French Influencer Jane Birkin 1946 - 2023 France’s favourite “petite Anglaise”, the British-born singer and actor Jane Birkin, died recently at her home in Paris, at age 76. French president Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Birkin, saying she “embodied freedom and sang the most beautiful words in our language”. "Jane Birkin was a French icon," Macron said. "A complete artist, her voice was as gentle as her commitments were ardent. She bequeaths us a legacy of songs and images that will never leave us.” To us at Jac Cadeaux, Jane Birkin was a pioneer of the kind...
Claudia Curran
Spring Summer '23/24
Photo Shoot: Spring/Summer - Printemps/Été
It’s been a busy week at Jac Cadeaux. Yesterday was a highlight, spent in our photographic studio all day, photographing our Spring/Summer range. We hope you enjoy the pictures! Next up, we have some beautiful cashmere and cotton pieces just arrived. We have also introduced a new Baggy Jean, catching the trend that's now sweeping Europe. They are a comfort jean and are meant to be slightly stacked on your sandshoe: they look just as cute with a kitten heel. They are a fun off-duty jean, seen all over streets of Paris.
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Claudia Curran
The Beguiling Brigitte Bardot
The playground of the rich and famous, the French Riviera has an unwritten uniform that combines nautical and Parisian style. One often associates the Riviera with French icons like fabled 1960's star Brigitte Bardot, lounging on the seaside in stripes and little else. Brigitte was born in 1934 in Paris to wealthy bourgeois parents who were strict Catholics. The family lived in a plush seven-bedroom apartment in the exclusive 16th arrondissement, not far from the Eiffel Tower. Having studied ballet for three years from the age of 13 at the Paris Conservatory, she developed the poise and gait that would...
Claudia Curran
France (but mostly Paris)
With many people heading to France for the northern Summer, I'm reflecting on the excellent and informative piece written last year in the SMH by style editor Damien Woolnough. France (but mostly Paris)Damien Woolnough contemplates French style. Sydney Morning Herald 22 October 2022. Walking the streets of Paris, dining at restaurants with views of the Eiffel Tower and sitting front row at Saint Laurent or Chanel, you can be forgiven for thinking that the French have pulled the finest navy wool over the eyes of the rest of the world. There is a studied effortless to the way many French women...