Une Boutique Très Chic

Marilyn Monroe:

An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.

Coco Chanel: A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.

Loulou (left) with Yves

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Loulou de la Falaise is known for being the muse of Mr. Yves Saint Laurent for over 30 years. To help understand their relationship, think of what Edie Sedgwick was to Andy Warhol, just less tragic.

Her mother Maxime de la Falaise was an english model and socialite who married a french count. Loulou met Yves in the mid 1960s. He was intrigued by her in every way: her style, eyes, slim figure and personality. He immediately knew that he wanted Loulou in his Saint Laurent social group and everyone fell in love with her. Their relationship increasingly became more of an obsession with each other to the point where they were inseparable and together they made fashion history.

Where is Loulou de la Falaise now? The french fashion icon has opened her own boutique in Paris called Maison de Loulou. She and Yves to this day are still very close friends.

Interview with Loulou de la Falaise

Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis

Brigitte Bardot is a French actress, model, and singer who is wildly famous for her sexy plantinum blonde look and persona from the 1950s to 70s. Her style: She took the classic American look (think Ralph Lauren) and put a French twist on it.

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Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s

(More to come on Audrey Hepburn. Will be posted soon)

Early autumn I bought a stylish orange coat from Zara. I was looking for one similar to Audrey Hepburn’s (my style icon) in Breakfast at Tiffany’s for a few years. It is a beautiful color that simply fits the season. The look is classy and sophisticated. Hubert de Givenchy is the genius who created the iconic coat for the movie in the 60’s, and ever since then, designers have been imitating and re-creating the trend.

Pictures of myself

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