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Kempt Kudos to our boy Nicolas Sarkozy, the fashion-savvy President of France who one-upped George Bush during a black-tie affair at the White House last month.
Sarkozy, who split from his wife a while back, was spotted out on the town with supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni (pictured) the other night in Paris—thereby
proving the ZZ Top coinage (and Sartorial Brotherhood credo) “Every girl’s crazy ‘bout a sharp-dressed man.”
Our boy Nic sure is one fast mover. But then we guess when you’re president of France there’s no time to fuck around. Just two short weeks after we first told you that the Nicster was shacking up with supermodel Carla Bruni, one of the world’s most beautiful women and a talented singer to boot, weekly paper Le Journal De Dimanche is reporting that the couple plans to marry early next month.
The latest news from the front regarding the Brad and Angelina of the international set has it that they may have already tied the knot. French daily L’Est Republicain is quoting a reliable source close to someone who claims to have attended our boy Nic’s secret nuptials last week at the Elysée palace. Apparently he sealed the deal with supermodel Carla Bruni after presenting her with a $30,000 white gold Dior ring.
Carla Bruni, our favorite presidential paramour, is making headlines for appearing in the Spanish men’s magazine DT clothed only in a wedding ring. (The full pic is here.) Does this confirm rumors that she’s tied the knot with the well-attired fiscal conservative? Probably not, since the pictures in question could have been taken as early as August, and are certainly from before the couple went public in December. All we can say for sure is that for a 40-year-old woman, she certainly keeps in shape.
The couple’s whirlwind romance (with accompanying media waltz) is now entering its sixth week »
Well, they certainly took their time.
It looks like our favorite couple has finally tied the knot, after a full month and a half of courtship. The ceremony took place Saturday at the Elysee palace, in the presence of twenty close friends, family members and adoring subjects. Sarkozy is the first sitting president ever to wed, but with his dashing sense of dress, he seems well-equipped to smooth over any difficulties.
Of course, we’re hardly surprised the couple finally made things official »
The Secret is Out: Our favorite singer’s latest album has a tracklist. Sadly, Nic goes unnamed. [NME]
Shoes of Destiny: Shipley and Halmos’s shoe man steps into the spotlight. [Refinery29]
High Branding: Sometimes we like to get deep and watch luxury ads. [Jezebel]
Kind of Blue: PSFK’s fashion week recap applauds colder colors that match better with their web design. [PSFK]
Zac Attack: Posen model takes a tumble. If you were married to Jack White, you’d be unstable too. [NYO]
Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.
At the house of Bill Blass, where he was recently installed as creative director, young designer Peter Som is overseeing the women’s line (Michael Bastian has control of menswear). But Som, who worked for the late Mr. Blass himself after graduating from the Parsons School of Design and who debuted his own collection in 2001, is no sartorial slouch.
The Craftsman: Interview with Gilded Age designer Stefan Mijanic. [The Discerning Brute]
Go West Young Man: Steven Alan lands in the City of Angels. [Refinery29]
News To You: Seems someone won that “Project Runway” show last night. Yeah, we don’t care either.
Handy Man: A little more work around the house might get you a little more play around the bed. [AP]
Smooth Ride: Hermès unveils a signature edition of the already posh Bugatti Veyron. This will go great with our helicopter. [Men.Style]
Wedding Bells for Everyone: Nicolas Sarkozy married Carla Bruni. Now his ex, Cecilia, will marry her new paramour. Don’t you just love happy endings? [Reuters]
Exchange Rate: The falling dollar is doing no favors for your closet. [Houston Chronicle]
Our Girl Friday: We don’t know if Eva Mendes posed for these shots before going into rehab and, frankly, we don’t care. [Maxim]
The Queen and The Princess: Carla Bruni visits England, making every first lady in history look downright homely in the process. [Telegraph UK]
San Francisco Treat: A brief and stylish tour of Fog City. [Refinery29]
Brotherly Love: We’re not sure if we believe in “bromance,” but we are sure we love ya, dude. [Men.Style]
“What’s In Your Manbag?”: Excuse me, it’s a European men’s carryall, okay? [Guardian UK]
Buying in Bulk: Shoppers snatch up Tim Hamilton shirts 20 at a time. Look for them soon on superfuture and eBay. [Racked]
Tomorrow, Christie’s is auctioning off the private collection of Gert Elferling, a collector who has apparently spent the last few decades compiling erotic shots of some of the most beautiful women in the world. The auction contains lots of familiar faces and it’s already making waves for more than a few of our favorite people.
Notably, our boy Sarkozy is facing some embarrassment from the British press as the auction features a nude shot from Ms. Bruni’s wilder years and coincides with his first Bruni-assisted visit to the UK.
Christie’s auction of Gert Elfering’s private collection came to a close yesterday, allowing us to attach a dollar value to nudity.
Most notably, our favorite first lady ended up just shy of six figures, pulling down $91,000 for a full-frontal Michel Comte snap from 1993. The more striking Lauren Hutton pic (at left) went for $127,000, but we’re sure having Richard Avedon’s name attached didn’t hurt.
Apparently Mrs. Bruni’s marriage—and less-than-savory photographic past—hasn’t dimmed her prospects as a model. Apparently the UK supermarket chain ASDA has dumped their current spokesperson in the hopes of landing the French First Lady. Maybe they’re after a break on their export taxes.
Apparently not only is there such a thing as French Playboy but it seriously puts the American version—actually, make that America—to shame. While our original iteration of the classic men’s mag is irredeemably cheesy, the French version puts a high-fashion spin on things which elevates it above the onanistic urges of, well, the kind of guys who buy Playboy.
Certified Classic: Salma Hayek—still beautiful, still badass. [Camel Tap]
British Invasion: Save your pence—Topman will arrive any day [DNRNews]
These Nike Canvas Lows Are Kinda Awesome: That is all. [Hypebeast]
Pocket Protector: The history of the pocket square revealed. [Art of Manliness]
Putting It Together: Assembly, the omnisexual store from one of the creators of Scout, is picking up all kinds of press. [We Are The Market]
Misunderestimating: President George W. Bush tells French President Nicholas Sarkozy of his wife, Carla Bruni, “I can see why you married her”. Apparently his degree from Yale was in stating the obvious. [BBC]
Hanging In There: The tie is dead? Go tell it to CBS. [A Continuous Lean]
Happy Accident: City Rag went looking for a shot of Kate Hudson’s tattoo and found lots of bare skin instead. Don’t you hate it when that happens? [City Rag]
Rising Stocks: ACL digs into the Wall Street Journal’s report on highwater trousers—remember, less fabric equals greater dividends to boardmembers. [A Continuous Lean]
Karl’s World: One day we will all live under the yolk of his iron, black-clad fist…and it will be fabulous. [The Pipeline]
Bank On It: Store your dwindling funds in these beauties. [Hyr Collective]
On Your Knees: David Coleman instructs us on how to wear the latest cut-off shorts styles, make your own, and possibly ruin a perfectly good pair of pants. [NYTimes]
D-I-V-O-R-C-E: Poor A-Rod. Poor, poor A-Rod. [Vanityfair.com]
First Baby: Queen of our world, Carla Bruni, wants a baby, but Nic Sarkozy is mum on the subject. The line for volunteers starts behind us. [NYMag]
Could We Love Carla Bruni Any More?: We didn’t think so. Then we read these lyrics. [Radar]
Hot Rods: That emblem on your car’s hood may indicate more than your choice in brands. [Jalopnik]
Turning Japanese: Hedi Slimane is the natural muse of Vogue Homme Japan much as Sean Avery is the natural muse of Men’s Vogue US. [WWD]
Victoria Beckham’s Menswear Line Canceled: Whew. That was a close one. [Female First UK]
Totally Swede: A review of Stockholm Fashion Week. [The Pipeline]
Vanity Fair has posted their somewhat puffy take on the Bruni-Sarkozy affair, including a quick, Trump-free rundown of Bruni and Sarkozy’s exes.
Among the tidbits offered is a fact in favor of Mme. Bruni’s fashion sense: she convinced Sarko to swap his nouveau riche gold watch in favor of a sleeker Patek Phillip model.
Spiced Hamm: Jon Hamm turns out to be at least as interesting as Don Draper. [Men.Style]
TV Eye: Our favorite first lady (sorry Michelle) is on Letterman tonight. [The Cut]
Earth, Wind and Fire: The elements of the perfect shave. (Hint: the main one is water.) [Exotic Excess]
On the Road: The new Revolutionary Road trailer is skip-riffic! [TakePart]
Half in the Bag: Shockingly, Carla Bruni objects to having her naked image printed on a tote bag. [The Cut]
I’m a Cole Man: A Continous Lean goes camping. [A Continuous Lean]
Eric B. For President: The impromptu open call for Obama’s inaugural getup yields some interesting results. Despite the FDR comparisons, no one tries the obvious wheelchair-and-blanket look. [FashionIndie]
In Praise of Egg Nog: Click this link if you want to see four eggs painted to look like the members of KISS. [BoingBoing]
We haven’t been keeping up with Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy much lately—to be honest, once they got married, we lost the spark—but a lucky documentarian is about to catch us up.
Tomorrow in Paris, the spectacularly fortunate Scottish filmmaker George Scott is premiering an 80-minute documentary on the couple that follows the French power couple from their first meeting through their eventual marriage, with apparently unrestricted access.
Naturally, it’s already tabloid fodder (via The Cut), but the surprising thing is how much access he seems to have gotten. Early reports have him filming the couple nuzzling and taking a tour of the Elysee palace. Anyone hitting the Parisian film festival circuit should feel free to drop us a line, but otherwise we’ll have to wait until it crosses the Atlantic.
Everyone’s got a few photos kicking around that they’d prefer didn’t see the light of day. But apparently Carla Bruni has more than most. And they may have fallen into the wrong hands…
One of the French first lady’s exes, Raphael Enthoven, was holding onto a few “highly intimate” mementos of their time together, but last night a group of highly motivated thieves broke into the apartment where the photos were being kept and made away with the priceless stills. It’s troubling news for anyone with an interest in state sovereignty and the sanctity of nude photography.
If the secret service can’t keep a few photos out of the limelight, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Eye Candy: Have you ever noticed how every time Sarkozy’s approval numbers droop, a new set of Carla Bruni nudes hits the web? [The Awl]
Shine On: The recession hits the rap industry’s chains. Where is Jacob the Jeweler when the world needs him? [WSJ]
Have a Seat: The Grey Lady’s take on the ICFF. [NYTimes]
Going Upriver: Trovata ventures into the uncivilized wilderness that is Montauk. [Fashionista]
