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Inès with Karl Lagerfeld
The blogosphere is already thrumming with suggestions that Inès de La Fressange, one-time muse to Karl Lagerfeld, occasional designer and now spokesperson for Roger Vivier, might not be the worthiest recipient ever of the Légion d’honneur, which will be pinned on to her whippet-thin torso in Paris next week. Honestly, what do these detractors want? The Légion d’honneur may have been instituted in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte as the highest honour the Republic could bestow. It may sound scarily portentous and look magnificently important: a sort of hybrid between the Victoria Cross and one of those gorgeous enamel flowers that you can get at Dior, although, sadly, without the diamonds. But it is not, repeat not, the Gallic answer to the Nobel Prize.
Inès with Bruno Frisoni
The style gospel according to Inès de la Fressange:
Keep an element of punk in your wardrobe – always. Even Chanel was a bit punk; the way she wore jersey and fake jewellery was a rebellion in her day.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. If you have never put a foot wrong, you’re probably too set in your ways.
Look for alternative ways of expressing what you feel: you may not want to wear a fluorescent dress, but how about a pair of tangerine patent shoes?
Dressing head-to-toe in expensive clothes can be as big a mistake as always wearing cheap ones. At every age it’s far more effective to mix things up. I like it best when it’s not obvious where my clothes come from.
Be open-minded about new labels. It’s great to have tried-and-tested ones, but thanks to my two daughters I’m also a regular at H&M, Gap, Isabel Marant, Aspesi and Vanessa Bruno.
Source: TimesOnline.
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