France woman

The Italian woman is one of the most desired in the world, with her gaze-to-kill, fighting character and feline allure. In cinema, directors have long since idolised these eye-catching feline creatures, most remarkably Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale and Monica Bellucci. These Italian actresses with their fiery beauty will forever be the incarnation of the piquant and ultra-feminine woman.

A work in progress. Much more to come. And suggestions are very welcome. alphabetically: Isabelle Adjani Lauren Bacall Brigitte Bardot Emmanuelle Béart...

In every country, women have their own secrets for how to stay young and beautiful. But French women have the most natural charm in the world because they somehow manage to look 18 at the age of 42, like Audrey Tautou. Of course there are no universal tips that can help everyone, but French women definitely have some useful habits that help them stay charming at any age.

Rising model Deva Cassel is styled by Nora Bordjah in ‘Deva la Divine’, lensed by Nik Hartley in Vanity Fair France June 2022.

As I passed I saw a cafe, a cafe on the street, with an open door, and one small round table outside, just big enough for two persons, two glasses of wine, two small iron chairs, a diminutive cafe…shabby, with a faded sign, a dull window, lopsided walls, uneven roof. The smallness of it, the intimacy of it, the humanity of its proportion… A human being feels one can sit in such a cafe even if one’s hair is not perfectly in place and... ~ Anaïs Nin (Szingy Feeling, Németh György Archive)