The XX Factor : Carla Bruni

Hug, Handshake, or ... Kiss?

Rachael Larimore — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Per our discussion about whether handshakes or hugs are more appropriate in workplace settings, I think it's safe to say that the Obamas' meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, provides absolutely zero guidance. As we...(read more)

To Bow or Not To Bow

Jessica Grose — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:15:00 GMT

Dana ! Speaking of Michelle's sartorial choices, what do you think about the brightly hued and be-bowed outfit she wore yesterday to meet the Sarkozys? According to the Guardian , she had bow-laden "fashion face-off" with the similarly statuesque Carla...(read more)

The Power of Plus One

Noreen Malone — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:15:00 GMT

I just finished paging through the latest issue of Vogue, which the editors have billed as the "Power Issue." In addition to a profile of cover girl Michelle Obama, there are pieces on Carla Bruni, Silda Wall Spitzer, Melinda Gates, and Queen Rania of...(read more)

I Am Interrupting This Serious Conversation ...

Anne Applebaum — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:48:00 GMT

...in order to bring you this Barbara Walters interview with Carla Bruni , which is possibly the most sexist piece of television programming I've ever seen—and I'm not overly sensitive about these things. I have a weird soft spot for Barbara Walters—she...(read more)

Speaking of Nude Women ...

Juliet Lapidos — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:45:00 GMT

Christie's New York will be auctioning a naked portrait of the French first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, on April 10. I'm no prude, I'm certainly not a Victorian , and I commend the French for turning a blind eye to their politicians' private lives, but...(read more)

Puff This ...

Melinda Henneberger — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Were you just being provocative, Emily ? Describing a best-case abortion as nothing more than "a few not ideal hours'' makes it sound like an afternoon at the DMV without a good book. And aren't you being just as categorical as you say Caitlin Flanagan...(read more)

re: Vive La France

Anne Applebaum — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:59:00 GMT

Emily, So glad you brought up the love affair between Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni. It's pretty much a de rigeur topic of conversation in European capitals at the moment, but I daren't mention it too much on an American Web site, during the all-too-serious...(read more)

Vive La France!

Emily Yoffe — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:28:00 GMT

When this blog started in October, Anne Applebaum wrote of how the Nicolas and Cecilia Sarkozy, France's president and first lady, could be a model for American political couples. She had her own life, did not help him campaign, and no one in France seemed...(read more)