Dear Readers

A Francophile’s Dream since 1943

This May 23, France-Amérique is celebrating its 80^th anniversary! Launched in New York City during World War II, the oldest French media outlet still […]

By Guénola Pellen
| May 17, 2023

Portrait

Pannonica, the Baroness of Jazz

Pannonica de Koenigswarter, née Rothschild in 1913, was the guardian angel of some of the finest jazzmen in New York City during the 1950s […]

By Guénola Pellen
| February 8, 2023

Streaming

Franck Sorbier, le fil de l’âme on TV5MONDE

Viewers emerged, as if enchanted, from the screening of Amaury Voslion’s documentary on the dreamlike world of legendary couturier Franck Sorbier, now available on […]

By Guénola Pellen
| January 27, 2023

Iconic

Bragard, Iconic Chef’s Whites

The “sartorial BMW of cuisine” has been dressing Michelin star chefs from hat to toe since 1933. Bearing a distinguishable letter “B” embroidered onto […]

By Guénola Pellen
| November 3, 2022

Blue-Collar Chic

The French Worker’s Jacket Is Making a Comeback

Trendy city-dwellers on both sides of the Atlantic have appropriated this iconic part of the French proletarian wardrobe. From blue collar to white collar, […]

By Guénola Pellen
| September 22, 2022

Destiny

Lee Miller, a Fashion Model in Combat Boots

Famed for her self-portrait in Hitler’s bathtub, this American photographer had countless different lives. She was a model for Condé Nast, a Surrealist artist […]

By Guénola Pellen
| September 15, 2022

Perspectives

France and America at Work: The Same, but Different

The French and the Americans appear to be similar. And yet, when they have to work together, misunderstandings can arise and lead to frustration. […]

By Guénola Pellen
| September 1, 2022

Streaming

Basquiat, from New York to Africa

The African-American artist’s dizzying rise to fame is as fascinating as his neo-Expressionist paintings themselves. The French documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat, l’Afrique au cœur, available […]

By Guénola Pellen
| July 29, 2022

Cinema

Lost Illusions: Fake News in the Time of Balzac

In today’s age of Twitter and Instagram, Xavier Giannoli has adapted Balzac in an astonishingly modern period drama set to be released in American […]

By Guénola Pellen
| June 6, 2022

Iconic

Solex: Half-Bike, Half-Moped

This French hybrid vehicle has become an icon for a whole generation that nostalgically remembers its Dutch line, its imitation leather panniers, and its […]