France-Amérique Magazine – September 2023 – The issue features ‘The Little Prince in America’ – Did you know the Little Prince was born in New York? Antoine de Saint-Exupéry had found refuge in the United States during World War II when he published his best-selling novella, 80 years ago. Also, an interview with fashion queen Diane von Fürstenberg, whose iconic take on the wrap dress is turning 50; and meet Jean-Christophe Bouvet, the French actor who plays the extravagant designer Pierre Cadault in Emily in Paris!

NEW YORK CITY – The Little Prince’s Other Planet
By Clément Thiery
The Little Prince is from Asteroid B 612, but it was in New York City that he sprang from the imagination of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the French author and aviator who lived in the U.S. during World War II. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the tiny hero’s creation, a statue will be unveiled opposite Central Park in mid-September.

SWAINE – Hollywood’s Temple of Luxury Accessories
By Clément Thiery
What do Harrison Ford’s hat in the latest Indiana Jones and Gene Kelly’s umbrella in Singin’ in the Rain have in common? Swaine London! This brand has specialized in luxury goods for more than 270 years and was recently acquired by the French group Chargeurs.
Table of contents
FROM THE NEWSDESK
Anger at Plans to Relocate les Bouquinistes During the 2024 Paris Olympics. By Anthony Bulger
EDITORIAL
Tocqueville and Illiberalism. By Guy Sorman
INTERVIEW
Olivier Coste: Why There Is No French Google. By Guy Sorman
ICON
Jean-Christophe Bouvet: “There Is Something of Myself in Pierre Cadault.” By Jérôme Kagan
CAMPUS
Sciences Po, the Parisian School Teaching Future American Leaders. By Jean-Gabriel Fredet
ANNIVERSARY
New York City, the Little Prince’s Other Planet. By Clément Thiery
THE BRIEF
Diane von Fürstenberg: “The Wrap Dress Made Me an Independent Woman.” By Kyra Alessandrini
EDUCATION
Gladys Francis: Connecting the Caribbean and America. By Hélène Vissière
HISTORY
New York Fashion Week’s Transatlantic Heritage. By Diane de Vignemont
