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CULTURE: FRANCE-AMÉRIQUE MAGAZINE – September 2023

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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.

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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