Monday, May 19, 2008

Cannes Film Festival - Monday


James Gray has been one of my favorite directors since Little Odessa in the early 1990's, and his last feature, We Own The Night, was beyond poignant. So I was thrilled to attend the premiere of his new film, Two Lovers; judging by the applause Gray received, so was everyone at the Palais des Festivals, including Sean Penn and Puff Daddy, who both showed up for the screening. Gray, visibly moved, arrived with both his leading ladies, Vinessa Shaw and Gwyneth Paltrow, the latter escorted by a friend, fashion designer Valentino. They all sat just a couple of rows ahead of me... how thrilling!

I walked the red carpet in a black Joseph pencil skirt, a beige Nina Ricci cropped jacket and a small, black vintage hat with a veil... I'm holding a small vintage Bottega Veneta bag - my only actual handbag!

Make sure to visit this blog again later today - I have surprises in store for you!

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ton " bibi" noir va surement plaire a Chloe van Paris qui a eu un petit commentaire sur celui que portait Ms B.Sarkosy lors de la visite a Londres...pour moi ces "bibi" ont un petit air de ressemblance!

Imelda Matt - The Despotic Queen of Shoes said...

No, No! I refuse to believe it, hat and veil at a James Grey premiere is so french it ache's :)

I'll check back later tonight.

Anonymous said...

I loved little odessa too. Look forward to watching his new film.

Laura Neulat said...

A bibi, how fun! You seem to be enjoying your Cannes Film Festival!

Kwana said...

This is just fabulous and you look wonderful. I'll be back.

Jo said...

you jacket and hat are absolutely fabulous!!!

Ella Gregory said...

You look fabulous
If only I was there...

Anonymous said...

you are of another time. love the pill hat! enjoying that you are enjoying cannes!
nancy

Anonymous said...

A black and white photo,
a lady with a small hat,
aren't we in the sixties?

thesil said...

The girl who is in the photo is you?Wow!Tell us your experiencies on the red carpet, please!
I am eager for knowing it!

Chloé Van Paris said...

jean-louis: I love this bibi because it's not square.
Just a touch of retro-fun. A sexy skirt with high black heels, the mix of beige and black. The Bibi add to the look a little " sexy touch " with the veil.
Marie-Laure, you should try to always keep this smoking eyes make-up.
You are tonight on the red carpet a true fashion icon.

marie said...

i havnt heard of james grey..ill have to look for some of his films!

Anonymous said...

Tenue mythique ! Tu réussis le tour de force de rendre Cannes glamour... Et ce n'est pas peu dire.

Je t'embrasse. Haut les coeurs !

Alice

Mary-Laure said...

THESIL - well, er, yes, it's me... The red carpet is fun fun fun!

MARIE - if you haven't seen anything by James Gray, I recommend you start with last year's "We own the night"; it's probably out on DVD already.

ALICE - venant d'une ragazza aussi incroyablement belle et elegante que toi, ces mots que touchent vraiment beaucoup... Merci merci merci, tu es adorable!

Anonymous said...

Los sombreritos asi se suaban cuando yo era chica ... lo que es la moda ..

Joanna Goddard said...

mg, you are so adorable!!!

Unknown said...

You look so gorgeous! Absolutely amazing!

Mrs.French said...

Ok, I have carefully perused each post and to me, you look the most stunning here...it was a hard choice, but i think I managed to choose wisely.

Iñaki said...

You look beautiful! You're so lucky for having been there!

xx