Juliet Armanet, Carla Bruni, Frederic Beigbeder… The spirit of Christmas fills celebrity nights

Juliette Armanet celebrates Christmas at Galeries Lafayette

To celebrate the launch of the “Christmas of my dreams” envisioned by Charles de Vilmore, Galeries Lafayette organized an exclusive launch on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, in the presence of the fashion designer and Juliet Armani. The guests were able to admire the 12 animated windows of Boulevard Haussmann, and then the magical lighting of the Great Spruce. The magical evening continued with a piano concert by Juliet Armani. The singer performed the personal version Love me gently and fired up the customers under the department store’s magnificent dome to the sound Last day of the disco.

When Milan moves to Paris

To celebrate the opening of its first boutique in Paris, Valextra, the famous Milanese leather goods house, hosted a private and exclusive dinner at the Italian Embassy in Paris, sponsored by Her Excellency Emmanuela D’Alessandro, the Italian Ambassador to France. Xavier Rougeaux, CEO of Valextra. During the dinner, the guests tasted the cuisine of the famous Milanese restaurant Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia, with two Michelin stars, with a menu created for the occasion around white truffles. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s intimate surprise concert delighted all the guests and closed the evening with music.

A magical night at Château de Louise de La Vallière

A year ago, like a sleeping beauty, Château Louise de La Vallière, the new pearl of the Relais & Châteaux collection, was reborn with the drive and passion of its owner, Myra Grebenstein. In a forest in the heart of one of France’s most beautiful provinces, Touraine and near the royal city of Amboise, this 16th-century castle hosted the first holidays of young Louise, future duchess of La Vallières and great love. King of the Sun. A few centuries later, this Renaissance wonder regained all its splendor and magnificence thanks to the work of collector decorator Jacques Garcia.

To celebrate the first anniversary of this renaissance, the castle hotel, dressed in its best royal finery, offered a select few guests a true immersion in French history. The program includes a concert of baroque music, actor Olivier Martino’s moving reading of Louise de La Valliere’s letter to Louis at the gourmet restaurant L’Amphitryon.

Café de Flore celebrates

Since 1994, the Prix de Flore has been rewarding a promising young author. This year it’s Maria Pourchet for her novel Western, which won the most German literary awards. With a sense of humor that equals tragedy, Maria Pourchet presents in her thrilling novel, accompanied by dazzling writing, a profound meditation on our time, its violence, its vulnerability, freedom, and the difficult relationship with the place it may still leave the world. love language

The Prix de Flore, founded in 1994 by Carole Chrétien and Frédéric Beigbeder, has since its inception awarded a daring young author of promising talent with a check for €6,150 and the right to spend a year at Café de Flore. smoked daily in a Pouilly glass engraved with his name. The godmother of the first edition was Françoise Sagan. The jury consists of Frédéric Beigbeder, Jacques Braunstein, Manuel Carcassonne, Carole Chrétieneau, Michel Fitussy, Francois Reinaert, Jean-Pierre Saccani, Bertrand de Saint-Vincent, Christophe Thisson, Philippe Rensena der Wandel. .

Crazy night at Castel

This literary award crowns a deserving author at the table
By Jean Castel. This year, the jury members have learned
from the legendary Parisian club, chose Arthur Dreyfuss for his novel
The third hand. The winner received a Castel membership card which gives them access for a year with a person of their choice. In addition, a commemorative plaque will be engraved with his name and placed in the library.

Co-founded by Castel and Carole Chrétienault, the Castel Prize crowns a French novel from the literary season by an author the jury believes would have a place at Jean Castel’s table. Castel reminds us of its memorable parties, during which artists, writers, fashion and film personalities had fun until the end of the night. Iconic festivals that bring together figures from Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Al-Paris.