Bruni closes the set with two gorgeous American pop standards: "Please Don't Kiss Me" is modeled directly on Rita Hayworth's version from the 1947 film The Lady from Shanghai. It's followed - with a nod and a wink given to her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's difficulties during his time as France's president - by a too-sweet "Stand by Your Man" that weds Cafe Saravah's nouveau chanson breeziness, upscale honky tonk, and smooth pop. The gorgeous cabaret-tinged reading of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" is imbued with a flawless balance of innocent longing and moody introspection. The reinvention of "Highway to Hell" as a slippery jazz-inflected blues is anything but, with its swinging horns, electric piano, and bumping bassline. ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All" is delivered sincerely, but its string-drenched chart is twee and forgettable. The Rolling Stones' "Miss You" is viewed through the Barry White and Love Unlimited production aesthetic, with strings swirling atop the airy, funky disco backbeat, hand percussion, and nylon-string guitar. Bruni follows with reading of the Clash's "Jimmy Jazz," complete with fingerpops and Fats Waller-esque piano, muted trumpet, and clarinet derived from early-'30s jazz. She opens with a moody yet sparse read of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" as a poignant ballad with Cyril Barbessol's ghostly piano, minimal percussion, strings, and nylon-string and slide guitars. Foster arranges these songs according to Bruni's particular needs as a singer: her breathy contralto, though always intimate and tender, is surprisingly expressive in the English language. ![]() While these readings are intimate, they are imbued without nostalgia or artifice. She is accompanied by her regular band and a slew of studio aces including drummer Jim Keltner, guitarist Dean Parks, and harmonica ace Mickey Raphael - who appears on a lovely, Caribbean-inspired version of "Crazy" that also features its composer, Willie Nelson in duet. He was knocked out by a Bruni performance in Los Angeles and offered to produce an album. The album was initiated by Grammy-winning producer, arranger (and then-head of Verve Records) David Foster. The songs on French Touch are those Bruni sang and played on the guitar between the ages of nine and 29. Therefore, cutting a collection of standards from rock, pop, and jazz might seem out of character. Whether on the catwalk or on the sidelines, Carla Bruni brings her best self to the shows.As a singer and songwriter, Carla Bruni usually follows the labyrinthine tracks in French music established by artists such as Georges Brassens, Jane Birkin, and Pierre Barouh. Carla joined Naomi Campbell on the catwalk at Tod’s last season, modelling a shirt, trousers, loafers and a trench all in the same pared-back shade, and in 2021, she made a cameo in Olivier Rousteing’s 10th anniversary Balmain show. ![]() The 55-year-old also carried one of the brand’s signature cross-body bags stamped with its gold heart logo.īruni is a regular attendee at fashion week-she was a guest at Saint Laurent’s fantastical spring 2023 show staged against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower-but she still enjoys turns on the runway, too. The former First Lady harked back to her supermodel heyday in jeans and a patent black jacket-off-duty staples that are popular among fashion It-girls both old and new. Carla Bruni, who has become a permanent fixture at Mattiussi’s showcases, was in attendance. At the Ami fall 2023 show, held at the Opéra Bastille in the French capital, stars including Arlo Parks and Catherine Deneuve flocked to see what its founder Alexandre Mattiussi had to offer this season. ![]() From supermodels to content creators, editors to the cast of The White Lotus, the men’s shows in Italy and Paris have been inundated with famous faces.
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