Posts tagged france
It could have been any of the men in any of the bars in France.
Auchan. La vie. La vraie.
Et si la globalisation, c’était nous ?
Everything you need to know about the left and the right in France in one photo. The conflict is about gay marriage in the predominantly Catholic yet nominatively secular country. More details: Femen.org
EDEN PARK: L’ORIGINAL ET L’ORIGINEL
As a gay New Zealander who moved to France, I have to say that I was fundamentally confused, bemused and amused by the Eden Park clothing line. Here is the most homophobic of sports, and a clothing line named after its cathedral… represented by a pink bow-tie. Vive l’exception française !
interview + post-mortem
FRANCK MESNEL : LE RENÉ LACOSTE DU RUGBY
LANCEMENT MONTREAL. 25 AVRIL 2012. HOTEL SOFITEL MONTREAL GOLDEN MILE
Franck MESNEL didn’t enter fashion via the typical route, but then Franck MESNEL is not a typical fashion entrepreneur. EDEN PARK was founded 1987, a year of gloire.
A l’origine de cette réussite, une finale de championnat de France au Parc des princes, en 1987, lors de laquelle MESNEL et ses compères se firent remarquer en arrivant sur le terrain avec un noeud papillon. Quelques mois plus tard, il créait EDEN PARK, avec, pour emblème… le noeud papillon. Pink. Rose.
That very same summer, Le Quinze de France (the French Rugby National Team) with Franck MESNEL won the Rugby World Cup Final in the … Eden Park Stadium in Auckland. ‘The New Zealand team did their Haka dance at the beginning of the game; I had my pink bow tie in my pocket.’ the famous pink-bow-logo of the brand. It ended 19-12 (June 20, 1987). Franck MESNEL est un sportif- showbiz, attachant, authentique. L’esprit de rugby anime EDEN PARK.
À l’occasion de son lancement à Montréal le 25 avril 2012 au SOFITEL (qui hissa le drapeau de la marque en cocorico!), nous avons évoqué Montréal, la mode femme et enfant, Zidane, la peinture, son Racing Club, le Pitti Uomo, et Twitter….
Eric Blanc (g) Franck Mesnel (d), Founders of EDEN PARK
Depuis dimanche, on dit que deux Français sur dix sont cons, mais cette carte révèle que certains coins de l’Hexagone sont plus cons que d’autres… Since Sunday, some people have been saying two out of ten French citizens are idiots, but this map shows that some areas are stupider than others.
Children’s books are so often very eloquent - the concision, the simplicity and the impact appeal to me. Taken from Le livre du Monde: Première encyclopédie pour les enfants, 1962
Médias 1877 vs 2011: Spot the difference / Cherchez la différence
La Une / Front page, Courrier international, édition 21 juillet 2011.
(The cover says “What if China bought Europe? Peking is already benefiting from the Euro crisis.”)
The Serio-Comic War Map, 1877 collection de la British Library.
La BBC remarque / The BBC notes:
Letting pictures tell a story has proven to be a very powerful weapon. Twenty five years after the Octopus Map was first published, it was used again by Japanese propagandists to win European support against Russia during the Russo-Japanese war.
La communication des histoires grâce à des images s’est démontrée très puissante comme arme. 25 ans après la publication de la Carte Pieuvre, elle a été exploitée de nouveau par les Japonais lors de la Guerre russo-japonaise afin d’inciter l’appui des européens.
William Raillant-Clark edits Rutherford Mansfield and Fuck Yeah Quebec.
I use Royal Canadian Mingling to reblog and comment on things that don't fit the theme of my other two blogs (university research and life in Quebec, respectively.)
