Nili Lotan | Laure Guilbault | Sunday Night Live

The New York-based fashion designer Nili Lotan was in Paris this week so I HAD to record an episode of Sunday Night Live with her. She created her brand in 2003 and built a $100 million dollar business. The fashion maverick who doesn't do runway shows, talked about starting her brand in her late 40s, freedom, intuition, and how she came to fiercely protect her Sundays. 

On October 20, my guest on Sunday Night Live was Carolina Cucinelli. Carolina is vice president and co-creative director of Brunello Cucinelli, the Italian luxury brand known its top-quality products and eye-popping prices. At 33, she brings her soft and modern touch to the company created by her father in 1978. She talked about the medieval hamlet of Solomeo, the family business and the opening of a Casa Cucinelli in London next year. 

On July 7, Laure’s guest on her Instagram Live was Pierre de Maere, the 23-year-old Belgian singer whose career took off at lightning speed. Pierre and Laure talked about the Belgian new wave of artists, the role of fashion in his career and more. Big energy in this episode with many questions from the audience! Be sure to stay tuned until the end and find out why you should never lend your clothes to your boyfriend! Here’s Laure. Just a heads-up, the conversation is in French. 

Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the Olympic and Paralympics ceremonies is my guest!  It's a very special episode since we recorded our conversation at Unesco in Paris, in the very zen Japanese garden. That’s because the opening ceremony will take place on the Seine banks, a Unesco World Heritage site. Thomas directed Henry VI, an eighteen-hour spectacle at the Avignon festival so a three-hour Olympic opening ceremony is actually quite short for him! He didn't reveal the content of the ceremonies but I understood that he will bring together many talents and he's an extraordinary talent himself so this bodes well. Enjoy the episode! Just a heads-up, it's in French. 

Mathieu Lehanneur is one of the most talented and renowned French designers. His graduate project famously ended up in the collections of the MoMa in New York and most recently, he designed the Olympic torch. Mathieu talked about the Olympics, the role of design in the world and why he couldn't be a fashion designer. 

I was delighted to have Mathilde Favier as a guest on the show. Mathilde is the head of public relations at Dior couture. She just published a book. It's titled "Mathilde à Paris" in French, "Living beautifully" in English. There were many questions from the audience during the show. We spoke about the evolution of public relations, celebrity marketing, her favorite cheese shop in Paris plus Mathilde shared some pearls of wisdom. Enjoy the episode! Just a heads up, this one is in French. 

Ben Clymer, the founder and executive chairman of Hodinkee, the site for watch aficionados, was my guest on Sunday April 21. (For the occasion, he was wearing  a G-Shock that he designed.) I sat next to Ben at a dinner in Geneva on the eve of the Watches & Wonders fair. He had a packed week coming up but was nonetheless very relaxed, fun and witty. I invited him to the show and am very happy that he agreed to participate. We spoke about how he started blogging back in 2008, built a community and nailed the mix editorial content/community/retail. 

On March 17, my guest was Dave Ryding, the British Alpine ski champion and Fusalp ambassador. What a journey from the dry slopes of England to defying the odds by being the oldest world cup champion, always stylish on the slopes. "The better you look, the better you feel, the faster you go," Dave said.  

On February 11 my guest was Michel Gaubert, the mastermind behind fashion show soundtracks. I have great admiration for Michel. He spoke about his childhood in Bougival. When I told him : "everyone's asked you about the palace era, but I want to know what happened before the palace." He replied: "Yes, because I was not born on the dance floor." And yet one can wonder!  

On March 24, my guest on Sunday Night Live was Enzo Lefort. Enzo is a French fencer who is part of Team France for the Paris Olympics. He is also a LVMH and Louis Vuitton ambassador for the Games. He is multi-hyphenate: athlete, photographer, podcaster, fashion lover. "I like that people can't put me in a box," he said. Just a heads-up, this episode is in French.