Carine Bizet's guest appearances

Carine Bizet

Fashion Your Seatbelt

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Giuseppe Zanotti

Olivier Theyskens

Joseph Altuzarra

Joey Zwillinger

Anine Bing

Stephen Jones

Dana Thomas

Jeremy Langmead

Nick Wooster

Burak Cakmak

Christian Lacroix

Casey Cadwallader

Jens Grede

Steven Kolb

Alisa Volskaya

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Pendant 20 ans, Carine a été l’une des plus grandes plumes mode de la presse française. D’abord pour le Figaro puis pour le Monde pendant 8 ans. Un style inimitable, direct et incisif. On connaît aussi Carine pour son allure mêlant gothique et glamour. Une silhouette que l’on a pu apercevoir longtemps au premier rang des défilés à travers le monde. Il y a maintenant un an, Carine prend une décision affirmée, qui s’est imposée comme une évidence : elle quitte le Monde et décide de se ranger des podiums : « Il ne faut pas finir à 70 ans en mode Tati Danielle au premier rang en train de grogner sur tout le monde, en train de croire que tout est moche et que tout le monde est chiant » Comment prend-t-on une telle décision ? Quel regard porte t’elle sur l’industrie de la mode et comment l’a-t-elle vu évoluer au cours de ces dernières années ?

Pendant 20 ans, Carine a été l’une des plus grandes plumes mode de la presse française. D’abord pour le Figaro puis pour le Monde pendant 8 ans. Un style inimitable, direct et incisif. On connaît aussi Carine pour son allure mêlant gothique et glamour. Une silhouette que l’on a pu apercevoir longtemps au premier rang des défilés à travers le monde. Il y a maintenant un an, Carine prend une décision affirmée, qui s’est imposée comme une évidence : elle quitte le Monde et décide de se ranger des podiums : « Il ne faut pas finir à 70 ans en mode Tati Danielle au premier rang en train de grogner sur tout le monde, en train de croire que tout est moche et que tout le monde est chiant » Comment prend-t-on une telle décision ? Quel regard porte t’elle sur l’industrie de la mode et comment l’a-t-elle vu évoluer au cours de ces dernières années ?

This intro is going to be a very short one. Basically, I want to jump right in and let you all listen for yourself as the French fashion critic Carine Bizet, who is not one to live her life as an open book on Instagram, finally gives us a glimpse into her life in fashion. Carine is one of only a handful of true “take no prisoners”, speak truth to power fashion writers working in the industry.Well, actually she is no longer working in the industry. Earlier this year, after building a name for herself at Madame Figaro and leaving an indelible black ink mark on Le Monde with her must-read fashion reviews as the renowned French newspaper’s lead fashion journalist, she quietly, with no fan fair or big send-off, decided to leave it all behind. After decades of working at the epicenter of the fashion universe, sitting in the front row at ALL of the shows and interviewing every designer under the sun...that she found worth profiling….Carine decided to start her second act, working in a totally different field. Yes, a creative one, but still a 180-degree change from her career as a writer.So I felt this was the perfect time to speak with her. To have a no holds barred discussion about what got her interested in fashion in the first place, the current state of the industry, and where she thinks it will go. And why, when she was at the top of her game she decided to walk away from it all to chase a new dream.Full disclosure. I have known Carine for years and I feel that I can say without a doubt that, in a world where superficial friendships are part of the game, she is ride or die. Carine is one you can count on. She will give it to you straight, whether you are one of her closest friends, a designer, or a billion-dollar fashion house. Just on a technical side note, I did want to let all you listeners know that Carine and I did our interview over Zoom Video. So don’t be surprised by a couple of very minor audio issues. And now I am going to turn it over to Carine, because if there is one thing I love to do is listen to her tell it like it is.

This intro is going to be a very short one. Basically, I want to jump right in and let you all listen for yourself as the French fashion critic Carine Bizet, who is not one to live her life as an open book on Instagram, finally gives us a glimpse into her life in fashion. Carine is one of only a handful of true “take no prisoners”, speak truth to power fashion writers working in the industry. Well, actually she is no longer working in the industry. Earlier this year, after building a name for herself at Madame Figaro and leaving an indelible black ink mark on Le Monde with her must-read fashion reviews as the renowned French newspaper’s lead fashion journalist, she quietly, with no fan fair or big send-off, decided to leave it all behind. After decades of working at the epicenter of the fashion universe, sitting in the front row at ALL of the shows and interviewing every designer under the sun...that she found worth profiling….Carine decided to start her second act, working in a totally different field. Yes, a creative one, but still a 180-degree change from her career as a writer. So I felt this was the perfect time to speak with her. To have a no holds barred discussion about what got her interested in fashion in the first place, the current state of the industry, and where she thinks it will go. And why, when she was at the top of her game she decided to walk away from it all to chase a new dream. Full disclosure. I have known Carine for years and I feel that I can say without a doubt that, in a world where superficial friendships are part of the game, she is ride or die. Carine is one you can count on. She will give it to you straight, whether you are one of her closest friends, a designer, or a billion-dollar fashion house. Just on a technical side note, I did want to let all you listeners know that Carine and I did our interview over Zoom Video. So don’t be surprised by a couple of very minor audio issues. And now I am going to turn it over to Carine, because if there is one thing I love to do is listen to her tell it like it is.

062 Carine Bizet: The Fearless French Fashion Critic