A New Exhibit Showcases French Luxury—and It Has an Original Kelly Bag

From Cartier’s golden gift to American astronauts to Madonna’s breast-baring Gaultier dress: Comité Colbert’s new exhibit celebrates France’s friendship with the US

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were over the moon in 1969 when each was gifted a solid gold model of their Lunar Excursion Module created by Cartier. The glittering tribute to America’s pioneering spacemen was commissioned by the French newspaper Le Figaro, funded by its readers and presented to the...

A New Exhibit Showcases French Luxury—and It Has an Original Kelly Bag

The Comité Colbert is celebrating over two centuries’ worth of Franco-American collaboration across fashion, jewelry, and more

French Luxury Flexes Its Soft Power in a New York Exhibition

Dozens of French houses and institutions are taking part in a New York exhibition organized by luxury association Comité Colbert.

French Luxury Association Comité Colbert on Bringing Cultural Diplomacy to New York City

Chief executive officer Bénédicte Epinay explains how centuries of trade with the U.S. have shaped the French luxury sector, and how its focus is shifting from tariffs to dupes.