“I don’t feel like a first lady. This traces the American phrase “First lady”, which is a description I don’t like about anything. Every time I hear these words, I want to look around to understand who they are actually talking about. I don’t feel like the first or the last, or even a lady. I’m Brigitte Macron,” she admitted to Elle magazine in 2017, a few months after Emmanuel Macron was first elected president of France.
For this shoot, Brigitte was not particularly dressed, like a real French woman. She wore a jacket and jeans—but from the iconic Dior and Saint Laurent homes for the country.
Madame Macron loves luxury brands. The New York Times described her husband’s 2022 election victory as “a victory for French fashion”. Brigitte wore a custom-made Louis Vuitton suit along with a military-style jacket on Election Night. “This is an alliance of political power and business that serves both sides. After all, fashion is the backbone of the French economy,” the NYT wrote, emphasizing the key role of the LVMH conglomerate in the industry, led by Bernard Arnault, the richest man in the world, according to Forbes.
Brigitte often wears Louis Vuitton looks and publicly admires Nicolas Ghesquière, the creative director of the house’s women’s collection. Among the First Lady of France’s favorite designers are Karl Lagerfeld, Olivier Rousteing and Alexandre Vautier. According to Macron, she also likes the Maison Alaïa brand, but she finds her skirts too short.
“I wear skirts above the knee, not mini. I used to wear mini when I was little. We hid them in our bags and then wore them before rock and roll.
He said in an interview with Elle.
The press often speaks of her love for short skirts, emphasizing slender legs. “Brigitte’s predecessors also wore mini. Let’s take the same Carla Bruni, for example. However, more attention is drawn to Madame Macron because of her age, and therefore she is scolded much more often than any young woman, ”explains teacher Yana at the Persona stylist school Demchenko in an interview with socialbites.ca.
Skinny jeans create a similar effect – combine them with shirts and jackets, high heels or casual sneakers.
For formal occasions, Brigitte often chooses solid yet elegant suits, such as double-breasted or fitted jackets and pleated straight trousers. As for colors, she prefers all shades of beige, light gray and blue, from rich “royal” (navy blue) to blue.
The presence of a large number of pairs of trousers in the wardrobe of the First Lady of France reflects her views on feminism: “I have to admit that I have always been more concerned with the fate of women than men. I think that the 21st century will be for women, and it is women who can find a way out of this world. If that’s feminism, then I’m a feminist, but I’m for men, not against them.”
Brigitte Macron, France’s oldest First Lady under the youngest president, isn’t shy about age. She is 24 years older than her husband Emmanuel – almost a quarter of a century, several years younger than her stepson Sebastian, and the same age as her stepdaughter Laurence.
“The only problem with Emmanuel is that she’s younger than me,” Brigitte said in an interview with Elle. Then he joked: “We have breakfast in the morning: I with my wrinkles, that freshness. Yes like that”.
According to psychologist-imagemaker Lana Volokhova, this is not a pose – Brigitte Macron really does not care about the numbers in her passport. “She doesn’t try at all to look younger, she was lucky with her genes. We can imagine her outfits on a woman of almost any age, generally starting at age 30,” she said.
But, according to the expert, his teaching background was reflected in the image of Madame Macron. “I think he is very lucky. The First Lady’s style has some psychological undertones designed to guide, lead and inspire people. The teacher does the same. In both positions there is a noticeable official restraint that takes place there, it improves it, ”Volokhova emphasized.
Stylist Yana Demchenko agrees with him. “As for the repercussions of Brigitte’s career as a teacher, I think they really stand out. Details that refer to his teaching background are hidden in his images – stand-up collars, tight jackets, etc. It seems to me that this is the legacy of his profession, ”the specialist concluded.