Young, beautiful, clever - the City of Light is mesmerized by this year's "It Girl." Chiarra de la Falaise reports...
"I know I have an incredible life," says Juliette between sips of mineral water. "We French have a word for it - formidable! For-mee-DA-bleh, - which is like 'beyond amazing' in English."
Sitting with Juliette in front of a café in Paris' Marais district in sight of the Pompidou Center, it's easy to concur. Barely out of secondary school, pretty, blonde, equipped with a ready laugh and a warm manner, Juliette has become one of those human beings central to any city's life - this moment's reigning "It" girl.
Couturiers beg her to wear their creations (she prefers Jean-Paul Gaultier, but she's also got a secret liking for Belgian designer Anne Demeulemeester...) TV Newshounds want her opinion on everything from Fall ready-to-wear to the situation in the Middle East. She's already been invited to guest on Diane Von Furstenberg and Barry Diller's yacht during the Cannes Film Festival. Restaurants and nightclubs regularly beg her to make paid appearances - "Not for me," she says. "That's Paris Hilton's thing. I only go where I enjoy myself."
Her most frequent after dark haunts include Les Bains (still probably Paris' chic-est disco) Buddha Bar for a more raucous hang, Caveau de la Huchette for Jazz "I've only recently discovered Jazz," she explains, and for authentic French cabaret, Au Lapin Agil. "To Americans, it might seem perhaps the word would be 'corny'," she theorizes, "but real cabaret is very raucous and very intime, there are singers, poets, humorists and it's as if the performer is speaking directly to the audience - and the audience definitely speaks back. If they love what you're doing, you'll know it. If they don't, well..."
She especially loves the chansons - old-fashioned French songs where everyone is invited to sing along. "It isn't terribly fashionable," she notes, "but it's really, really fun."
And her fun-loving nature as well as her talent at confounding preconceptions are two intrinsic parts of her charm. She is the Most Popular Girl in Paris for good reason. Contacted by phone, her best friend Brigitte Arnault, who has known her since the two were schoolmates at Le Rosey, the exclusive Swiss Boarding school in Rolle, laughs when queried as to her dear friend's allure.
"She is pretty, but there are prettier girls," she observes. "And she is very clever as well, but again, there are greater intellects. What sets Juliette apart is what I would call an absolutely fearless passion for living. When Juliette learns something new, she will pursue the subject until it is worn out and we, her friends say 'Please, J! No more about String Theory or New Wave Cinema or whatever. We are going to lose our minds."
"She is the same way with boys - not common, but very direct when she is intrigued. She scared the boys in boarding school out of their wits! She once accosted (French author) Bernard Henri Levy on the street about something she didn't agree with in one of his books. I was mortified."
But that passion is a driving force in Juliette's circle of intimates, acknowledges Arnault. "Without Juliette, we would probably all be sitting on our derrieres most of the time," observes Arnault. "Juliette is the one who's always screaming at everyone 'Get Up! We're going to this new club/gallery/restaurant I've heard about!'"
And does Arnault know of any boys in her friend's life? "Oh, no you don't!" she says with a laugh. "That you're going to have to ask J about!"
And indeed, the rumors fly continuously; Juliette with James Jagger (son of Mick), Juliette with Olivier Martinez, Juliette with French rapper Joey Starr, Juliette with Thomas Hollande (son of French Socialist Presidential Candidate Sègoléne Royal).
"Please!" she says, laughing so hard she chokes on her water. "If I was this busy romantically, I'd have no time to live!"
Hmm. Nice feint, but we're not buying.
Next Fall, she plans to enroll at the prestigious Institut d`Etudes Politiques de Paris - known as "Sciences Po" - to study Urban Policy.
"I have to do something useful," she explains. "I'm having a wonderful time, but I can't spend my entire life dressing up and going to parties, can I?"
Probably not. But given her vivacious nature, Urban Policy seems a bit dry, no? Juliette is philosophical. "My dream would be to sing, but what are the chances of one supporting oneself as a singer? Best to be practical. I can be a fun Urban Planner, one need only journey to the Paris city border to see there aren't enough of those."
Comments
LOVE this issue! - FAV'S are definately Billy/Cain and the ever so handsome Jack!
I love watching the Young and The Restless and I was wondering how I can get a Restless Style Magazine sent to me or a where I can purchase it
Thanks
I love Daniel on the fornt cover of Restless Stlye
I just love Nick I think he is a great guy I think Nick is nice cute and sexy tell him I said that.
Hi, Juliet, you are so beautiful. Phillis, it's a good job, congratulations.
I'm a fan of Feux de l'Amour ! Kiss. From malgache girl of Réunion Island ...
Lorie Je t"aime !!!
Michellle "Phyllis" je t"aime , tu es trop belle !!! Vive les rousses !!!
Lorie is verry beautiful!
LORIE je t aime ! ! !
Lorie is verry beautiful!
she is a good actress and a really
good singer!!
I hope that someday she will be
famous in the world!!
she deserves better than french people
who spend their time criticized her music!!
Here in France she's more known under the nickname "Lorie". She is a very famous singer here.
I would like to have this issue in my hands now! The cover is so beautiful! The actress is really good in her job =)
Juliette is interpreted by the singer appoint LORIE so I am fan!
I think Restless Style should do a spread of past players and present. It would be great to get the scoop and styles of all that have played a part in Young and the Restless.
I think that it would be a cool idea to have one of the Restless Style issues focus on the cast of The Young and the Restless... What's Hot and What's Not in Genoa City. Jack and Adam will be on the What's Not Hot list. Lol...
She is pretty but I would love to see more people from y/r styling in the mag. Like cloy n see what she would say to put her in a bathing suite...... Think about out it... Thanks Jeannette
Juliette did a great job for the cover of Restless Style she looked cute in all the different outfits. She's very pretty and looked like she was having so much fun. Can't wait to see more photo shoots.