Carla Bruni Sarkozy opens the door to her new landmark film, declaring “No more sex, no more drugs, only rock’n’roll!”

When film director George Scott first met then Carla Bruni, she was singing Fernande, a song now banned on French radio. A month later, she became “one of the most interesting women on earth.”

Carla Bruni SarkozyIn her new groundbreaking documentary, Bruni Sarkozy speaks both French and English, as she opens the doors to the presidential Elysée Palace, and invites us into her Paris and Riviera homes. Reading the London Times overview of the film, “Somebody Told Me About… Carla Bruni” is candidly revealing about her life, her career as a supermodel and singer, and her whirlwind marriage to “Sarko”.

Moving my review of Modern Vintage Design, I scanned past her new-found passion for donuts but was stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the floral arrangements from Ovando’s on Bleeker St in Manhattan. They are truly splendid!

Ovando websiteIncredibly architectural, the blooms are tightly packed and often monochromatic, giving them power and dramatic visual punch. The containers aren’t traditional vases. In fact, squares and rectangles dominate. Many of the exquisite arrangements are low and suitable for dining tables and buffets.