“We are not born Miss, we become it. This sentence is repeated like a mantra during the preparation for the beauty queen contest. So you have to take lessons for that: good manners, eloquence and now fashion. “It is essential, they will have to learn codes, you do not dine with elected officials as you go to the NRJ Music Awards, slips Arnaud Sol-Dourdin, the artistic director of Miss France. This year, they will have additional follow-up over the months, in particular to help them find the colors that go well with their complexion. »
From September to December, Aurore Donguy, stylist with the false airs of Jean Seberg, finds the looks of each girl. “But all the rest of the time, I go to fashion houses, I look at trends,” she says. In her client portfolio: Chris Marques, JoeyStarr, Karine Ferri and Karine Le Marchand.
More than 500 looks per week
For these first lessons, she listens to the Misses then advises them: “Do not overload your outfits with jewelry except for a fashion editorial (include a photo shoot for a magazine). Always pay attention to the shapes and we love the little fashionable details like a chain on a pair of shoes. You also need to know how to read invitations. “If on the carton, it is specified tuxedo for menthat means long dress for women, decrypts Jérémy Côme, the good manners teacher who came to complete the lesson. If it’s evening or cocktail dress, you can’t come with a short dress. »
“High waist is great. But be careful, no white dress at a wedding fair. On the other hand, the bustier even for an evening with just a beautiful earring, it’s great”, explains Aurore Donguy, who prepares four or five dresses per day and per girl, that is to say more than 500 looks per week. Because jewelry also has codes: “Gold goes with warm colors, silver with cold colors. And to finish: “You have to be very careful with the bra which must be in the same color as the outfit”, “nothing is worse than too long pants so think about iron-on”, “and be very careful ironing! »