Since moving to the South of France, the sea has become a much more regular part of my everyday life. I don't need to plan a beach holiday to spend time by the water. Sometimes it is simply where I go for a walk, have lunch or take a break during the day.

Living close to the Mediterranean also means seeing the coast outside the traditional summer season. Beaches that are crowded in July and August feel completely different in spring, autumn or winter. Restaurants reopen and close with the seasons, the light changes and places that attract visitors during summer return to everyday local life.

That year-round perspective has influenced Les Couleurs du Monde too. The coast appears throughout the platform in different ways: through destinations and stays, beach restaurants, fashion, interiors, outdoor living and the people and businesses connected to the region.

It is also why the French Riviera continues to be a recurring destination for me. There is always another place to visit or another angle to explore, even close to home.

The Summer Issue of Les Couleurs du Monde brings many of these subjects together, with coastlines, island escapes, summer destinations and outdoor experiences from different parts of the world.

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Travel has always been one of the strongest influences behind Les Couleurs du Monde. Not simply because of the destinations themselves, but because travelling changes what we notice.

A colour combination on a market in Marrakech, the way a small hotel in Ibiza uses natural materials, a dress worn on a beach in Greece or a long outdoor lunch in the South of France can all become ideas that travel home with us.

This is also why I have never seen travel, fashion, interiors and food as completely separate subjects. They constantly influence one another. A destination has its own colours, materials, architecture, food and way of dressing, and together these details create the character of a place.

Some of the most interesting discoveries are also the ones we did not plan. A small restaurant found while walking through a town, a local shop away from the main shopping streets or a hotel chosen simply because its setting looked interesting can become one of the strongest memories of a trip.

The quote in this image, attributed to Saint Augustine, compares the world to a book and travelling to reading its pages. It is an idea that still makes sense today. Every destination adds another reference, another perspective and sometimes another idea that finds its way into everyday life.

That is what I want to share through From the Editor: places I find interesting, things I discover while travelling and the fashion, interiors, food and people that catch my attention along the way.

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Doing work you enjoy can be a strong starting point, but turning an interest into a profession involves much more than simply following your passion.

Many businesses, creative projects and independent careers begin with a subject someone genuinely enjoys. Fashion, travel, photography, design, food or writing can start as personal interests before gradually developing into professional work.

The difference comes when an idea is given structure. There are decisions to make, deadlines to meet, finances to manage and parts of the job that have little to do with the original passion. Enjoying the subject helps, but consistency and a clear direction are what allow a project to develop.

There is also something valuable about working across subjects that genuinely interest you. Travel can lead to a story about a hotel, a conversation can introduce a new brand and a place discovered by chance can become the starting point for an entirely different idea. One subject naturally leads to another.

Over time, those interests can develop into a body of work that reflects what you find worth discovering, discussing and sharing. The work itself remains important, but so does the curiosity that started it.

Loving what you do may not remove the work involved, but it can make that work feel worth doing.

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✨ Brigitte Bardot (1934–28/12/2025) ✨ 

Brigitte Bardot will always be closely associated with cinema, fashion and Saint-Tropez, but animal welfare became one of the defining commitments of her life.

After stepping away from cinema in the 1970s, Bardot increasingly dedicated her time and public profile to the protection of animals. In 1986, she founded the Fondation Brigitte Bardot, supporting animal rescue and campaigning against practices involving animal suffering.

Her home, La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, became an important part of this later chapter. The property had already become closely associated with Bardot and the image of Saint-Tropez, but away from the cameras it was also a place where animals were a constant presence in her life.

Her decision to exchange a highly visible film career for animal advocacy was unusual for someone whose image had become internationally famous. She continued to use that recognition, but for a very different purpose.

For Les Couleurs du Monde, Bardot is inevitably connected to the French Riviera. Her influence can still be seen in photographs, fashion references and the enduring image of Saint-Tropez. Yet her relationship with the region was also personal. It was where she chose to live and where much of her work for animals took shape.

Her legacy therefore extends beyond the films and photographs for which she first became known. The Fondation Brigitte Bardot continues the animal welfare work that occupied much of her later life.

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Marrakech is a city I enjoy returning to, but some of the best experiences begin once you leave the centre behind.

During this trip, Aurelie and I spent time outside the medina, where the busy streets gradually make way for open landscapes and views towards the Atlas Mountains.

One of our experiences was a camel ride through the countryside surrounding Marrakech. It is a very different setting from the souks and restaurants of the city and an easy way to add something completely different to a few days in Marrakech.

We also took a hot-air balloon flight. Most flights leave early in the morning, when conditions are suitable and the landscape around Marrakech can be seen from above. From the balloon, you get a sense of just how quickly the city gives way to rural areas, desert-like terrain and, on clear days, views towards the Atlas Mountains.

What I liked about combining these experiences was the contrast. You can spend one day walking through the medina, having lunch in the city and visiting shops and riads, then spend the next morning almost completely away from it all.

It is also a reminder that returning to a destination does not mean repeating the same trip. There is always another part to discover and sometimes someone travelling with you introduces you to experiences you might not have chosen yourself.

For me, this was a different way of experiencing a city I already knew and another reason to return.

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My daughter surprised me with an AI portrait of five of our dogs together on the beach. It immediately made me smile, especially because getting all five to sit like this for a real photograph would probably have been impossible.

What made the image particularly interesting was the possibility of bringing dogs from different moments in our lives together in one picture. Some are still with us, some have grown older and some are no longer here.

Of course, it is not a real photograph and that is also part of what makes it interesting. AI can now create personal images from photographs and descriptions, combining people, animals, places and memories in ways that traditional photography cannot.

The result does not need to replace the original photographs. For me, those remain much more valuable because they capture moments that actually happened. An AI portrait is something different: a creative way of bringing elements together that could never have been photographed at the same time.

There are plenty of discussions about AI and how it is changing photography, design and creative work. But sometimes its use can be much simpler and more personal.

In this case, it gave me an image of our dogs together that never existed, but that I am very happy to have.

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Taking photographs has become such a normal part of everyday life that we barely think about it anymore. A beautiful hotel, an interesting interior, a good meal or a view while travelling and almost automatically the phone comes out.

I recognise this particularly through my work. Discovering places and creating content for Les Couleurs du Monde means that photographs, notes and interesting details are naturally part of the experience. There is usually something I want to remember or share later.

But there is a difference between documenting an experience and spending the entire experience documenting it.

When travelling, some of the moments I remember best have no photograph attached to them. A conversation during dinner, getting lost while looking for somewhere else, sitting somewhere longer than planned or discovering a place that was never on the itinerary.

It is also becoming increasingly easy to experience a destination through a screen. We research where to stay, save restaurants, follow recommendations and already know which viewpoints we want to photograph before arriving. All of that is useful, but leaving some space for what happens once you are actually there can make a trip much more interesting.

I certainly won't stop taking photographs. They are part of what I do and I enjoy looking back at them. But every now and then, putting the phone away is also a good way to remember why you went somewhere in the first place.

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Personal taste is something that develops gradually. Over time, you start recognising the colours, materials and styles you naturally return to, sometimes without consciously choosing them.

The interesting thing is that these preferences rarely belong to just one area. Someone who likes natural materials at home may also choose linen, wool and leather in their wardrobe. A preference for warm, earthy colours can appear in clothing, interiors and even in the hotels and destinations that catch their attention.

Travel adds another layer. Different places introduce us to materials, combinations and ways of living we might not encounter at home. A woven object found in Morocco, the simplicity of a Mediterranean interior or the colours of a landscape can influence what we choose long after a trip has ended.

Working across the different subjects within Les Couleurs du Monde has made me notice these connections even more. Fashion, interiors, travel and lifestyle regularly overlap, even when we treat them as separate categories.

Perhaps that is also why personal style is difficult to define with one label. It is usually a collection of influences gathered over time, with certain colours, textures and ideas appearing again and again.

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I have always liked collections that look as though they have grown over time rather than being bought all at once. Cups are a good example.

Instead of twelve identical pieces, a cupboard can contain ceramics found while travelling, something bought at a local market, a favourite cup used every morning and pieces picked up simply because their shape or pattern was interesting.

The same approach works with plates, bowls, glasses and serving dishes. They don't need to match perfectly to work together. Repeating a colour, material or general style can be enough to create some consistency.

Travel makes these collections particularly interesting. Ceramics are relatively easy to find in markets and small shops around the world and styles can be very specific to a region. What begins as a practical object can also become a small reminder of where it came from.

I like this way of buying things because there is no need to complete a collection. You simply add something when you find a piece you genuinely like.

Eventually, the cupboard tells a much more interesting story than a perfectly matching set ever could.

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Some fashion images remain recognisable long after the clothes themselves have disappeared from the shops. That has a lot to do with the way fashion photography creates an entire world around what we wear.

A successful fashion photograph brings several elements together. The clothes are important, but so are the location, lighting, models, hair, make-up and the way everyone is positioned in front of the camera. Change one of those elements and the same dress can communicate something completely different.

Group photographs are particularly interesting. Instead of concentrating on one model or one outfit, they allow different personalities, silhouettes and styles to appear together. The eye moves around the image and discovers something different each time.

Fashion magazines and campaigns have used this approach particularly well. An elaborate interior, a hotel room, a beach or a city street can become as important to the final image as the fashion itself. It is one reason photography has played such an important role in creating the visual identity of designers, magazines and different fashion eras.

Today we consume far more fashion imagery and much of it is created quickly for digital platforms. Yet carefully constructed editorial photography still stands out.

For me, these images are also a reminder of why visual storytelling remains such an important part of publishing. A photograph can introduce the subject before a single line of an article has been read.

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When I travel, I take a lot of photographs. Some are intended for Les Couleurs du Monde, while others are simply things I notice and want to remember.

It is tempting to concentrate on the obvious subjects. In Marrakech, that might be Jemaa el-Fna or the souks. In Saint-Tropez, the harbour and its colourful façades. In Mykonos, the white streets and windmills. These places are photographed constantly for a reason, but they are only part of what gives a destination its identity.

I find the smaller details just as useful. The entrance of a hotel, the way a restaurant has set its tables, a local shop, an interesting outfit, tiles on a wall or something happening in the street can tell you much more about how a place actually looks and feels.

Photography also changes the way you observe a destination. Once you start looking for interesting images, you pay more attention to architecture, colours, signs, materials and everyday life.

Not every photograph needs to become content. I have plenty that will probably never be published, but they still become part of my visual references and sometimes inspire an article months later.

For me, that is one of the most useful things about taking photographs while travelling. You are not simply recording where you have been. You are building a personal archive of the things that caught your attention along the way.

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Les Couleurs du Monde has its roots in Aurales Bohemian Collection, my own fashion brand and a project that is still very much part of what I do today.

Working on Aurales was never limited to fashion. Travel, photography, locations, interiors and the character of different destinations were all part of developing the collections and presenting them.

Over time, I wanted to take that idea further. There are so many interesting brands, hotels, restaurants, designers, products and creative projects around the world. I wanted to create a platform where I could bring these different worlds together and introduce them to a wider audience.

That idea developed into Les Couleurs du Monde.

Today, the magazine covers Travel & Escapes, Style & Fashion, Home & Design, Outdoor & Nature, Table & Taste, Weddings & Events, Beauty & Body and Art & Culture, with articles, posts, interviews, reviews and direct links to featured places, brands and experiences.

Aurales Bohemian Collection remains part of the platform and is available through the Shop, but the Shop is not limited to Aurales. Other brands and selected products can also become part of Les Couleurs du Monde, giving different labels the opportunity to be presented and sold alongside our editorial content.

This is an important part of what I want Les Couleurs du Monde to be: a magazine and platform where my own projects can exist alongside the brands, places and people I discover and choose to feature.

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One of the things I enjoy about working on Aurales Bohemian Collection and Les Couleurs du Monde is creating product images myself. I regularly use the places around me as the setting instead of working in a traditional studio.

Living on the Côte d'Azur gives me plenty of possibilities. Beaches, rocks, weathered wood, sand and Mediterranean vegetation can all become backgrounds for jewellery and accessories. The three images here are a good example. The products remain the focus, but each photograph uses a different material and texture from the surroundings.

Natural light is an important part of the process. Jewellery in particular can look completely different depending on the time of day and the surface underneath it. Metal reflects its surroundings, while shadows can help show the shape and structure of a piece.

I usually keep the styling relatively simple. A piece of driftwood or a palm leaf can be enough. Adding too many objects around a product can quickly distract from what you actually want to show.

This approach also works well for Les Couleurs du Monde because product photography can sit naturally alongside travel, fashion and destination content. A product does not have to be shown separately from the world around it.

It is one of the parts of creating content that I still prefer doing myself: finding the location, trying different compositions and seeing how a product changes once you take it outside the studio.

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This photograph is particularly special to me. The man on the right is my grandfather, who worked as a painter of cinema panels.

Before cinemas could promote new films with digital screens and printed posters produced at the click of a button, large advertisements were painted by hand. Film titles, lettering, portraits and scenes had to be translated into images large enough to attract attention from the street.

It was a very different form of visual communication from what we know today. There was no Photoshop, Canva or social media and changing an image was certainly not as simple as editing a file. Everything depended on drawing, painting, proportion and understanding how an image would look once displayed at a much larger scale.

I find that particularly interesting now because so much of my own work also revolves around images. Creating Les Couleurs du Monde involves photography, layouts, fashion, design and deciding how a story should be presented visually. The tools could hardly be more different from those my grandfather used, but the importance of the image is still there.

I don't think I consciously connected the two when I started working creatively. Looking at old photographs like this one makes me realise that perhaps some interests have been around in the family much longer than I thought.

Today we can create and publish an image in minutes. His generation created them with paint, brushes and a very different set of skills. I like having that small connection between his work then and mine today.

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When I work on fashion images, the location is almost as important to me as the clothes themselves. A dress photographed in a studio can look completely different when it is placed in an old building, on a beach or against a Mediterranean landscape.

The image here is a good example. The soft dress contrasts with unfinished brick walls, large industrial windows and an almost empty space. Very little styling is needed because the location already provides texture, scale and natural light.

This is something I also consider when creating images for Aurales Bohemian Collection and Les Couleurs du Monde. I prefer locations that add something to the photograph without taking attention away from the subject.

Travel provides endless possibilities for this. A riad in Marrakech, a finca in Ibiza, an old house in Provence or a simple stretch of coastline can each create a completely different setting for the same piece of clothing.

It is also why I regularly notice potential locations when I am travelling, even when I am not planning a photoshoot. An interesting doorway, an unusual wall, a hotel interior or the light inside an old building can immediately make me think about how it could work in an image.

For me, creating fashion content starts long before taking the photograph. The location is part of the identity of the image.

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I associate picnics with summer, but autumn is actually one of my favourite times to eat outside. The temperatures are cooler, the countryside changes colour and you can approach a picnic very differently from a day at the beach.

Instead of summer salads and cold drinks, autumn lends itself to food that travels well and feels appropriate for the season. Bread, cheese, charcuterie, fruit, cake and a flask of coffee or tea are easy to pack. A few blankets are useful both for sitting and for keeping warm.

It also doesn't need to be the main plan for the day. I like the idea of keeping a basket and blankets in the car and stopping somewhere during a countryside drive, after visiting a market or while exploring a new area.

Seasonal markets make this particularly easy. Autumn brings apples, pears, grapes, walnuts, chestnuts, squash and plenty of local cheeses and baked goods, depending on where you are. Buying a few things along the way can become part of the outing itself.

This is one of the things I like about bringing different subjects together within Les Couleurs du Monde. Food, travel and spending time outdoors naturally overlap. Sometimes an interesting day out doesn't need much planning at all.

And a picnic basket certainly doesn't have to disappear as soon as summer ends.

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One thing children and animals have in common is that they don't need much of a reason to do something simply because it is fun. As adults, we seem to become much more serious about how we spend our time.

Our days are organised around work, appointments, responsibilities and things that need to be finished. Even leisure time can become something we plan carefully.

That is probably why unexpected, slightly ridiculous moments are so enjoyable. A dog wearing something it clearly didn't choose, a child turning an ordinary walk into an adventure or an animal appearing somewhere unexpected can immediately change the mood of a day.

I think creativity works in a similar way. Some of the best ideas don't start with a serious plan. They come from experimenting, combining things that wouldn't normally go together or simply trying something to see what happens.

That is something I also recognise while working on Les Couleurs du Monde. Not every idea needs to begin with a strategy. A photograph, an unusual object, a conversation or something amusing encountered while travelling can be enough to start a completely new article or concept.

Being professional doesn't mean everything has to be serious. Keeping some curiosity and humour in what you do can be just as useful as having a plan.

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I like to plan. With work, family, travel and Les Couleurs du Monde, there are usually lists, schedules and ideas for what needs to happen next. But life has a habit of changing those plans.

Things don't always happen in the order we expect. A trip changes, a project takes longer, someone makes a different decision or something completely unexpected suddenly becomes more important than everything else on the agenda.

The older I get, the more I realise that planning is useful, but being able to adapt is just as important.

The same applies to family. Everyone has their own personality, priorities and direction. You can support, advise and make plans together, but you cannot decide exactly how everything will unfold. And sometimes things turn out differently from what you imagined, without necessarily turning out worse.

I recognise that in my work too. Les Couleurs du Monde has developed step by step, with new ideas and directions appearing along the way. Not everything that exists today was part of the original plan.

Perhaps that is the balance: have a direction, make plans, but leave enough room for life to change them.

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When I created Les Couleurs du Monde, the idea was to build a magazine that could develop into something broader than editorial content alone.

Les Couleurs du Monde Magazine is at the centre of this. It covers Travel & Escapes, Style & Fashion, Home & Design, Outdoor & Nature, Table & Taste, Weddings & Events, Beauty & Body and Art & Culture through articles, posts, interviews and reviews.

Around the magazine, I wanted to make it easy to continue discovering what we feature. A hotel mentioned in an article can lead directly to a stay, a restaurant or interesting place can be explored further and a product or brand can be linked directly from the content.

Travel allows readers to find and book stays, Explore brings together places and discoveries and Shop features products from Aurales Bohemian Collection as well as other selected brands.

This also gives brands, hotels, restaurants and other businesses different ways to become part of Les Couleurs du Monde, through editorial features, direct links, reviews, collaborations or selected products in the Shop.

For me, the different parts belong together. Les Couleurs du Monde Magazine is where the story starts, while the wider platform makes it possible to discover, visit, book or shop what we feature.

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One of the things I like about travelling by road is that the journey becomes part of the trip. You are not limited to the destination you originally planned to visit.

Driving gives you the freedom to stop when something looks interesting. It might be a small village you had never heard of, a local market, a restaurant beside the road, an independent hotel or simply a landscape worth exploring.

Some of these places would never justify planning an entire trip around them, but they can become some of the most interesting discoveries along a route.

It is also a useful way for me to discover content for Les Couleurs du Monde Magazine. A road trip can lead to several completely different subjects: a countryside stay, a local food producer, an interesting interior, a shop, a beach or even something as simple as a good place for a picnic.

This is particularly noticeable in regions where destinations are relatively close together. In the South of France, for example, a drive can easily combine the coast with vineyards, Provençal villages and countryside. The same applies in places such as Tuscany, Mallorca or parts of Morocco, where travelling between destinations is an important part of seeing more of the region.

I still enjoy arriving somewhere and staying for several days, but I also like leaving some space in a journey for places that were never on the original itinerary.

For me, travelling by road is one of the best ways to find them.

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My interest in bohemian style is closely connected to Aurales Bohemian Collection. It is at the heart of the brand and continues to influence many of the fashion subjects I choose for Les Couleurs du Monde Magazine.

What interests me about it is the freedom to combine very different pieces. A vintage belt can work with a long printed skirt, cowboy boots with a summer dress and jewellery collected while travelling can completely change something very simple.

Travel naturally plays a role. Marrakech brings different colours and jewellery, Ibiza has its relaxed summer wardrobe, Bali introduces crochet and natural materials and safari destinations bring earthy tones, leather and practical pieces into the mix.

I don't think a bohemian wardrobe needs to look bohemian from head to toe. In fact, I usually find it more interesting when there is just one strong element: an unusual belt, embroidered boots, a printed skirt, a kaftan or several pieces of jewellery worn together.

That approach has also influenced Aurales. The idea is to create pieces that can become part of someone's existing wardrobe and be combined differently depending on the person wearing them.

Fashion within Les Couleurs du Monde has grown much broader since then, but bohemian style remains one of the influences I return to. It is not about following a fixed look. It is about having the freedom to make it your own.

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One of the ideas behind Les Couleurs du Monde Magazine is that a place rarely belongs to just one category. The coast is a perfect example.

A day by the Mediterranean can become a travel story about a destination or stay, but the same setting can also lead to completely different subjects.

The colours and materials might inspire a Style & Fashion article. A beach house or hotel can become part of Home & Design. An outdoor lunch belongs naturally within Table & Taste, while a picnic, beach day or garden overlooking the sea can lead to Outdoor & Nature.

Even the smaller details can take a story in another direction. A woven bag might introduce a brand, shell jewellery can become a fashion subject and a beautifully designed restaurant can combine food, interiors and travel in a single feature.

This is something I notice constantly when I am on the Côte d'Azur. I might visit a place because of its location and end up noticing the interior, the table setting, what people are wearing or a local product instead.

That is also how I want Les Couleurs du Monde to work. The categories provide structure, but they are not separate worlds. Travel, fashion, interiors, food, design and outdoor living constantly influence one another.

Sometimes one place is enough to tell several completely different stories.

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The Côte d'Azur has become an important part of Les Couleurs du Monde, partly because it is also where I live and work. Being here throughout the year gives me the opportunity to discover the region differently from someone visiting for a few days.

Saint-Tropez is a good example. It may start with a well-known place such as La Ponche, but there is much more around it: beaches, restaurants in Ramatuelle, Provençal markets, vineyards, stays, interiors, shops and smaller villages throughout the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.

Fashion is closely connected to this part of France too. Brigitte Bardot, pictured here, remains one of the best-known references associated with Saint-Tropez and the relaxed summer style that developed around the Riviera. Fashion, film and photography have all contributed to the international image of the region.

For Les Couleurs du Monde, these subjects don't have to remain separate. A stay can lead to an interior story, a restaurant to a food article, a market to a local product and a beach to fashion or outdoor content. A place discovered for one reason can easily become relevant in several different ways.

The wider platform makes it possible to take this further. Places and businesses can be featured through editorial content and posts, destinations and stays can connect with Travel, interesting addresses can become part of Explore and relevant products and brands can be included through Shop or direct links.

Living on the Côte d'Azur means I can keep returning to the same region while continuing to find new subjects, places and people to feature.

That is also how I see Les Couleurs du Monde: one destination can lead to many different stories and every story can lead to something more to discover.

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When I am somewhere new, I am almost automatically looking at places with content in mind. A wall, a narrow street, an old doorway or even a simple corner can suddenly look like the right location for a fashion shoot.

It doesn't have to be a famous landmark. In fact, I regularly prefer locations that are quite ordinary. The stone wall in this image works because its neutral colour and texture allow the printed outfit to stand out without needing anything else around it.

The surroundings also help give fashion a sense of place. Photographing the same outfit against a white studio background would create a completely different result. Taking it outside makes architecture, local materials and natural light part of the image.

This is particularly useful when working across Aurales Bohemian Collection and Les Couleurs du Monde. Travelling for one purpose can provide content for something completely different. A village discovered for a travel story might later become a fashion location, while a hotel, beach or restaurant can provide ideas for several other subjects.

It has made me look at places differently. I don't only notice where I want to stay, eat or visit. I also notice interesting walls, colours, textures, light and backgrounds.

Sometimes the location for the next image is simply somewhere you happen to walk past.

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I find it interesting how the same preferences appear in completely different parts of our lives. The colours we choose for an interior can be remarkably similar to those we wear or look for when travelling.

The image here is a good example. Warm browns, cream, beige and natural materials move easily between an interior, clothing and accessories. Linen appears as curtains and clothing, woven fibres become storage baskets and bags and leather or warm metallic tones add contrast.

This crossover is something I notice constantly when working on Les Couleurs du Monde. A beautiful hotel interior can inspire a fashion story. The colours of a destination can appear in a collection. An accessory might work equally well in a Style & Fashion article, a travel wardrobe or a story about natural materials.

It is one of the reasons Les Couleurs du Monde covers different categories within the same platform. Travel & Escapes, Style & Fashion and Home & Design may have their own subjects, but visually and creatively they regularly overlap.

The same happens with the brands and products we feature. A brand does not necessarily have to fit into only one story. Fashion, accessories, decorative objects and travel can all be presented within the wider context in which people actually use and discover them.

For me, that connection between categories is much more interesting than treating each subject separately. A colour, material or idea can start in one place and naturally lead to another.

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When I discover a stay or restaurant, the interior is one of the first things I notice. Not because everything needs to be perfectly designed, but because the space tells you a lot about the identity of the place.

This has become particularly important in hospitality. Travellers no longer choose a hotel solely because of its location or facilities. Architecture, interiors and atmosphere can be part of the reason for booking it in the first place.

Marrakech is a good example. Many riads and contemporary stays use elements that immediately connect them to Morocco: tadelakt walls, woven fibres, local ceramics, timber, stone and textiles. These materials can be used in very traditional interiors or interpreted in a much more contemporary way.

The strongest places, for me, are those where the design makes sense in its surroundings. A hotel in Marrakech should not feel interchangeable with one in Mykonos, Bali or the Côte d'Azur. Each destination provides its own architecture, materials and references to work with.

This is also something I look for when selecting hotels, restaurants and stays to feature within Les Couleurs du Monde. Good hospitality is about more than where you sleep or eat. The design of a place is part of the experience and sometimes one of the main reasons you remember it afterwards.

For hotels and restaurants, interior design has become part of their identity, not simply the decoration around it.

Choosing where you stay is part of how you experience a destination.
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One of the things I appreciate about living in the South of France is how much of everyday life can take place outside. It doesn't have to be a planned lunch or a beautifully prepared dinner. Sometimes it is simply breakfast, coffee or something small to eat in the garden.

Outdoor spaces are increasingly treated as extensions of the home, but they don't necessarily need the same level of furnishing. A table and a few chairs may be enough. A trolley can hold drinks, plates and glasses, while baskets, cushions and blankets can easily be moved between indoors and outdoors.

I actually like outdoor spaces that remain flexible. Instead of having one fixed dining area, you can move according to the season, the time of day and where there is shade. Breakfast might work under a tree in the morning, while another part of the garden becomes more comfortable later in the day.

Food changes with the setting too. Eating outside tends to suit dishes that can simply be put on the table and shared: bread, fruit, cheese, salads, olives or something prepared on the barbecue. There is less need for a formal table setting.

This is also an example of how subjects naturally come together within Les Couleurs du Monde. The garden belongs to Outdoor & Nature, the furniture and use of space connect with Home & Design and the moment food arrives on the table, Table & Taste becomes part of the same story.

Living outdoors is therefore not only about having a beautiful garden or terrace. It is about actually using the outdoor space you have as part of everyday life.

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I have always been someone who saves things. A beautiful interior, an interesting stay, a restaurant I want to visit, a fashion image, a destination, a product, a colour combination or simply an idea I don't want to forget.

Before Les Couleurs du Monde existed, I was already collecting these references for myself. Over the years, that collection became bigger and broader. Travel, interiors, fashion, food, outdoor living, photography and design have always been subjects I naturally return to.

Les Couleurs du Monde has given me a place to bring these interests together and more importantly to share them. But the idea goes further than my own discoveries. I want the platform to bring readers, creators, brands and places together and build a community around shared interests, discoveries and experiences.

Creators, brands and businesses can become part of Les Couleurs du Monde in different ways: through their own profile, editorial features in the magazine, direct links to their work or selected products in the Shop. Travel and Explore add another layer by connecting the content with stays, destinations and places to discover.

Through From the Editor, I will share my own perspective: places I visit, stays and restaurants I discover, brands and products that catch my attention and ideas I come across while travelling or working on Les Couleurs du Monde.

I also want to share more about the development of the platform, how one idea leads to another, how I find subjects and locations and how the magazine, community, Travel, Explore and Shop work together.

Some posts will be personal. Others will be about a destination, fashion, an interior, a person, a brand or something completely different. That variety reflects the different interests that eventually came together in Les Couleurs du Monde.

Many of these things started as something I simply wanted to keep for myself. What started as a personal collection of ideas and discoveries has grown into Les Couleurs du Monde, where these interests can be shared alongside the work, stories and ideas of creators, brands and businesses from around the world.

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