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Un Bavardage avec Jude Orlando: Chit Chat with Jude Orlando
This month, we caught up with Jude Orlando—FIDM Grad and staff member, Fashion Designer, Francophile, and honorary Fashion Club team member. Aside from sharing some of his favorite things about Paris, Jude also taught us how to say a few things in French. Read on!
RESUMÉ
- Name: Jude Orlando
- Education: FIDM, Fashion Design, 1998
- Current Title: Museum Assistant for FIDM Museum & Galleries
FC: You’ve designed for some of the industry’s biggest labels, so it’s safe to say you know a thing or two about fashion. Why do you think Paris is considered the fashion capital of the world?
JO: Simply put, Parisians. They have a tremendous sense of self and individually are aware of what looks good on them. Beyond that Parisians have a great eye for accessories and really know how to merchandise.
FC: Who are your favorite French designers?
JO: My favorite French fashion designer of all time…Hubert de Givenchy. He dressed some of the most stylish and iconic women. I have a few favorite labels, but mind you the head designers aren’t necessarily French themselves—YSL, Hermés, Louis Vuitton.
FC: You’ve been studying French for awhile…what made you decide to take up the language?
JO: My mother is French and my grandparents were too, so I study French to better understand myself and the history from which I come. Besides that, it’s spoken throughout the world by over 128 million people and after working in the fashion industry on an international level, I saw how speaking French can be a very useful skill.
FC: What do you love most about Paris?
JO: Paris has attracted so many influential artists, writers, philosophers, thinkers, dancers, and designers. It was originally coined the “City of Light” for this reason. It was a beacon of intellectual thinking, artistic inspiration, and riveting fashion.
FC: Can you help us translate a few key phrases?
JO: Of course.
Do you have my size?
Avez-vous ma taille? (for clothing) or Avez-vous ma pointure? (for shoes)
Do you know how I can get to the Champs-Élysées? The Louvre? The Eiffel Tower?
Savez-vous comment je pourrais aller aux Champs-Élysées?…au Musée du Louvre?…à La Tour Eiffel?
Missing you from Paris…but I think I might stay longer!
Tu me manques de Paris mais, je pense que je vais rester ici plus longtemps!
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