kiraz’s filles about town at the musee carnavalet

For almost 60 years, illustrator Edmond Kiraz’s “Parisiennes”–the title of his first-ever retrospective, which opens today at Paris’ Musée Carnavalet—have been the embodiment of the stylish fille. His iconic women, with their wide-set eyes, button mouths, and serpentine figures, have appeared in international publications and ad campaigns (Perrier, Nivea) and were for three decades a [...]