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Sarkozy's Nouveau Style.(Periscope; Le Bling-Bling)(Nicolas Sarkozy)(Brief article)
Byline: Tracy McNicoll
Re-presidentialization. De-bling-bling-ation. To hear spectators on both sides of the channel tell it, you'd think French President Nicolas Sarkozy's trip to Britain last week was less state visit and more celebrity detox. After his setback in municipal elections last month, the splashy leader is trading in his aviators and luxury watches for a different sort of look--solemn, with a mien of gravitas. More, er, presidential.
Since actions speak louder than sunglasses, Sarkozy backed up his style shift with de Gaulle-esque pageantry following the ballot disaster: an austere state funeral for the last World War I veteran; an alpine pilgrimage in tribute to World War II dead.
And then there's the trip to Windsor. While detractors may have hoped for typical antics (like when the president checked his text messages ...
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