
Label France
Call no.: DC1.L116
Location: Lee Wee Nam Library
Label France is published by the French Ministry of Foreign and European affairs and the Library has the English edition of this magazine. This quarterly publication gives readers an insight into French culture including aspects such as tourism, lifestyle, economy, literature and the like.
The latest issue (issue no. 69) featured the french and their love of books as the main story. French public libraries and the current state of the French publishing industry are also highlighted in this issue. Fashionistas can look forward to the story on the haute-couture fashion show by Christian Dior and John Galliano.
LIEN
Lien is a bilingual French and English monthly newsletter published by Alliance Francaise de Singapour that reports on local cultural events sponsored by Alliance Francaise. It also highlights French cinema and other French cultural products. Limited copies of Lien are available in HSS Library, Media Resource Library and Library 2.
Can’t get your print copy? Fret not. There’s always the online version.

The essence of style : how the French invented high fashion, fine food, chic cafés, style, sophistication, and glamour
Joan DeJean.
New York : Free Press, 2005.
Call no.: DC128.D326
“The Essence of Style” is one of my favourite books on France and French culture. Why is Paris the City of Light and what role did the Sun King, Louis XIV, play in redefining France as the land of luxury goods and glamour as well as making Paris the fashion capital of the world? Read this book!
For French Film Fans
Searching for french films in the Library? Type in Subject terms “motion pictures” and “french” in the catalogue and limit by audiovisual type. The Library has a sizable collection of French films to support the University’s teaching needs.
