As the Cannes Film Festival was due to begin, the woman behind red-carpet sparkle talks the future of fashion and shares her favourite looks I have to admit, the first time I meet Nadja Swarovski, I am a little distracted.
That’s not to say the jewellery supremo is anything other than captivating. But as we go in for a ‘lovely to meet you’ kiss (remember when we dished them out willy-nilly?), I’m taken aback by the short, grumpy bloke brushing past us.
In my defence, that bloke is Joaquin Phoenix and he’s clutching his newly acquired Academy Award. Nadja, on the other hand, is totally unfazed by the A-list passing traffic.