No matter what happens in her life, she always has a smile on her face.
And the lightness at the tip of the pencil.
At the entrance to the studio office of illustrator Soledad Bravi, a section of fuchsia pink wall welcomes the visitor.
A young woman (who we guess is Fonelle) is slumped on a bed, wearing a sleep mask, her hand on her head.
With the false air of a tragic actress, the character who made the heyday of
Elle
magazine in the 2000s solemnly declares:
“I overthink too much…”
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The one who today draws the adventures of Gabi at L'École des loisirs, for children aged 7 to 77, hastens to clarify:
“This character does not look like me at all!
But what amused me to draw it during all these years.
Double fantasized by the journalist Sophie Fontanel, Fonelle is a heroine à la Bretécher.
“She is ultra-fashionable
,” notes Soledad.
Everything she says is completely exaggerated.
She spends her life in fashion shows to always be on top!
In contrary…
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