Ubiquitous fashion with classic elegance. Yves Saint Laurent (The guy who wore the finest spectacles) was probably one of the most unorthodox couturier of his time. He died on 1st June, leaving the fashion house to mourn.
The mourning went beyond fashion houses to a nation's loss of a talented man. But France had two reasons to cry. Firstly, the death of Monsieur Laurent, and secondly, the annulment of the marriage of the unchaste virgin who lied to her dearest that she was a virgin before they married.
However, the argument goes beyond infidelity... the couple were both French Muslims, who had their marriage annulled on the basis that chastity was an "essential quality" (under the French civil code, an annulment can be granted "if there was a mistake about the person, or the essential qualities of the person"). But the couple still remain married now that the case has been sent back for review this week.
Rachida Dati - Justice Minister in France - is the lady who is in questioning. Given that the French fail to see how chastity is seen as an essential quality, Madame Dati's rational for announcing this marriage void was granted on that same key where virginity was regarded as an essential quality in the case. It is a perfectly comprehensible verdict, especially from a woman (Dati) who comes from a Muslim background. Yet, it is extremely unfortunate, the difficulty in the chaste minister's verdict requires taking into consideration the sensitivity of the secular French republic.
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