Born and raised on the fabulous French Riviera in the 60’s, CC McGuire always had a predilection for everything stylish. “I developed a fever at the age of 5 when my mom forced me to wear something that I didn’t like.”
At the age of twelve, she was obsessed with reading vintage Vogue Magazines and couldn’t wait for the weekly ELLE Magazine to arrive. “Reading those mags made me dream of my myster
ious future and imagine my life wearing cool clothes that would resemble my path. I remember buying my first designer piece. It was a little white terry cloth sweater by Dorothee Bis. All my savings went into it…what a thrill!”
After graduating with her baccalaureate (plus a year at the University of Political Sciences), she started working as a radio host for Europe #1, while simultaneously hosting a TV show on the TF1 Network. “I had so much fun doing media entertainment! I used to sign autographs for my fans at the age of 20!”
While hosting a Europe #1-sponsored tour featuring a wide range of American talent (rap, graffiti, breakdancing), she met New York artist Futura 2000, and the courtship began.“When I met him, I was crazy about his style. It was so different from what guys wore in France! Meeting him really opened my eyes to so many possibilities, and I just went with him. We were in love and became the darlings of the art and media world!”
“At the time, we used to hang out with such fab crews! Mick Jones from The Clash, singer Nina Hagen, Johnny Rotten from the S*x Pistols, artist/rapper Fab 5 Freddy and tons of interesting people who could speak English (or not). We had all gone through the transition of the Punk movement. We were creating Post-Punk, the world we wanted to live in. My future husband was THE graffiti writer, a magical wiz with a spray can. This was all during a time when France had never seen a single example of graffiti. That was the early 80’s.”
CC moved to New York and became Mrs. Futura 2000. She gave birth to her beloved children, Timothy and Tabatha, and decided to take time off to raise her family. While living in NY in “the scene” (the network of artists and talents McGurr frequented), CC developed a friendship with Mrs. Jacqueline Schnabel. Together they created, “Minigirl,” a cool brand of Ready-to-Wear for women that was sold in individual cute bags as a weekend set. “Minigirl” was sold at Barney’s and other upscale boutiques with great success. “It was a magical moment to create cool clothing and sell it too! I worked with an Italian pattern maker in the heart of Williamsburg in the early 90’s. Everything was produced in Brooklyn.”
From 2000 to 2007, CC wrote about fashion and upcoming trends for PAPER magazine. During this time, she also had her heart set on opening a vintage boutique.“I was always into antiques and vintage clothing. The fascination came from the history these clothes experienced through their wearer; it had a very romantic notion.”
The boutique named “Fille De Joie” opened on Halloween in 2006 in Williamsburg. It was later renamed “Le Grand Strip.” The rest is history!
