Sarkozy at award ceremony

French president Nicolas Sarkozy gestures after awarding French designer Sonia Rykiel (R) as Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur in Paris. (AFP Photo/Gerard Cerles) Read More

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (R) chats with former minister Lionel Jospin (L) and his wife Sylviane (C) on January 28, 2009 at the Elysee palace in Paris, on the sideline of an awarding ceremony for French designers Jean-Louis Scherrer and Sonia Rykiel . (AFP Photo/Gerard Cerles) Read More

French president Nicolas Sarkozy poses with French designers Jean-Louis Scherrer (L) and Sonia Rykiel (R) after awarding them respectively Officer and Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur, France's greatest award on January 28, 2009 at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. (AFP Photo/Gerard Cerles) Read More

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) applauds French designers Jean-Louis Scherrer (C) and Sonia Rykiel after awarding them respectively Officer and Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur, France's greatest award on January 28, 2009 at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. (AFP Photo/Gerard Cerles) Read More

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) delivers a speech eyed by French designers Jean-Louis Scherrer (C) and Sonia Rykiel before awarding them respectively Officer and Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur, France's greatest award on January 28, 2009 at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris. (AFP Photo/Gerard Cerles) Read More