Mélanie Taravant on France 2's 1 PM News

Mélanie Taravant: Elegance on Air

By Kendrick · December 2025

There is something indefinable about the way Mélanie Taravant occupies space. When she appears on screen, it's first a silhouette that imposes itself: a clean line, a posture that breathes confidence, and above all, that meticulous attention to detail that makes all the difference. Recently, as she hosted France 2's evening news, eyes turned to her feet—to those black pumps with clean lines that seemed to have been created for her.

The Kendrick shoes she chose for this edition are not a mere accessory. They are a style statement, a silent affirmation of what Parisian elegance means in the 21st century: discreet but determined, classic but resolutely modern. In the hushed universe of television studios, where every detail counts and where the image is built pixel by pixel, this choice is never trivial.

Style as Language

Mélanie Taravant understands better than anyone that fashion is a language. Each piece in her wardrobe tells a story, and that day, her Kendrick shoes told the story of a woman who never sacrifices elegance for efficiency, who knows that professionalism and style are not enemies but allies. In front of the cameras, she embodies that French elegance passed down from generation to generation: the one that never shouts, but always imposes itself.

This edition of the evening news made an impression. The audience figures spoke: a record for this period, millions of viewers captivated by the professionalism, the quality of the content, and that on-air presence that characterizes Mélanie Taravant. Because while talent and journalistic expertise are obviously at the heart of this success, the attention to detail—including aesthetic ones—contributes to creating that image of confidence and credibility that makes all the difference. Mélanie Taravant has understood that in a world saturated with images, every element counts: the content of course, but also the way it's presented, that discreet elegance that reinforces authority rather than distracting from it.

“In a world where image is queen, Mélanie Taravant proves that elegance complements professionalism—without ever replacing it.”

Mélanie Taravant wearing Kendrick shoes on France 2's 1 PM News

The Art of Discretion

What strikes one about Mélanie Taravant is this ability to make fashion a tool of communication rather than mere ornamentation. Her Kendrick shoes, with their clean lines and impeccable finish, don't seek to draw attention to themselves. They are there to serve, to complete a silhouette, to add that final touch that transforms a professional outfit into a style statement. Designed in Paris, crafted in Italy, they embody that perfect alliance between French creative audacity and Italian artisanal know-how.

Behind the scenes of the evening news, where time is counted and every second must be optimized, Mélanie Taravant takes the time to choose. Not out of vanity, but out of conviction: she knows that elegance is an investment, that style is a message, and that details make the difference. This philosophy, she has cultivated it throughout her career, forging a visual identity that is uniquely hers.

A Forged Elegance

Mélanie Taravant's elegance was not built in a day. It draws its roots from early artistic training—that of classical dance at the Paris Conservatory, then at the Paris Opera. This rigorous discipline taught her posture, movement, the way to occupy space. But above all, it instilled in her that aesthetic sensitivity that guides each of her sartorial choices today. When you've learned to master your body with such precision, you can no longer ignore the importance of every detail.

Mélanie Taravant on France 2's 1 PM News

The transition from dance to journalism was not a renunciation, but a transformation. She retained that rigor, that attention to detail, that quest for perfection. On the airwaves of Radio Classique, then BFM, she learned to master another art: that of speech. And when she moved in front of the cameras, first on Europe 1, then on France 5, she knew how to transpose this physical elegance into media elegance. Each show became a performance, each appearance an opportunity to perfect her style.

But Mélanie Taravant doesn't content herself with being elegant for herself. Committed, she co-founded the association ViensVoirMonTaf, opening the doors of the professional world to young people who were excluded from it. This generosity, this desire to pass on knowledge, is also reflected in her approach to fashion: she doesn't seek to impose a style, but to show that it's possible to combine professionalism and elegance, commitment and sophistication.

Mélanie Taravant on France 2's 1 PM News

Over the years, Mélanie Taravant has built a coherent visual identity. Whether in the debates of C à dire ?!, the analyses of C l'hebdo, or the documentaries of Le Monde en face, she has always maintained this guiding line: a discreet but affirmed elegance, a style that never distracts from the content but enriches it. Each show is an opportunity to reaffirm this philosophy: fashion at the service of the message, style as a complement to substance.

When she took the helm of C médiatique, then France 2's evening news, she brought this approach to its peak. In front of millions of viewers, she proved that elegance is not a luxury, but a necessity. That style is not superficial, but profound. And that the shoes one chooses to wear always tell something about who one is.

Mélanie Taravant on France 2's 1 PM News

Today, at the helm of Télématin on weekends and as backup host for the 1 PM News, Mélanie Taravant continues to write this story. Each appearance is a new page, each sartorial choice a new sentence. And in this continuous narrative, the Kendrick shoes she wears are not a mere accessory: they are an essential chapter, the one that tells how Parisian elegance adapts to the demands of the modern world.

Elegance as Complement

Mélanie Taravant doesn't wear Kendrick shoes by chance. She chooses them because they embody the philosophy she has always defended: elegance as a complement to professionalism, style as a tool of communication that reinforces the message rather than replacing it. In the sometimes brutal universe of television, where the image is scrutinized, analyzed, dissected, she has created a style that resists all criticism: that of sophisticated simplicity, assumed discretion, timeless elegance that serves the content without ever dominating it.

The Kendrick shoes she wears on air are not only beautiful—they are functional. They allow her to stand straight, to walk with assurance, to impose herself without needing to shout. But above all, they are part of a whole: impeccable professionalism, recognized journalistic expertise, and this attention to detail that shows that every aspect counts. They are the natural extension of that elegance she has cultivated all her life, from the boards of the Opera to the studios of France 2. And in this journey, they are more than an accessory: they are an ally, a confidant, a style partner that complements without ever eclipsing.