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 POOL GERARD CERLES (Photo credit should read GERARD CERLES/AFP/Getty Images)