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The Parisian style, a quintessential epitome of everything French, is an expression of elegant, carefree, and effortless fashion reflecting contemporary street styles and the latest global trends. Swapping between popular selections signifies the fashion-forward independent free thinker. However, the French woman emphasizes the classics. Timeless pieces, neutral tones, and a […]
“I don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little – if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny. And it’s best to be as pretty as possible for destiny.” – Coco […]
Sometimes you can’t wait until after something has happened to write about it. There are some events SO exciting that they need their own pre-post – a rumbling before the incoming earthquake of earth-shattering awesome. Here are 3 things on the horizon that have me prancing about like a school […]
“You can always spot un américain because they never seem to wear scarves properly,” said a Parisian friend to me one day over un café (that’s an espresso en français). In order to fit in with the fashionably cold-weathered Europeans, it’s important to learn how bundle up like the French. […]
I have found myself to be a merger of two distinctly different lifestyles: the American one with which I grew up and the French one I came to love. I don’t believe that one precludes the other or that these seemingly different lifestyles should be mutually exclusive. What I hope to give you in this blog is the chance to live like a Parisian for a moment, a day, or a lifetime in the comfort of your own American city. I hope to give you the tools to create your own perfect blend of french-ness and la vie américaine.
