How to Dress Parisian Chic?
In “How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits” – a Bible to Anglophone women – Caroline de Maigret, Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan and Sophie Mas dissect the “I do not know what” Parisian and teach us the art of being “always fuckable” even when you queue at the bakery. The 12 best parts that should help us.
(Many) Jeans
La Parisienne wearing jeans everywhere and in all circumstances, skinny, flare, boot cut, at work, on holidays and evenings. For the Parisian air, start by investing in a dozen jeans, without tears and without rhinestones (definitely Bollywood).
Of Men’s Shoes
The Parisian has the spirit of contradiction. To be feminine as hell, so she wears men’s shoes. This fall we derby in traffic (to wear without socks).
Basic T-shirts
… But very expensive and trimmed in the finest materials because the synthetic, it shines and sweat.
A Navy Blazer
This is the key chic effortless to the French: a beautifully cut blazer and navy blue (because it is so much more sophisticated than black) on a deceptively banal shirt.
A Very Nice Stash Bag-misery
“This is not an accessory, it is your home. This is an indispensable mess where you are likely to find both a four-leaf clover curled an old electric bill. If it is nice outside, it’s just to save face. And that no one ever asks what’s in it”, the four papesses of French style. In short, we choose a large bag that has the look.
Ballerinas
Not to choose between comfort and elegance, Parisian door ballerinas. As cozy as slippers, the class of Audrey Hepburn extra.
A Small Silk Scarf
“It adds a touch of color to a dark outfit without making you run the risk of a fashion faux pas. You can wear it on the head when it rains as Romy Schneider. And, on occasion, you can even use it to wipe the nose of your child when you do not have handkerchiefs”, says Caroline de Maigret and co.
A White Shirt
It is iconic, it is timeless, it is class and sexy, especially if the door as Caroline de Maigret casually with three buttons undone. In short it is wearing a white shirt, without logo because “we are not a sign advertising. ”
A Trench
All past and present French celebrities have a trench. So, obviously, it does not take as hot as a jacket but “who want to add love handles?
A Big Scarf
Just because you keep your trench by any time and because “even if you pretend otherwise sometimes you are cold.”
A Sweatshirt Too
… That slips over your shoulder … to bring the party tomorrow for comfort. As effective “than Xanax.”
Oversize Glasses
… To wear every day, because we always have a good reason to do so: “too much light, hangover, an irrepressible tears of crisis or a need to be mysterious. ”