Archive for the ‘Style’ Category
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Joyeuses Fêtes de A Woman’s Paris
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The old bourgeois reflex: mixing new stuff with old
26 Nov 2013By Barbara Redmond Waves of de rigueur Parisians shift in the breeze, each like cat-paws on the surface of the…
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Cat Eyewear: that 60s-inspired sultry staple
19 Nov 2013By Katie Vergosen I am the first to admit that I was a late-bloomer to the cat eye trend. Eventually,…
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Photo-ready in Paris: not what you might expect
07 Nov 2013By Barbara Redmond (French) The shutter whirred, tamely and quietly. Just loud enough to be able to distinguish the photographer’s Nikon…
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The Autumn Issue
03 Oct 2013By Bénédicte Mahé Come September and October in Paris, I never really know what to wear. It is a time…
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The Evolution of Lipstick
27 Aug 2013By Melissa Larson Bold reds, bright pinks, pale nudes. Whatever the shade, lipstick has come to be the finishing touch…
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A Storied Scent
13 Aug 2013By Barbara Redmond It was the perfume that gave her away, they say. The disguised Marie-Antoinette was recognized by a passerby…
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A Day at the Races: A formal French affair
18 Jul 2013By Bénédicte Mahé Around a month ago, I was lucky enough to be invited to the Gras Savoye Grand Steeple-Chase…
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Shirley’s jewels: how my grandmother influenced my French style
09 Jul 2013By Katie Vergosen Every week when I was a child, my mother and I went to my grandmother’s house to…
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Pack White Pants
02 Jul 2013By Bridget Mulheran Pack white pants. My aunt Mollie, stylish and fashionably up-to-date, advised me on what to bring on…