How to dress for a week-end in the countryside?

As you read me I just come back from 4 days in Ardèche. My friends where making “le pont” (the bridge). Which means taking an additional day off. When bank holiday happen on a thursday, you take the friday off. Have a look… Saint Maurice d’Ibie. Photo: François Barbier Just the kind of place where […]

How to dress boho as a short and curvy girl?

I love the boho look but I am short and curvy and  let’s face it – that style works well mainly on tall and slim girls. How can I wear boho/hippie clothes and don’t look like a child or as if I was going to a costume party? You are right, hippie style is easier […]

How to wear white jeans

In the past weeks I recommended 3 clients purchase white jeans. Two of them opted for skinny jeans and one of them got flare jeans. They were either thin or had a bit of curves and they all look fab in it! And yesterday… I bought white jeans for myself – or the temptation to […]

How to warm up your dress for early spring?

April challenge: dress in the morning when it is chilly and keep the same clothes until the afternoon when it feels like summer. For months you have been dying to wear you little summery dress. And there, when you finally put it on, you feel like a flower in the flowers, the sun shines through […]

Flare jeans spring outfitspirations

“After reading your post about flare pants, I purchased one. Could you give me some inspirations to style it for spring in a casual chic like for a lunch/ cafe in the city?” Avec plaisir! 1. Boho style   Platform look great with flares. It is how they wore it in the seventies. A fluid […]

How to wear total denim?

Today I was wearing a denim (Levis) shirt on (Levis) skinny jeans with leopard low boots and a flashy indigo scarf as an accent. (By the way, I want to thank Americans for creating Levis…with their different curves sizes, they are by far the jeans that fit me the best!). So, walking around the streets […]

How to wear my silver ballerinas?

“Hi Aloïs. I have bought silver ballerinas but I don’t know how to wear them. Can you give me some ideas?” Hi, Silver ballerinas are great, they are so versatile. You can wear them with pants as well as with shorter items like dresses and skirts. Regarding colors I like to mix with classic neutrals: […]

How to wear the scarf in spring/summer?

Scarf? In spring summer? We french people always get cold on the neck. You’ll notice that in the streets. Maybe a bit because scarves are so pretty. But in spring or summer, you do not use the same scarves than in fall or winter. I. What scarf for spring summer? A. Fabrics Linen, cotton, silk, […]

How to wear the sixties A-line mini skirt?

Give me an S, give me a K, give me an I, give me a R, give me a T. Give me an A line skirt. That was cheesy wasn’t it? I felt like recently my post were very serious. So I tried something… Erm… Let’s talk A line skirt shall we? Why is that […]

How to accessorize my black and white printed dress?

“I absolutely adore your blog! I have used your posts about weddings in the search of a dress for my brother’s wedding in August. Now I believe I have found the perfect on for me, but I can`t figure out how to accessorize. I want to follow your advice on not matching the shoes and […]

How to wear kakhi?

One of this season’s main trend is kakhi. Which I consider beeing an atemporal, and an easy to wear color, which is great cause if you buy some, you’ll be able to keep that as a wardrobe staple. Kakhi evoques the army, the earth, the desert, the jungle… very casual things at first sight. And […]

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