How to wear my Mary Katranzou style dress?
“I bought a dress with a geometrical print but I haven’t worn it yet because I have no idea what would look nice with it” The print of your dress is already very busy, so I recommend to adding any other print. Even though you COULD find prints that match the dress, that is safer […]
What fashion for my age?
Lately I have been asked by a few readers and clients to do a post about how to dress when you are older. And I have been postponing and postponing the writing. Why is that? First because, the women who asked the question have different ages. Some are 50, some are 60 or more and […]
What shoes with my A-line midi skirt?
Which shoes should be worn with a pencil or A-line skirts? I tend to live in black ankle boots, with a mid heel, but I think those type of skirts tend to look better with high heels. I’ve recently bought a pale blue A-line skirt from Cos that finishes just below the knee and I […]
What kind of handbags should I own?
How many bags do you own? (the ones under you eyes don’t enter the counting). Probably more than one. Maybe more than 15, if you were part of the bag addict group that fashion marketers had the brilliant idea to create in the early 2000’s. At that point they decided that the bag was not […]
What to wear with my plum colored dress for my baby shower?
I have a plum colored dress, what color tights, shoes, jewelry and bag would work best with it for my baby shower? It is winter and chilly. I don’t know about how to style for a baby shower cause… we don’t have those in France ^^ But I supposed you shall look well dressed, cosy […]
How to wear black kitten heels without looking “mumsy”?
I’m 18 and recently bought a pair of black suede, kitten heel wedge. How do I wear them without looking old(er) and mumsy? Indeed, black suede kitten heels can make you look mumsy. If you wear them with a longer A-line skirt, with a knee length pencil skirt, or with long bootcut pants, for instance. […]
What shoes and what outer covering to wear with an evening gown?
Reader’s question: I would like to know how to wear a floor length dress/evening gown. What sort of footwear would be appropriate? And what sort of outer covering? First, I have to tell you this is a very american question cause french women really rarely wear long evening floor length gown. The french style being […]
How to be sexy without beeing tacky?
Depending of our mood, we dress to feel confident, to feel pretty, to feel good, to feel powerful, etc. And sometimes, we dress to feel sexy, to seduce other men or women. What is being sexy? To answer that I’ll begin with what is NOT being sexy. At least to my eyes. – to disguise […]
What boots for my boyfriend jeans?
Reader’s question: “I would like to know what kind of boots suits to boyfriend jeans best. I am a tall and thin 43 yo woman.” Hello, Boyfriend jeans do indeed look good with boots, but not with every kind of boots. Those jeans slightly enlarge and shorten the figure. I recommend wearing low boots that […]
New years eve makeup inspirations
Even if the french girl, and even more the parisian girl, says new year’s eve is the WORST “soirée” of the year and that they are just going to watch a movie hidden in their bed sipping a glass of wine, they actually always end up going to some kind of party and even some […]
Why I don’t believe in the three colors rule
Popular opinion has a lot to say about fashion. “Red does not suit blondes”, “do not mix black and navy blue together”, “gold and silver don’t match”, and, above all “DO NOT WEAT MORE THAN THREE COLORS IN AN OUTFIT”. “Otherwise you’ll look like a clown or a parrot” (ooouuh frightening). “You talkin’ to me?” […]
