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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Parisian Chic

0 comments Posted by pece at 7:13 AM

I spotted Ines de la Fressange's new book, La Parisienne in La Hune's vitrine on blvd Saint-Germain in October. It was their last copy so I grabbed it and clutched it to my bosom obsessively...

Now I see Parisian Chic will be out April 5 on Amazon in English!

La Hune had a sell-out book signing for de la Fressange - her favorite stuff in the window including a Cafe de Flore table - it is right next door..

Ines has become The icon for Paris - she has that certain something no one can put their finger on - that je ne c'est quoi...

Plus she is Queen of Older French Girls(OFGs) at 53 non? As if all that weren't enough, de la Fressange has just signed a contract to be the French face of L'Oreal. "If I can be the ambassador for older women, I'm quite happy."Her beauty routine is pared down: protective day cream, Dior's Crème Abricot nail cream, no sun and lots of sleep. As for Botox and plastic surgery: "I would be too afraid I wouldn't recognise myself any more."

I'm giving you un petit gout/a little bite from the Fr. version to tide you over till April, since Ines leaves no stone unturned when it comes to insider info...

Bien sur I'll visit her Le Top 5 des Fleuristes:
Arome Paris - 196, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine 75012
Lachaume - 10 rue Royale 75008
Moulie Fleurs - 8 Place du Palais-Bourbon 75007
Odorantes - 9 rue Madame 75006
Dani Costes Dani Roses - 239 rue Saint-Honore 75001

Ines' Shopping Pauses - where to grab a quick delicious bite...

Little details to change your style to become more Parisienne...

Le Jardin du Luxembourg blablabla...

Ines' take on Le French Trench....

And le French Sac...

If you want to see Ines in action, watch her little diaries around Paris for Roger Vivier - the next chapter will be out in April, but there are plenty of back months to watch...

BONJOUR PARISIAN CHIC!!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Return of the Older French Girl!

0 comments Posted by pece at 4:02 AM

It's been a year since we visited the ultra chic 'OFG' /older French Girl, so brought back by popular request - voila!

Note the stance and splash of lovely yellow-orange scarf...

Note the even lovelier ruffle!
Tres flirtie non?

Bright bleu punctuates a neutral pantsuit at patissiere Gerard Mulot...

A touch of turquoise on this OFG Parisien biker...

OFG bikers abound in Paris...

As do the racing grand-meres pushing two little ones no less...

Regarding the OFG's hair - it can go natural gris...

LONG hair is the norm for many OFG...

VERY LONG hair is A-OK.

WOW!

Ride the Paris bus to catch the OFG - it's the much more civilized, scenic way to get around...

OFGs browse apartment ads just like the rest of us - one must keep up on real estate values in Paris too...

And of course they walk their petit Parisien doggies!

My favorite OFG is my ever-youthful second-cousine, Kristine in Pigalle. Her charmes are endless.

BONJOUR THE OFG!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

BONJOUR PARIS!

0 comments Posted by pece at 9:46 PM

BONJOUR PBers!

We made it (BEAR and I) and this was the first poster we saw in the Metro.
I really wanted to go to this but....

French Girl went off and left us to our own devices...

She left the internet code (25 numbers and letters!) in Euro scrawl - nearly impossible to deceifer without consulting the UN.
Enfin we figured it out!
Evidently there are TWO ways of writing a 1 in France and they look a lot like an upside down M (if two 1s are together as they are twice in FG's code :( or an L or I or a 1.
%$#@!