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Celebrity model Inès de la Fressange shares the well-kept secrets of how Parisian women maintain effortless glamour and a timeless allure. Inès de la Fressange—France’s icon of chic—shares her personal tips for living with style and charm, gleaned from decades in the fashion industry.
She offers specific pointers on how to dress like a Parisian, including how to mix affordable basics with high-fashion touches, and how to accessorize. Her step-by-step do’s and don’ts are accompanied by fashion photography, and the book is personalized with her charming drawings. Inès also shares how to bring Parisian chic into your home, and how to insert your signature style into any space—even the office.
The ultrachic volume is wrapped with a three-quarter-height removable jacket and features offset aquarelle paper and a ribbon page marker. Complete with her favorite addresses for finding the ultimate fashion and decorating items, this is a must-have for any woman who wants to add a touch of Paris to her own style.
Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange Reviews
| 402 of 411 people found the following review helpful:  Deceptively described - more shopping and travel guide than fashion book., By Eibhinn (Canada) - See all my reviews This review is from: Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange (Paperback) I bought this based on the reviews, product description, and product video here on Amazon, and was very surprised when I actually received the product. Everything suggests that this is a guide to dressing like a Parisian. For the most part, it is not. Here's why 1. My most important point is that most of this book is not a guide to fashion or style, it's a guide to shopping and travelling in Paris. I did a breakdown, of the 239 pages in the book (many of which are blank, or contain very little text and big cute drawings) 77 pages is comprised of shopping guides (for clothing, housewares, children's goods, almost exclusively shops in Paris, although many have websites), and 55 pages is an idiosyncratic travel guide, listing hotels, restaurants, and some museums and other tourist stops. There is a 16 page guide to home decor and entertaining, 14 pages of beauty tips, leaving only 62 pages discussing fashion and clothing. 2. The fact that only 25% of the pages... Read more 97 of 100 people found the following review helpful:  Much ado about nothing, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange (Paperback) I anxiously awaited this book. I knew of Ines and and as an ardent Francophile (Francomaniac by my friends), I couldn't wait for this book to appear. What a disappointment. She gives no meaningful advice or insights into her chicness, beauty or style. The photos are all of her daughter.Is it meant to be for a 20 year old? Ines missed a good opportunity to really define the Parisienne and her je ne sais quoi. Instead, the book is filled with generalities. It repeats itself far too much. How many times do we read that it's so chic to push your sleeves up 3/4 or to tie one's belt rather than buckle it (yeah, right; like that looks "chic" on anyone other than a 13 year old Twiggy). I was so disappointed that she did not write a book that shows the progression of French chic from young women to the woman of a "certain age." She's in her 50s. How great it would have been had she shown how she was able to become the style maven and keep that allure well into her 50s. The "advice" on... Read more 168 of 183 people found the following review helpful:  like a visit with a chic Parisian who actually cares about you, By This review is from: Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by Ines de la Fressange (Paperback) The book is dedicated "to my new best friend" and then there's a dotted line for you to fill in. Cringe-worthy? Yes, if the author of a book intended to get you up to speed on Parisian style was just any old supermodel. But Inès Marie L�titia Églantine Isabelle de Seignard de La Fressange --- let's call her Inès --- is not like the others. Despite her impeccable breeding (she's a distant heiress to the Lazard banking billions) and her privileged upbringing, she's astonishingly down-to-earth, smart and friendly, with a goofy good cheer that suggests a refusal to take herself very seriously. Proof: at 53, she walked the runway for Lagerfeld, never having had plastic surgery or even Botox. Interesting story there. In the `80s, Inès was the first model to have an exclusive contract --- with Lagerfeld. A few years later, she was asked to be the image of Marianne, the native beauty who is the symbol of the... Read more |
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