Pages with tag "chic"

French chic at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Coco Before Chanel’

The fashion would have to be amazing. Anything with Chanel in the title must be genius.

But what’s more genius and relevant to updating your look is the very simple and understated glamour of director Anne Fontaine and star Audrey Tautou worn at the Los Angeles premier of “Coco Before Chanel”. Both woman have mastered basic black that is anything but boring in a timeless style that is gorgeous on a woman of any age.

While every wannabe fashionista has been having sleepless nights as what she should wear for Fashion Week, some know that it’s the easiest to be simple, smart, and chic. Style that comes naturally to the wearer is always the most covetable.

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“I don’t always wear underwear. When I’m in the heat, especially, I can’t wear it.

Like, if I’m wearing a flower dress, why do I have to wear underwear?” --Naomi Campbell, supermodel.

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This entry is part 1 in the series How To Be A Chic Parisianista | Paris Chic Tips

The How To Be A Chic Parisianista Series | 7 Steps to French Chic

French Style Tip #1:Invest in a Pair of Ballet Flats

How to look french? Wear ballet flats. Any chic Parisienne has at least one, if not, three pairs of ballet flats. They are a staple in every Parisian woman's wardrobe because they go with everything - shorts, pants, capris, skinny jeans, skirts, dresses, bathing suits, or nothing at all (very Parisian!) And the great thing about flats is that you can find them in all sorts of colors, prints, and prices.

So, would you like to look a bit more Parisian without spending a fortune on a new wardrobe? Do you have Chanel taste, but a Wal-Mart budget? With a few of La Mom's tips sent to you straight from the stylish streets of Paris, you'll be Frenchified in no time.

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If you are going to resemble someone, best be a beauty who sustains…

I have the kind of face that people find some kindred association. Usually, an insistence that they know me from high school, from somewhere, they are convinced.

Or, they think that I look like a celebrity.

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The film NINE will be in theaters this Thanksgiving and I’m obsessed…

I cannot take my mind off the lush gorgeousness of the Weinstein Company film trailer for “NINE” since I first saw it yesterday. The yet-to-be-released “Nine” is based on the 1982 Broadway musical “Nine” which is loosely based on the 1963 semi-autobiographical film “8 1/2″ by Italian master Frederico Fellini about a man having a rather visually inspiring midlife crisis and the women in his life from mother to mistress to wife, and then some.

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Gorgeous, Timeless, and Chic…

It’s Monday inspiration time and Demi Moore is our poster girl for looking amazing (as usual) at the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend in Washington, DC.

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Say it with wit

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Michelle Obama Style: Today’s power dressing muse. Everyday style for clean, corporate chic.

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