Tag Archives: French Chic

FRENCH CHIC SHIRT LESSON 101: A classic white shirt balances a vivid print a la Leïla Bekhti

I’ll Have What She’s Having:  What to wear with a bold print skirt? A white shirt, of course, is oh soooo French Chic!

Leïla Bekhti, the French actress, knows that the best compliment to something bold and bright is palette cleansing clean, classic, and crisp starkness by way of a perfect shirt.

>> MORE from the French Riviera: Cannes Do Chic

Let’s review the styling finesse of the bold “Renaissance painting” print

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French Chic Shoe Lesson 101: Red shoes pops a simple LBD, a la Berenice Bejo

I’ll Have What She’s Having: The right, bright shoe with a classic LBD is oh soooo French Chic!

Less is more when the elements are right in this French Chic Shoe Lesson 101.

Berenice Bejo, of the The Artist fame, totally gets it when it comes to adding a bit of personalization and pizzazz to a LBD. Just look at her pictured here, earlier at a

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Sleek, French Chic In Yves Saint Laurent- Celebrity Style at The Met Opera

METROPOLITAN OPERA Season V – PREMIERE OF MASSENET’S MANON

Looking back at last week’s opening of the Metropolitan Opera’s new season with a slew of celebrity attendees decked out in Yves Saint Laurent, one can’t help but take note of the accessible, inspirational takes on French Chic each guest radiated in their own way.

Model Dree Hemingway in a relaxed ivory suit brought to mind an

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French Chic at a Certain Age: Man-Tailored Jackets in the way Ines de la Fressange works them

Master this style: How to pull off classic man-tailored  jacket like Ines de la Fressange’s tuxedo and school boy looks

>> Day  Three of the three-part FoS series Ageless, Age-Appropriate French Chic At A Certain Age

Wearing a jacket can get a bit tricky. If you’re busty, you end up looking boxy (wear it open). If the jacket is too conservative, you just added 10 years

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French Chic at a Certain Age: A well-cut trench coat a la Patricia Kaas

Let’s be frank: There comes a time when fussy becomes unfashionably fatiguing and plain is boringly aging.

>> Day Two of the three-part FoS series Age-Approriate French Chic At A Certain Age

But, pairing a well-cut trench coat and sultry smokey lined eyes, is a time-tested fashion recipe that never spoils!

Take, for instance, French actress and chanteuse Patricia Kaas who understands the understated elegance of a lightweight, well-cut trench

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French Chic at a Certain Age: The power of black a la Juliette Binoche… not so basic!

Basic black becomes beautiful black when it’s worn in the right French Chic way…

It’s funny how there are photos of us that almost instantly look dated and others that have timeless perfection. What we are wearing plays a huge part in what sustains looking chic and vital rather than overdone and garish.

Take for instance, the style power and endurance of perennially black clad Juliette

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Share Your Personal Style: Reader Lindsay Webdell is classically and affordably fun!

We are going to start a chronicle to look at the personal style of some of our FocusOnStyle readers. Hey, that could be YOU next time! Jump to the end to see how to share your personal style with us.

Lindsay Webdell is one of our Twitter friends and jumped to the chance to share her look with all of us.

Lindsay is pretty nifty too… she has a fun

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Timeless Thursday’s -Charlotte Gainsbourg Proves Some Things Never Go Out Of Style

Yes, an 11 year-old pair of jeans can be forever-cool!

Model, muse and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg’s instinctive, casual yet chic boho Parisian sense of style usually catches our eye with her often unexpected choices and while at a fete for Marc Jacobs by Louis Vuitton she surprised even more so while wearing a pair of Balenciaga jeans from 2001.

Discover tips for your own take on:

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French Chic Christmas Tree Inspiration- from Mary channeling Lady Gaga to Stella McCartney yarn tales

Christmas in Paris: Les Sapins de Noel des CréateursWho doesn’t need a little edgy style boost for their holiday tree? And why not make it a very French chic designer one at that? Richard Nahem takes on a visual tour of some very Parisian inspired Christmas trees for a bit of design inspiration and to benefit a very charitable cause . –S.H.

SEE: Holiday Windows

It’s that time of

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Michelle Obama wears a striped Tracy Reese sweater for a bit of French Chic style

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Michelle Obama Plays With A Twist On A Classic In Chicago For A Cause

We’ve been a lull on our Michelle Obama style watch for a while, but this striped Tracey Reese sweater got our fashion engine going again for some can-do, every day style chic.

While in Chicago yesterday to promote healthy eating initiatives in low-income areas, style maven Michelle

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