French Style!

[james]

my friend just came from Paris...she's so lucky!

 

[james]

and what kind of homes do French people have? are their homes also so stylish and simple as their style?

 

[Lilliana]

^ oh yes!! but sometimes a bit too conservative for my taste, but that really depends on the person and age of the person. I think the reason why the French have such great interior-style, fashion-style and food is simply because it really matters to them. In many other countries most people think all this has to practical and look ok or maybe even pretty. In France style really matters, there is a low socail accpetance of sluttishness polemically said.

 

[james]

This is (again) one really stupid question, but can you tell what French women eat every day to stay so skinny? I've heard that they eat just three meals, nothing in between, is that true? how is it possible?

 

[helena]

james I don't understand - whats not possible about that? three meals a day - nothing in between. breakfast, lunch, dinner. Thats what I eat every day & I am fairly skinny.

 

[james]

nothing in between.how do you manage to do that, that's my question.what do you then eat in your three meals to stay satisfied all day long?

 

[helena]

i don't know james - I have never been a big eater. sometimes of course i will eat something in between but mostly I don't get at all the hungry. when I overeat I have much less energy so I feel sluggish. sometimes these things are genetic. I don't know what else I can say to help.

 

[james]

but it can't be like that only French are the people who, in general, have less appetite...and all th eother Europeans are different. my friend, who lived in France for one and half years says that people there eat only three times a day, but when they eat,they eat big 5-course meals.is this true? what do the French eat? this isn't really meant as offensive or anything, I'm just very keen to know

 

[helena]

james - Idon't really know. Not all french people are 'skinny' as such but rather there are less obese people than in say the UK or America. There are a huge number of reasons for this. Rather than go completely off topic (as we are supposed to be discussing french style) why don't you read the book about french people being thin. I know you aren't trying to be offensive.

French people are quite vain so that probably helps too.

 

[softgrey]

i think the fact that so many french people smoke like chimmneys helps to curb their appetites...i also think that drnnking wine does this...which they drink a lot of...

wine and cigarettes always supress my appetite...

 

[impossibleprincess]

Funny you mentioned that, because I'm reading a novel by Kathleen Tessaro called Elegance which is based on that book. The book is fictional but it has extracts from A Guide to Elegance.

Yeah I read that book...that's how I found out about this one!

 

[Ingunn]

so.. just to get the picture (I can't go to Paris now).. can you describe some outfits that a french woman would wear?

or maybe some collection or designers that have that style?

like what shoes
how does the skirts look like (lenght and shape)
how would she wear her hair?
and so on..

I want to know what they wear to make their style so good

All answers will be appreciated

 

[helena]

I don't think you can boil it down to a set of rules like that....its an attitude towards clothes - to dress unexpectedly and never to want to look like the next person, thats inherently french. to add a twist to an outfit that makes the outfit 'yours'. to tie a scarf onto your bag or to wear coloured shoes with dark tights. to wear all white in winter or all black in summer. Its not something that can be defined and that almost precisely the point.

some other, more specific things the french love however would be:

*black
*navy
*striped things
*flat shoes
*gamine styles
*natural hair & makeup

 

[softgrey]

all the things helena and i love......
very well put helena...

 

[Ingunn]

Huysmans messages provide a good insight into the french concept of fashion: It should not dominate your life, but you must master the subject. I believe it is much easier if your mother and great mother can offer some advice. This subject is about do's and don'ts, it is full of rules which to some may sound too much hard trouble, but not if you like fashion and enjoy looking good.

can anyone tell me some do's and don'ts

 

[Ingunn]

I don't think you can boil it down to a set of rules like that....its an attitude towards clothes - to dress unexpectedly and never to want to look like the next person, thats inherently french. to add a twist to an outfit that makes the outfit 'yours'. to tie a scarf onto your bag or to wear coloured shoes with dark tights. to wear all white in winter or all black in summer. Its not something that can be defined and that almost precisely the point.

some other, more specific things the french love however would be:

*black
*navy
*striped things
*flat shoes
*gamine styles
*natural hair & makeup

thank you very much yes I know they do not all have the same style, but they mush have some secrets, to make them look so good, right?

 

[helena]

yes Ingunn but I did try to tell you what I thought they were.

 

[Ingunn]

yes Ingunn but I did try to tell you what I thought they were.

I'm sorry

 

[Missoni~Heiress]

we need more online french shops keep them coming i am so addicted to internet shopping

 

[hermes_lemming]

Dumb question - are the French really that crazy about scarves?