Sophie Gachet

Shares tips for style and beauty, offers advice on how to dress like a Parisian, and includes a guide to hotels and restaurants and unusual places to visit in Paris.

A Style Guide

Parisian Chic

Lauren

With some time on my hands and sunny days I like grabbing some easy books I can go through on a lazy afternoon, this was one of those books.

By now we have all figured out that ‘la parisienne’ is some weird obsession that the fashion/beauty industry seems to have and not an actual woman or group of women.

I thought the book was funny to scan through on a sunny afternoon, it had some nice tips on how to dress professionally with a few key items. I didn’t like some of the language in the book, like when you go on vacation you can’t pack a lot of clothes but don’t you dare look like a ‘provincial’. Yet you don’t want to look rich. Such terms seemed a bit classist to me, especially since the actual outfits weren’t very complicated or ‘rich’. 

Please do not listen to the skincare tips, i stopped reading halfway through because they were horrible.

Warning: about half of the book is filled with addresses of different stores in Paris. It seems a bit like ‘advertisement’ to me but it’s only interesting if you’re planning to travel there. 

Overall it’s fun to read on a sunny afternoon. Would i recommend it? I wouldn’t spend my money on it, but if you’re looking for an easy to read book on how to dress professionally without breaking the bank, get it from the library.

Parisian Chic A Style Guide

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