How to be Parisian wherever you are: love, style, and bad habits

Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, Sophie Mas, Anne Berest

I've been reading a book called How to be Parisian, wherever you are: love, style, and bad habits. It is written by four women, all French, who live in Paris. The only one that I was familiar with previously is Caroline de Maigret; a model, music producer, and the new face for Lancôme. She was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine and grew up in Paris.

It is a surprisingly entertaining book about Parisian girl style. I always think of French women as chic and sophisticated, but rarely do I associate them with friendly, chatty, and a sense of humor. If you've ever walked into a Parisian boutique (and you're not a size two) you know what I mean.

This book is kind of like sitting down over espressos with Parisian girlfriends, and discovering what they're really like, beyond berets, croissants, and tying scarves in fifty different ways.

How to be Parisian is not high-brow, life-changing stuff. It's just a good, fun read on a Sunday afternoon...

C