num_pages: 253
description: From four stunning and accomplished French women--at last--a fresh and spirited take on what it really means to be a Parisienne: how they dress entertain have fun and attempt to behave themselves.In short frisky sections these Parisian women give you their very original views on style beauty culture attitude and men. The authors--Anne Berest Audrey Diwan Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas--unmarried but attached with children--have been friends for years. Talented bohemian iconoclasts with careers in the worlds of music film fashion and publishing they are untypically frank and outspoken as they debunk the myths about what it means to be a French woman today. Letting you in on their secrets and flaws they also make fun of their complicated often contradictory feelings and behavior. They admit to being snobs a bit self-centered unpredictable but not unreliable. Bossy and opinionated they are also tender and romantic.You will be taken on a first date to a party to some favorite haunts in Paris to the countryside and to one of their dinners at home with recipes even you could do -- but to be out with them is to be in for some mischief and surprises. They will tell you how to be mysterious and sensual look natural make your boyfriend jealous and how they feel about children weddings and going to the gym. And they will share their address book in Paris for where to go: At the End of the Night for A Birthday for a Smart Date for a A Hangover for Vintage Finds and much more. How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are will make you laugh as you slip into their shoes to become bold and free and tap into your inner cool.
language: None
title: How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits
publisher: Doubleday