Category: Fashion
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Packing for Paris and Provence
I was 17 when I first traveled to France. I still remember the planning, packing and finally flying into Paris and catching my first glimpse of the Eiffel Tower through the airplane window. A few years prior, my Francophile passion was ignited in middle school. I was required to take an elective course where throughout…
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Beauty of Simplicity
French class was always my favorite in high school, which probably comes as no surprise given, I studied abroad in France and eventually became a French teacher. While I loved the language, I also really appreciated my teacher…and her wardrobe. On those beautiful spring days, she had a dress that I can only recall because…
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One French Skirt, Endless Options
As a young girl, I would stand in front of my grandmother’s French styled-vanity, fascinated by her vintage hand-mirrors, preferred jewelry, and bottle of signature perfume, all of which laid on the white embroidered cloth lining the dresser. Her closet nearby, my eyes poured over her dresses that were thoughtfully chosen and worn with a…
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Sézane Repeat Offenders
There are certain pieces that are just so good in one’s closet, they’re put on heavy rotation. Worn multiple ways, they can either be the core pieces, or in this case, the accessories that pull an outfit together and can be universally styled with a cohesive wardrobe. They allow that freeing sensation of not needing…
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French Chic
It’s said you should dress for the job you want and the life you live. Well, my closet reflects my disillusion that I live in Paris or Provence, rather than where I really reside; a small town outside of Portland, Oregon as a stay-at-home mom.
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