Regarding French style, Coco Chanel famously said that before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off. But that’s assuming you put a few things on. When I was young I loved playing dress-up, putting on grown-up dresses that dragged on the floor,...
There’s a saying, “we grow too soon old and too late smart.” I don’t know that I agree with that so much – I don’t necessarily think aging is our archenemy, and I believe we get smart when we get smart, which happens sooner for some and never for others. Youth is a...
The one essential beauty accessory which the French woman wears daily is not a scarf or heels or even a Breton striped T-shirt – it’s confidence. Why do I feel eminently qualified to tell you about looking confident? Well, let me tell you – I was born with a...
I suffer from frequent bouts of Feng Shui. When things get a little disorganized, or if I don’t hear harps play and angels sing when I open a closet or cabinet, it puts a burr in my bliss and makes me feel less Paris, France and more Paris, Texas (yes, it’s a place)....
Do you wake up every morning filled with romance and excitement, enthralled for the beautiful day ahead of you? Yeah, me neither. It takes a little intention. Usually I wake up with my mind scanning all the things I have to do, sounding a little like turning a radio...
