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Article: Stealing French style: living in Paris while husband Tom Hanks filmed the da vinci code, Rita Wilson decided to immerse herself in the ways of French style. Her verdict? It's tres difficile to be tres jolie.(A Fashionable Life)
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- Harper's Bazaar
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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Paris. An entire summer. I couldn't wait. I would live life as a local. I would go to the markets for fresh cheese, sip cafes au lait in the Marais, Rollerblade around the Rue de Rivoli on Thursday nights. Within a few days I would be unmistakably French. But what would I wear? Would my style translate? Would I ever look as cool as Jane Birkin? Oh, wait--she's English. But she does have an Hermes bag named after her.
What is French style anyway? I thought I was going to see berets, striped tees, sleek capri pants, ballet slippers, and scarves tied more ways than a first date's tongue. Instead, I saw prairie skirts, tank tops, flip-flops, tousled ponytails, and ...