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TEXT C French chic…  What do we have to wear in Paris?

Dear Sharon: I’m going to Paris for vacation and don’t want to look like a tourist. I'm not familiar with what is acceptable to wear in such a chic city for touring around. I'm thinking the usual American customs of wearing shorts, T-shirts, sweats, tennis shoes, or flip-flops probably won't go over well in Paris. What should I wear to a dinner cruise on the Seine or trolling about Paris to visit museums, shop, or have a casual lunch? What's appropriate dress when I’m off to a train excursion that is still comfortable enough for walking around a village on somewhat rough roads? HELP me look French chic! – Nancy F.

Dear Nancy: Thankfully, you are thinking about what not to wear in Paris - or any other stylish city for that matter! While we’re at it, let’s all make a global resolution as to not wear our ‘special’ car washing duds in public… hello, Mrs. Pink Sweats, you know we are talking to you.

“Do in Rome as the Romans do” – this popular English saying is also true about what we wear at different places. While the chic women of Paris do wear casual clothing, the real sophisti- cation comes from how they put it together. They don’t suffer from the same dimwitted arro- gance as badly dressed Americans who wear sloppy sweats, dumpy shorts, beachy flip-flops, or athletic sneakers as their implicit right to be dressed ‘comfortably’ at all times. Parisians, for the most part, wear well-fitting clothes that suit their frame. You’ll barely see a mademoiselle who is stuffed into a size too small jeans or drowned in a droopy camp shirt. The French understand the magic of a good tailor and proper fit, and so should you. They also understand the power of quality. Europeans usually don’t suffer the same fashion victim overindulgence as Americans do and feel compelled to buy every trend simply because it is in style. They buy what suits them in the best quality that they can afford. French chic is not a matter of having it all, but a matter of having the best of all that you need. Fashion is like food for the Parisian.

C'est la classique… ahhhh it even sounds better in French! Parisian chic comprises of classically cut fashion worn in an unexpected, yet perfectly elegant way. There is that certain extra design twist or precise flourish that makes each piece special but never trite or tired. And what gives these classics their special does of French chic style power? It’s the off-handed way in which they are put together. A beautiful dress coat is worn with jeans and a simple T-shirt, along with a luxurious handbag and rich scarf to create an understated elegance that can take you to almost any kind of situation in style. If a French woman does wear sneakers, they are leather tennis shoes, designed to be more of a sports-inspired shoe rather than a gym necessity.