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How to Dress Like a French Woman
By: Lisa Kemmerling / Fashion Couture
Recently, I was perusing one of my favorite
fashion magazines and
a great article presented
itself about “how to dress
like a French woman.” Taking it one step further
and realizing that the article was geared towards
women over 50, it very much peaked my interest.
I’ve always been interested in the style of French
women, from my very first visit to France in the
early 1990s. Spending a day in the Cote d’ Azur,
a memory of a lovely French woman dressed in
a gorgeous light pink tweed jacket and matching
skirt with heels, left this Fashionista wondering
one question, “how do I dress like that?”
Perhaps not a jacket and skirt in our summer
days as temperatures rise into the triple digits, but
rather sticking to the old adage of “less is more” concept parallels how
French women dress.
A few takeaways from the article:
1. Personal style is more important than fashion trends. Staying with
more of a classic look and ensuring a perfect fit.
2. Knowing their color choices and styles that look best on their
body frame. Not having a closet full of clothes taking up space; rather
buying a few new pieces to enhance their timeless look throughout.
3. Jeans paired with a simple white blouse and
flats, oversized sunglasses and you’ve created the
perfect look for any woman over the age of 50.
4. Staying true to simple clean lines, from head
to toe is essential.
5. Finally, keeping makeup to a bare minimum
As styles consistently change each season, the
timeless and classic pieces remain true year after
year. Some of the most famous French women
to grace fashion magazine covers, include Coco
Chanel, Catherine Deneuve, Josephine Baker
(American born) and Brigitte Bardot to name a
few.
I like to think that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
was America’s version of a well-dressed French woman. Happy travels
wherever the roads lead you.
Lisa Kemmerling is the owner of Clean Lines Fashion Consulting,
helping individuals with their packing needs for travel, as
well as finding current styles for both men & women. You can
contact her at: lisa@cleanlinesfashion.com or 925/518-4950.
By: Linda Bateman-Gomez / Timeless Beauty
Need real beauty advice? You can usually get it
from someone
in your own friend
circle. When you get beauty information
from the internet, you never know if it’s
true or just a sales pitch.
If you get it from a friend, you
can usually trust it. Giving a friend a
compliment about make-up or fashion
often ends up with them sharing their
brand or designer.
Recently at the wedding for my best
friend of 60 years, I sat next to a woman
with the most beautiful skin. It was
flawless and looked like she had no
makeup on.
I told her I was in awe of how beautiful
her skin was. She immediately responded and after thanking me, said,
it’s not the skin, but the foundation.
This woman went on to share that the foundation was nothing
special and that she could achieve that look with any store-bought
foundation by using a foundation brush.
She quickly pulled out her phone, googled the brush to show me,
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then explained that she used sponges in the past and never got the
same finish. She said using a brush was a game changer.
I’ve always just used my fingertips, so I
figured this was worth trying!
She shared that her favorite brush was
called a Kabuki foundation brush. I
found one on Amazon with a 4.6 rating
and over 36k reviews. I figured for $10 it
was worth a try.
I ordered the brush and will try it when
it comes. I’m not expecting the beautiful
skin of the woman that shared her secret
with me (as I have 20 years on her) but
if it helps (even a little) it will be a win.
However, the bigger win was making a
new friend. I paid a simple, well deserved
compliment and found I had so much
in common with a perfect stranger. We
talked all night, had a great time and have stayed in touch.
The moral of the story: if you need beauty advice, ask a friend, or
even a complete stranger, and make a new friend.
Linda Bateman-Gomez has an international beauty company
based in Las Vegas that specializes in cosmetics and other beauty
products. Contact Linda at TimelessBeauty2020@gmail.com or
through her website www.fullips.com.