Dressing up the Parisian way

On one droning day while scanning some back issue of a Fashion Magazine, there’s this article which caught an attention. It was telling about how people are drawn to everything that is so ‘it’ especially in fashion. We always want something that the society surely accepts. Mostly a lot of people are afraid to break the rules in fashion but there’s this one exception… the French way of street dressing. Here are some tips for dressing like a Parisian from legendary model Ines de la Fressange's book, Parisian Chic: A Style Guide. Ten ways to dress like a Parisian.

10. Jeans with gem-encrusted sandals (not sneakers).

9. A pencil skirt with ballet flats (not with heels).

8. A sequined sweater with men’s trousers (not with a skirt).

7. A diamond necklace with a denim shirt during the day (and not a black dress at night).

6. Loafers with short ad even with socks (not with long slack and no socks).

5. An evening dress with ultra plain, open toed sandals (not with the gem-encrusted evening variety).

4. A pearl necklace with a rock n’ roll t-shirt (not with a simple shift dress).

3. A chiffon print dress with biker boots (not with branded neo ballet flats).

2. A tux jacket with sneakers (femme fatale stilettos).

1. An evening dress with a straw hand bag (not with gold clutch).

French street dressing is not being ‘it’ rather it almost breaking all the rules in fashion; it even doesn’t care about signature dresses or fashion items. But what is most important according to Ines de la Fressange: “You must feel good on what you wear”