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How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are

Love, Style, and Bad Habits

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5.79"W x 8.28"H x 1.04"D   | 20 oz | 12 per carton
On sale Sep 02, 2014 | 272 Pages | 978-0-385-53865-7

From four stunning and accomplished French women—a charming bestseller about how to slip into your inner cool and be a Parisienne.

In short, frisky sections, these Parisian women give you their very original views on style, beauty, culture, attitude and men. The authors—Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas—unmarried but attached, with children—have been friends for years. Talented bohemian iconoclasts with careers in the worlds of music, film, fashion and publishing, they are untypically frank and outspoken as they debunk the myths about what it means to be a French woman today. Letting you in on their secrets and flaws, they also make fun of their complicated, often contradictory feelings and behavior. They admit to being snobs, a bit self-centered, unpredictable but not unreliable. Bossy and opinionated, they are also tender and romantic.

You will be taken on a first date, to a party, to some favorite haunts in Paris, to the countryside, and to one of their dinners at home with recipes even you could do -- but to be out with them is to be in for some mischief and surprises. They will tell you how to be mysterious and sensual, look natural, make your boyfriend jealous, and how they feel about children, weddings and going to the gym. And they will share their address book in Paris for where to go: At the End of the Night, for A Birthday, for a Smart Date, A Hangover, for Vintage Finds and much more.

“Four whip-smart, successful French women poke fun at the stereotypes of the 'Parisienne' and give genuine beauty and lifestyle tips, recipes, and fashion dos and don’ts ... De Maigret’s photography and a witty, wise, often tongue-in-cheek delivery puts the reader on a sure path to achieving the French femme’s je ne sais quoi.” 
   —Publishers Weekly
 
“You don’t have to be French to be a Parisian.“
   —Karl Lagerfeld
 
“Very, very funny. While reading, I actually felt chicer, wittier and très Parisienne. I was laughing out loud by the end.”
   —Plum Sykes, New York Times bestselling author of author of Bergdorf Blondes and The Debutante Divorcée
© © Bertrand Le Pluard
CAROLINE DE MAIGRET is an international model; she has been an ambassador and spokesperson for Chanel since 2013; a music producer at Bonus Tracks Records and Fashion Video producer for CDM Production. She is an activist for women's and children's rights supporting NGOs sucg as UN Women and Care International. She lives in Paris with her twelve-year-old son. View titles by Caroline De Maigret
© © Bertrand Le Pluard
SOPHIE MAS is a film producer working between Paris and the United States. Her filmography includes Call Me By Your Name by Luca Guadagnino and the upcoming features of James Gray and Oliver Assayas. View titles by Sophie Mas

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From four stunning and accomplished French women—a charming bestseller about how to slip into your inner cool and be a Parisienne.

In short, frisky sections, these Parisian women give you their very original views on style, beauty, culture, attitude and men. The authors—Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline de Maigret, and Sophie Mas—unmarried but attached, with children—have been friends for years. Talented bohemian iconoclasts with careers in the worlds of music, film, fashion and publishing, they are untypically frank and outspoken as they debunk the myths about what it means to be a French woman today. Letting you in on their secrets and flaws, they also make fun of their complicated, often contradictory feelings and behavior. They admit to being snobs, a bit self-centered, unpredictable but not unreliable. Bossy and opinionated, they are also tender and romantic.

You will be taken on a first date, to a party, to some favorite haunts in Paris, to the countryside, and to one of their dinners at home with recipes even you could do -- but to be out with them is to be in for some mischief and surprises. They will tell you how to be mysterious and sensual, look natural, make your boyfriend jealous, and how they feel about children, weddings and going to the gym. And they will share their address book in Paris for where to go: At the End of the Night, for A Birthday, for a Smart Date, A Hangover, for Vintage Finds and much more.

Praise

“Four whip-smart, successful French women poke fun at the stereotypes of the 'Parisienne' and give genuine beauty and lifestyle tips, recipes, and fashion dos and don’ts ... De Maigret’s photography and a witty, wise, often tongue-in-cheek delivery puts the reader on a sure path to achieving the French femme’s je ne sais quoi.” 
   —Publishers Weekly
 
“You don’t have to be French to be a Parisian.“
   —Karl Lagerfeld
 
“Very, very funny. While reading, I actually felt chicer, wittier and très Parisienne. I was laughing out loud by the end.”
   —Plum Sykes, New York Times bestselling author of author of Bergdorf Blondes and The Debutante Divorcée

Author

© © Bertrand Le Pluard
CAROLINE DE MAIGRET is an international model; she has been an ambassador and spokesperson for Chanel since 2013; a music producer at Bonus Tracks Records and Fashion Video producer for CDM Production. She is an activist for women's and children's rights supporting NGOs sucg as UN Women and Care International. She lives in Paris with her twelve-year-old son. View titles by Caroline De Maigret
© © Bertrand Le Pluard
SOPHIE MAS is a film producer working between Paris and the United States. Her filmography includes Call Me By Your Name by Luca Guadagnino and the upcoming features of James Gray and Oliver Assayas. View titles by Sophie Mas

Older, but Better, but Older

From the bestselling authors of How to be Parisian, Older, but Better, but Older has the playful wit, self deprecation and worldly advice we have come to expect from Caroline De Maigret and Sophie Mass, but now that advice is focused on the French woman’s mindset as she hurtles towards forty. Caroline and Sophie are back

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