Everytime I go back to Paris it brings back a ton of fashion memories and images of personal style past. I love taking the time to really observe people in the street and analyze the different styles I can spot in Paris and London.
As a Parisian ex-pat in London, my style is both distinctively Parisian and British. I can be sometimes a bit too "out there" for conservative Paris (even though my usual outfits are pretty tame) and at the same time I am fairly conservative for London, even at my most outrageous. Somehow I don't belong in either of those cities anymore, but I like my little fashion limbo. I used to have a trouble dealing with the gap between two very different styles, but now I take immense pleasure in having the best of both worlds.
I am in Paris this week on a work/pleasure trip, and since I have been spending a lot of time in various shops with a client, it prompted me to finally write this post about London and Paris fashion. I think it must have been sitting in my "drafts" section for about 18 months now, since it is obviously a topic dear to my heart. I am pretty tired right now, so I am barely touching the surface of what I originally wanted to cover, but I will most definitely get back to it very soon as I have a lot to say about it as you can imagine.
For today I thought I'd leave you with a few examples of Franglais style, via Swedish outfit making guru Looklet.
Paris in London
London in Paris
I actually love the second look! The first look is a day to day look for me, but the second look is gorgeous!
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Ouh j'aime beaucoup le second outfit :)
ReplyDeleteFranglais! I love it! At least if you are styled in this fashion-limbo then you can look original and stylish in both countries.
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I heart the second look as well. When I lived in London and would travel back to Seattle to visit family, I totally felt like I was in fashion limbo. I was to outrageous for Seattle so I would mute myself and the I would go back to London and I would be to blah.. crazy and awesome at the same time.
ReplyDeleteIf you write anymore about the London/Paris comparison I would love to read it. ;)
I love this post and totally identify with it. I grew up in north California, went to school and worked in NYC and now live in Taipei, Taiwan. The style in all three places is so dissimilar that I feel like I'm always trying to figure myself out. But I love that I'm able to turn all my life experiences into something new and express it in the clothes I wear.
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Love the second look, too. Makes me super excited to receive the stockings I bought online a few weeks back.:)
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