"Qui a dit que la Parisienne était un mythe?" / Who said the Parisienne was a myth?....
You don't have
to be from Paris or live there to be a Parisienne. It's a look, a style, a state of mind. - Inès de la Fressange and Sophie Gachet La Parisienne (2019)***
Once again the elusive Parisienne is in the headlines, diluted and democratized by those who will never accept the entrance requirements. Like the Southern Belle, she belongs to a category entirely her own, one that no diversity seminar can manufacture. Being a Parisienne is an attitude, a style, an unapologetic Frenchness, an unyielding essence that can’t be minted. Rebrand her all you like; she’ll still be leaning against a zinc café counter in her decade-old trench, surveying the circus with the faintest lift of an eyebrow. Some myths simply can't be. focus-grouped into oblivion. - BPJ
Tomorrow:
Are you a (cliché) Parisienne? Check the chart
Are you a (cliché) Parisienne? Check the chart
Update: see December 14, 2020 post
