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Stylist Advice on how French women look chic in flats & you can too!

One of the many Bonus Expert Interviews in my C'est Chic Crash Course is on the topic of how to master Parisian Chic Anywhere! A key element to French chic style is giving up the heels here & there and wearing flats. But "their" flats never look frumpy or dumpy. So I pulled up this post on how French women look chic in flats and thought it was the perfect time to revisit the style advice. Whether you're a Francophile or not, we bet you've wondered how French women look chic in flats, and so has our latest reader's inquiry...  Dear Sharon:  I've been wearing flats again since they've come in and out of fashion over the past few years but I've yet

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When to wear flip-flops? Jessica Alba gets it…

Stylist Advice: Can I wear flip-flops in the city? Oh yes, the "when to wear flip-flops" in place of proper shoes debate continues... Frankly, the idea of wearing flip-flops as shoes in the city wrecks my nerves. UNLESS, you are heading back from a pedicure as Jessica Alba is caught doing in New York.  At a certain age, it is no longer cute or stylish to wear your beach shoes like a regular pair of shoes. It doesn't read trendy, but reads lazy. >> SHOPPING GUIDE: Cute Flats  There, I've said it, flip flops are not PROPER shoes. No way, no how. They have most definitely had a trendy moment, and may have even morphed into a hipster way of

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I Didn’t Need A Study To Tell Me That I’m a Shoe Queen. Listen, YOU Should Be Too

Poll Finds Women Own (MERELY) 17 Pairs of Shoes... are they "fashion" women? Where is your inner Imelda, ladies? Don't get me wrong, I completely have respect for bag people. But the idea of of changing my handbag every 5 minutes never really thrilled me. However, in full disclosure, I do own a lot bags and some very "good' ones. Yet, it's still not my thing. BUT, can we talk shoes?! Worth the Investment: A classic, yet super stylsih pump, like these Giuseppe Zanotti Tapered Toe Pumps will last for seasons to come! Maybe it's from having big feet and I feel a need to compensate. Maybe it's simply that you can ruin an outfit with the wrong shoes and

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Christina Aguilera’s Cute Ballet Flats Dress Up Looking Dressed Down

I'll Have What She's Having: Glammed up everyday style You can almost never go wrong with a pair of ballet flats- whether as a collapsible stowaway to you skyscraper heels or donning a pair as the #1 way to look like a chic Parisianista Case in point: Christina Aguilera. There's always a special place in my heart for seeing celebrities who are otherwise known for their over-the-top stage looks caught looking very, well, normal and chic. Christina Aguilera arrived at her SoHo hotel the other day wearing the most basic of dressed down, everyday outfits: jeans, T-Shirt, and a hoodie. It's the way that she put the basics together to look polished and glam that caught my eye and you

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Giuseppe Zanotti x Colette Paris Ammo Ballerinas!

Saturday morning coffee with a side of style... I have to admit that I'm still trying the process the calamine pink rifle that we saw in a pawn shop cum convenience store out west. However, when it comes to these Giuseppe Zanotti canvas ballerina flats with a Swarovski strass bullet exclusive to Colette, I'm all fired up! No matter how French chic ballerina shoes are, I'm probably the rare bird who is uncomfortable in super flats. Give me a good heel any day. I'm not much of crystal queen either. But, sniff sniff, I do love the way cute flats look on everyone else! But the genius of the combination is making me want to fly off to Paris and

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