a girl named Chloe

Lately, Garance Dore has been posting these stunning pictures of her friend Chloe. This girl is a real natural beauty and wears the most expensives clothes in such a nonchalant and cool way. I just have to show the pictures here, as I keep on thinking about them all the time...



I love the way this Chloe girl wears the Balmain top with the sharply defined shoulders...and pairs it with amazing Lanvin pants and Balenciaga shoes...

This is my dream outfit!




...the top is lovely from the back, too.



Here, she is wearing a Lanvin silk top and this pretty Balenciaga dress with little black dotts...



Pictures: Garance Dore

le je ne sais quoi

French girls are fabulous! Just take the über-stylish Emanuelle Alt or the lovely Clemence Poesy or the other equally charming girls shown below...they all have this certain care-free attitude and easy chic!

So I have been wondering for some time about their secret formula: are French girls just born like this? Do they have this special something in their genes? Now finally, Garance Dore gives us some insights into this phenomenon. She elaborates on unconscious layering, lying without shame and the importance of self-confidence! Some very smart thoughts, which are absolutely worth reading: http://www.garancedore.fr/2009/01/09/la-femme-francaise/#more-3578. Merci beaucoup!

Pictures: Garance Dore