5 ways to spot a proper Parisienne Handbags are not pets“She’ll dump her Kelly bag on the restaurant floor-none of that giving it its own chair to sit on.” Traffic regulations“She never crosses the road at a pedestrian crossing. Life’s too short and rules are made to be broken.” Navy is important“She prefers the richness of all kinds of (French) navy to the ubiquitous black.” Co-ordination“She changes her perfume like her scarves, on a daily basis. Perfume counts as an accessory, after all.” Time and motion“She always sleeps in her jewellery. Why take t off in order to put it all back on again the next morning?” —Gentlewoman issue 5 Bali Barret

5 ways to spot a proper Parisienne

Handbags are not pets
“She’ll dump her Kelly bag on the restaurant floor-none of that giving it its own chair to sit on.”

Traffic regulations
“She never crosses the road at a pedestrian crossing. Life’s too short and rules are made to be broken.”

Navy is important
“She prefers the richness of all kinds of (French) navy to the ubiquitous black.”

Co-ordination
“She changes her perfume like her scarves, on a daily basis. Perfume counts as an accessory, after all.”

Time and motion
“She always sleeps in her jewellery. Why take t off in order to put it all back on again the next morning?”

—Gentlewoman issue 5 Bali Barret

(Source: theepitomeofquiet)

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