French Feminine Secret: Tend to the Details of Life

French Feminine Secret: Tend to the Details of Life

Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. Ernest Hemingway When I decided to become an entrepreneur years ago, I was driven by my love of beauty — beautiful thoughts, places,...
French Feminine Secret: Be A Unique Piece of Art

French Feminine Secret: Be A Unique Piece of Art

Style is knowing who you are, what to say, and not giving a damn. Gore Vidal I love sitting at a Parisian cafe and people watching taking special notes on a French woman’s style.  One by one, they walk by, possessing their space with confidence and an ease that says...
French Feminine Secret: Stop Chasing Happiness

French Feminine Secret: Stop Chasing Happiness

If only we’d stop trying to be happy wecould have a pretty good time. Edith Wharton Cheer Up. Don’t Worry, Be Happy! Put on a Happy Face! Smile, dammit! Dust yourself off and put a smile on that face of yours! Rah-rah-rah! Just reading this exhausts me.  And, it...
Become a Lady of Leisure

Become a Lady of Leisure

At five o’clock in the afternoon, it’s not uncommon to walk by the Café de Flore in Saint Germain des Pres in Paris’s Left Bank and find women doing nothing but sitting at a table staring out at the world passing by.  Across the city in the Right Bank, you’ll discover...