What I Learned About Style, Food, & Self-Care in Paris 

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I’m so happy that I found your Channel. I’m learning so much from your videos. ❤❤❤

I've always felt more French than English, and eat and live like a French woman. I live in Brighton, UK, which is a walking city. We rarely use the car. We eat beautifully, if a little too much! 😂 I am dressing more like a French woman every season now. I speak decent French and belong to a French Circle. I would love to live in Paris for a season . I am 75 now, and have visited Paris 20 times, but have not lived there. I don't think my husband is so keen. I have a fantasy Paris apartment, which i furnish in my mind.😊 I've recently had both hips replaced and I'm determined to bounce back, but my knee has other ideas.😢

Hi Sharri, Are you no longer living in Paris? Did you sell your beautiful apartment? Loved this video! 🥰

Thank you for sharing your very interesting insights! Your videos are like mini seminars introducing so many fascinating topics to further explore. It’s a wonderful inspiration that you find creative ways to continue to put your academic background and gifts to continued use. I just offer my own opinion on some of the possible reasons for the elegant simplicity of the French fashion sense. Certainly, France reigns supreme around the world as the queen of fashion. But, historically, this owes much to Italy, with Milan today remaining unseated, after many centuries, as the fashion center of the world. Still, the Parisians have always had a flair for the dramatic which, for example, might distinguish a playful Chanel from a classic Armani. The French have also been ,of course, notable for centuries for the great success of their textile industries and their fashion houses. However, this same prosperity goes back much further in Italy to the Renaissance and before, with the prominence of the Italian merchant class in the trade of exquisite fabrics, and leathers across Europe. In France, beautiful materials and excellent tailoring were long synonymous with “imported,” placing great cost and prestige on these two elements and demand for designs that would show them off as marks of wealth and exclusivity. Just as now remains the case in The States today, with a premium set on costly, imported French goods. The cultural French penchant for a dramatic, but sophisticated, impact is most visible in the emphasis on clean lines which allow the exceptional beauty of the fabrics to take center stage. This is enhanced by the exquisite tailoring which demands simple lines to be appreciated. Both of these bring to focus the high cost, and therefore exclusivity, of any piece. And, until fairly recent times, this also announced to the world that your blouse was of expensive imported Italian silk, your bag of luxurious Italian leather. I believe that you also mentioned the benefit of the treat for the senses, which only extremely luxurious materials and tailoring guarantee and would be lost to anything superfluous in design. The French also deeply value tradition, loving the pieces passed down through generations, which must be simply elegant in order to rise above passing fashion. And their innate frugality means that they invest in classic pieces of quality over quantity, creating a distinctive Parisian style, building a carefully chosen wardrobe over time, again requiring simple classics. The desire for imported (Italian) materials and tailoring first met the French requirements for outstanding workmanship to place the focus of their wardrobe, not so much on what they wore, as their place in society, their wealth, good taste and, as you mentioned, the beauty of their face and figure, to make a dramatic appearance supported and surrounded by the elegance of the quiet mystery they create with their fashion wherever they go. To my American eye, I sometimes balk at what almost seems a uniform in the Parisian wardrobe. But, in fact, this is where sophisticated Parisian taste really shines. In order to creatively express themselves, while remaining true to basic Parisian fashion sense (which really is to avoid fashion completely, in favor of style) they have to be very smart, which is probably one thing they value well above clothes. They find very subtle, therefore sophisticated, ways to bring a personal twist to the classics, with that playful appreciation that doesn’t take life or themselves quite as seriously as they might at first appear to. This might be one reason why they might really splurge when it comes to extravagantly beautiful and unique lingerie. 😊💗

You are so wonderful! So inspirational ! Thank you!

Thank you Sherri, great advice

Spot on !!!! So important to purchase That 'One Hundred Stars' robe for that 'next chapter 😊 !!!!

Phones? I never take calls in public, I do NOT have an iphone! I tell people I will call them back & explain that I am out in public. Like you I loath it! I do not see it a problem here in Southern Australia. I always greet and say thankyou & have done always in shops etc. mmm Like you I think its falling away with young generations.

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Hi Sharri, interesting video. Agree wholeheartedly with the exercise and cell phone use. As I age, I struggle with trying to look more feminine. I had to give up wearing contacts and I don't like wearing much makeup. I usually just put my hair in a ponytail but it just seems rather meh. Maybe I should try a bit of jewelry and be more attentive to the small details? Thanks for the suggestions.

Yes France & Italy are the same re clothes & dressing. The French have the right idea about eating, food and lifestyle! Italy also.. 3 course lunch BUT THEY DONOT SNACK! like in the west

Thank you, Sharri. This hit home on so many levels. Can't wait for your book.❤

Thank you, many helpful ideas!

...or someone talking on their cell phones! Drives me nuts! Older people seem to be the worst.

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It’s interesting how American style had changed over the last 100 or so years. If we read American Tragedy by Dreiser - we’ll see how European like American fashion used to be. Girls wore beautiful dresses and coats, and men suits, and ties, and leather shoes. But of course in new world this kind of dress code was always a sign of people of class, a men of consequence, as Dreiser put it. Jeans and similar kind of outfits were originally created for enslaved workers toiling on plantations and other places. At some point in time classical style of fashion has become less desirable, jeans became a mainstream outfit. With sportswear now becoming more fashionable than ever. All of that continues to make American everyday street fashion to drift away even further from where it started in the 19 century.

100% agree re schools again its a western thing USA, NZ, Australia, Canada etc history has disappeared & not enough life skills! home economics, metal work etc has all disappeared. I do same park further away & walk. I walk an hour everyday & going back to tennis this summer. Totally agree with your doctor totally! Weights are key! Thankyou that was a lovely chat

First time listener. Very interesting. Even though I am American, my grandmother was born in Italy and my mom was first generation American, yet I feel European. It’s in my blood literally. That is how the woman dressed and behaved. That is what I gravitate to. Thank you for sharing your experiences. ❤️

American to have big names etc. Australia its not a thing, rarely. Agree 100% on your under garments point. Americans always complain Australian homes donot have huge walkinrobes. Australia we say Mac Mansions as in Mac Donalds. I edit my wardrobe every year as 62 its a fit issue, I'll buy to replace. I'm now wearing more things I've kept for good more readily now and make a point of it. I've never worn alot of makeup as minimal

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Agree in Australia I eat seasonally, its become a real thing, sadly USA does influence Australia too much. Everyone here is going back to seasonal. I've always eaten seasonally, shopped at farmers markets or just edited. I've just naturally followed as I was raised that way in Australia.

I enjoyed lessening to you love your classy approaches of describing the French culture im French but live in Australia and I had to adjust to the difference thank you for your lovely documentary au Revoir 😊🇦🇺🤗

Isn’t Boston a rather conservatively dressed town, the preppy look? I lived there during my college years and for several afterwards. Heading to Paris in November, any suggestions on where to stay?

Hi Shari. This is my first time weighing in. I enjoy your channel. I am 63 and I believe that the younger boomers (like myself) and generations afterward basically decided they didn't want to partake in this way of dress. My mother worked as a seamstress/fitter in a boutique, then I Magnins, and then Bloomingdales and was very aware of styles. But I distinctly remember as a teenager, that the trend was Lee and Levi jeans, and it never stopped. The difference between France and the US is also that really and truly France is made up of mostly French people and therefore they have a certain look. Whereas the States has many different influences. Also US women now are happier to create their own trends, which is also why so much decluttering goes on. And we have the closets to be able to do so. I certainly like to have my own eclectic style as it says more about me as an individual. I also think France is the only place where women dress like that. That is certainly not the way in the UK or Ireland.

Hi Sharri! I love your YT! I can relate to your story about Paris, I feel in love the minute I stepped out of the car to the hotel. More please and thank you.

You are making it possible for me to embrace what is good for me

Le Galerie Dior Museum is a must!