Some readers may have already started their Christmas present shopping routines or they may just be looking for a new diary for next year.
Francophile readers who enjoyed the manual Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by model Inès de la Fressange and fashion journalist Sophie Gachet, may find the 2014 Weekly Planner (Flammarion) they derived from the book a good option.
The packaging, with its red faux leather cover with gold details, ribbon page marker and an elastic band closure, is aesthetically pleasing and attractive and the little sketches illustrating every week are humorous.
Authors de la Fressange and Gachet share for each week fashion, style or interior design suggestions and general advice.
The tips range from silly ("Invest in a pair of espadrilles from the market and wear around then house in January for that 'on vacation' feeling") to funny ("Buy (any) kind of second-hand watch and telle everyone 'It's a collector's piece'") or just sensible ("If you have to take just one pair of shoes on holiday, make it…a little pair of flat, gold, strappy sandals. Perfect for night and day").
The format actually makes more justice to de la Fressange and Gachet's notes than the Style Guide that actually spawned this publication: while in a book format their suggestions sounded at times rather superficial, even silly thoughts sound humorous and funny in a weekly planner. Definitely a useful and affordable gift idea for any Inès de la Fressange's fans and for fashionistas in general.
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