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annagybe

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Thanks to La Belle de Damoiselle for turning me onto this blog.
It's mostly street scenes of Paris. But there is one blurry picture with a description about 1/2 way down
http://parisbreakfasts.blogspo.....amond.html
So no more scarves apparently. I've heard about the two bag thing for a while. I do it for commuting to hold my lunch. I should probably upgrade my lunch bag though.
By the way, don't read this blog when hungry.

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Latest reply was from rae

merwoman

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Love the pics -and those little green arbres de Noel..you could just gobble them up!

Well I am very out of style for Paris - I consolidate to one large bag ( to hold my lunch and everything else), never wear a hat, and love scarves - especially in the winter.

CocoLion

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No kidding. I just got the urge to tuck into the box of German spice cakes my aunt sent us. (Mailed on Dec. 1 and received Dec. 28 -- box was opened by customs -- probably sat there for 3 weeks.)

If you go to an older post on this blog (one or two back), there is a picture of a woman in the Tres Hot Giant White scarf. I guess fashions change at lightening speed in the city of light!

Meredith

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Dangerous blog! I would carry a cross body bag and a tote, but I'm not sure about two large bags. I've done that in airports and felt the opposite of effortlessly stylish.

annagybe

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I missed the giant white scarf. Though I did see the post about beanies versus pom-pom hats.

susanm

I enjoyed the photos. As for no scarves, I'll keep wearing them, as the warm ones are practical when it's chilly and I think "indoor" scarves add to an outfit.

Joyce B

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Nice blog. I don't think anything is going to displace scarves in snowy climates, not even Paris fashion can do that in my area.
I love the two bag idea.
My scarves are ready for overtime with the weather that is coming this week.
It's nice to see you again, Anna.

K.M.

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Ha, interesting about the two bags and no scarf. I take a big tote bag and another tote (hideous grocery store fabric tote--yes--sorry--yikes) to work everyday because I carry so much stuff. So I like the idea of two big bags, fashionably.
(Though I probably should trim down the stuff I carry back and forth.)
As for the scarves: it's funny considering that the foulard has for so long defined the chic Parisian woman archetype... no? I can't do without one where I live, it's too cold and even with a turtleneck one needs a scarf to block out the wind completely. But Paris is not the US Midwest!

CocoLion, are your German spice cakes Lebkuchen by any chance? I miss them, never found them here!

rachylou

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Wait - what's the word on beanies v. bobbles?

This French guy was walking past my apartment this morning when I left for work. It's interesting how the French look so much more chic in a black puffer... I don't know what it is.

rae

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I want to see a social experiment in which a French fashionista trades closets with one of the Real Housewives. We need to get to the bottom of the je ne sais quoi.

gradfashionista

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I think the black puffer works for them because they don't need to be as puffy for warmth, and because they don't need to dress for frigid temperatures underneath.

Generally not a fan of the two-bag look, but for maccarons, I would carry any number of bags.

Beth Ann

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Lovely to see the streets of Paris at Christmas -- thanks for sharing! Since we're below zero at the moment, I'll keep my scarf for now!

Rae, you crack me up!

jackiec

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Ahhhh love the photos. I'd love to see Paris at Christmastime one day.

rute

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fabulous blog! Stunning photos

Anonymous

Are you back, Anna? I missed you.

Thistle

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Rae I think you have created the ultimate fashion reality show!

And I will be stylish with my two bags. Granted, one of them is for a very unglamorous pump. The other my shoes and lunch.

It must be much warmer in Paris than in Wisconsin. much warmer.

karymk

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Scroll up on more from the blurry pic and click on that link. There she says scarves are a MUST so I don't get it. Okay, bag to large bags. I'm on it.

Except Emmanuelle Alt doesn't even carry one. I wonder why. Seems it would add one more element to make her even cooler.

rachylou

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Rae, that's brilliant!

Keturah

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No scarves? TWO totes?

When I'm on a day trip running errands down the canyon I'll take two totes - one for the shopping and one with my usual things in it. But to intentionally carry two totes around feels like a hassle.

I must have a scarf. I don't wear one 24/7, and it's not my outfit completer. But I live in the mountains and the when the wind blows (40-80 mpg gusts, January through April), a girl needs her scarf, mittens, and hat.

It's a really great blog. I'm enjoying perusing the posts.

harmonica

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No scarves?! Great blog (but feel hungry now...), love the boots in one of the posts.

Janet

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Ok, I just saw some other Parisian style guide that said tiny bags were de rigeur. So much conflicting information!

Nice blog, though. Makes me sad we missed the holidays in Europe.

rae

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One of my client says the more powerful you are, the less you carry. Maybe Alt agrees?