Monday, October 5, 2009
Stockings are Your Ticket to Short Skirts.
Skin: French women don't show it. This is a very important rule to keep in mind. This subtle fashion concept didn't become fully apparent until I visited Dublin and saw women wearing micro outfits showing mega skin and figured it was their F-you to the Catholic Church. When I arrived back in France and noticed that women covered their legs and chest but still looked sexy, I was very intrigued. It was like an art form. In America we tend to think the more skin the better. I'd like to think that I dress more conservatively and have always followed Victoria Beckham's no. 1 rule: if you show leg don't show cleavage, if you show cleavage don't show leg. But the French women didn't show either, hmmph :( The secret? Why stockings of course. This little trick allows you to wear tiny skirts and heels but still look classy. C'est magnifique! And don't be afraid to go bold, aka multicolored stockings. As long as you're wearing a solid skirt you can sport patterns on your legs.
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I'm currently obsessed the with show Mad Men and this issue of showing skin is mentioned several times by the women of the series. (If you're unfamiliar with the show, really all you need to know for the purpose of this comment is that it takes place in the 1960s.) Joan is a secretary and a certified sex-pot but all of her dresses come below her knees and above her collar bones. Invokes the old saying of leaving a little to the imagination. Maybe the French will help change America's image of sexy (which is often equatable with trashy.)
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