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Everyone wants to know what to wear in Paris for their upcoming trip.

White white white

White cardies, white shirt, white T is forever in Paris. 'Evergreen' in fact. Aways a class act.

White T shirt tails hanging out works fine.

Upstairs at WH Smith a bevy of French girls in white tops combing the English-French books.

Did Annie Hall/Diane Keeton make the white shirt chic? Or was it Chanel? Or both? What ever Frenchies are hot to buy books with English text on one page with French on the other at WH.

I thought, "Ha!" This will be Great for my French, but all the footnotes are in French. The sales person informed me these books are for French learning English not the other way around. Never mind. I bought a book of contemporary American short stories. But if you want to know how to sound like Annie Hall or Sabrina from Breakfast at Tiffanies but in French you've come to the right place.

Back to the ever-present white T-shirt. Worn with the shortie denim jacket. Perfect.

Where to get your white T? Take a look in forever hot Colette but buy maybe back home. This T with absolutely zero on it (unless you wear it inside out so the label shows) is 155€ ouch. It has Charlotte Gainsbourg's name on it. Go figure.

A plain and simple logo T at Colette is 60€. Still ouch. 

Better bring your own Fruit of the Loom with you to Paris to be safe and not sorry.

A white sweater will do fine.

Uggs with white cuffs in August. What is there to say? Mystifying.

Vans are hot hot hot and nothing new (in Colette's vitrine) but plenty of white 

Please do not ask me where, who, what, how to get these little cute numbers with the white soles. No clue.

They could be baskets by Jeremy Scott for Adidas which probably cost an arm and a leg and would go perfectly with your Fruit of the Loom nothing T.

There's a lot of white in the new movie, Sils Maria. It takes place in the Alps.

Kristen Steward carries it in her V-neck FOTL. I fell asleep and woke up at the titles so pleeze tell me what happened at the end!

Keeping on to 173, rue Saint Honoré you'll find the perfect trés chic matching all-white china at Astier de Villatte.

White food is an essential on top of your white plates while wearing our white Ts.

It's Magnums 25th birthday this year. The white chocolate pop is actually called 'White' in the freezer case so you know white is really in. Best to bring the essential accessory with a permanent white T on, your French Bull dog, non?

What 2 Wear in Paris at No.18

If you can't go out in the streets of Paris to shoot fashion have it come to you. This is Michele's bag from Zara(40€) and sadly long gone but one can still covet...

Michele's trés charmante collier/necklace was a gift so no prix or source for you...desolée.

Michele, since I met her in 2005 in New York at CHRISTO’S ARCHES in Central Park. 

M. is always dressed with simplicity, chic and wit.

So was the lovely meal - rotisserie chicken, 1 bio tomate, 

Cerises and bitter almond amarettos made especially for the Pope. Who knew?

Michele's stripe coat is Max Mara.
M says, "Sonia Rykiel did NOT invent the stripe!"

Her socks/chausette are Swiss, mens and bought in Paris from Gawd knows where. Ze shoes are Italian.

Susan's shoes are from OFR, a very off-beat hipster place in the Haut Marais.

They co-ordinate perfectly with the framboise eclaire she brought me. Miam Miam

On Sunday Swedish blogger Solli brought me disinfectant, cotton and this divine creamy, merangie thing from Aux Merveilles de Fred.

I had to borrow this pic of Solli, who is always stunningly dressed even if it's raining out. It was.

Cellist Barbara Bleu came yesterday. We shared a couchette from Venice to Paris in 2005. Barbara introduced me to Michele. I covet her bag deeply, madly.

Perfectly matching cerises/cherries to her bag. Trés chic non?

Not so chic but apro po since I'm painting fraise/ strawberries for you right now. These are the famous Haribo Fraise Tagada (strawberry flavored).

These shorts. i.e. Never !!! From NastyGal.com in case you're interested. Meanwhile it's glorious here in Paris and my voisin/neighbors are picnicing on their terrasse eating chicken, cerises and Fraise Tagada. 

What 2 Wear In Paris

Isn't this adorb?

Seen on rue de Buci in a teeny boutique for ouch 75€
 

OK giant cat faces are Not IN but I couldn't resist this Lulu Guiness T at Uniglo for a mere 15€. woo woo. And it has a polka-dot collar which is Very IN for summer. Wish I looked like her...where's the rosé ?

Basically (and all the Paris Summer trends this season are Very basic if you ask me) just get out a flashlight and comb the bottom of your closet for What 2 Wear In Paris. Like this ages-old jeans jacket. You know you have one lurking there.

Shirt tails hanging out will Always be IN in Paris.

*Note the runners/baskets on this otherwise chic Parisian. Elle mag has a full page on le Phenomene Running Gang in their current issue. Even super Fab Chanel has come out with a pair and let me tell you they are ugly. What to do? I will not follow the crowd on this trend but you can if you want.

The KED'S look I can easily adopt.

Let's face it. This is still a pretty look. Gawd only knows what to do with ones massive collection of Repettos (I wish...) Toss em back in the closet if U want 2 B IN in Paris I suppose.
 

I would have waltzed right by 'l'Esprit Hippie' look if Veronique hadn't given me the nudge. And it's Isabel Marant no less, who can do no wrong in Paris. Nail heads, fringe, Indian prints, the whole 9 yards etc.
 

Surely there's an old fringe bag and bandana in the bottom of your closet?

Here's another shocker - the old beat up jeans shirt! Who knew this could be a fashion statement? I used to sleep in mine. Do Not press yours with a steam iron. Better yet sit on it for a week to get the correct look. I kid you not.

 A splash of polka dots anywhere is a good Springy-Summery look. These minis from Agnes B
 

 The dotty scarf (petit pois) is everywhere even in the marche for a mere 5€. You won't have to break the bank for this look PBers.

The bow at the waist fore or aft is Always a winner in Paris from time immemorial. These gowns are from the DO-NOT-MISS COUTURE show (free but long lines) at Hotel de Ville.

Once the heat is on, shed EVERYTHING, but do NOT forget a little bow at the back for a nice Parisian touch.

Well that's how I see it PBers on the streets of Paris.