Je Ne Sais Quoi
Je Ne Sais Quoi

Author: Devoreaux Walton

Publisher: Mountain Arbor Press

Published: 2019-03-20

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781631835674

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Have you ever regretted something you said, because you struggled to display poise under pressure? Have you ever been frustrated with your wardrobe because it wasn't an authentic display of your chic self? Have you ever desired to embrace each day with femininity, but felt lost trying to create a classy life? You need to discover your je ne sais quoi.As an elegance expert, Devoreaux Walton created a lifestyle company to teach women timeless principles to unlock a life of sophistication. In Je Ne Sais Quoi, she shares practical strategies for women to create a classy life, full of grace and gratitude. These are the mindset, style and communication skills you weren't taught in school. This is the first comprehensive guide for women to apply confidence and charisma to every area of their lives - with class.Just like knowing the recipe to make the perfect French pastry, Je Ne Sais Quoi provides simple guidance to enjoy every day with elegance.You'll learn: ¿ How to create an elegant mindset: Each thought you have throughout the day influences and motivates what you say and do. You'll learn how to master your mindset.¿ How to charm others with communication: Every interaction with someone is an opportunity to leave them better than when you found them. You'll learn how to speak with eloquence in every conversation.¿ How to add a touch of class to your personal style: Each item in your wardrobe should have a purpose. You'll learn how to carefully curate the perfect collection of clothing, shoes and accessories that showcase you with class.Je Ne Sais Quoi is an investment in your chic success and life happiness. After reading and applying the practical advice, you'll not only be a better mother, wife, sister and employee - you'll be a better woman. Finding your je ne sais quoi upgrades every area of your life.If you've ever dreamed of carrying yourself with an elegant essence, but been unsure of how to achieve it, look no further. It's time to discover your je ne sais quoi!

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

Author: Charles Timoney

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2009-08-06

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0141924276

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Vocabulary alone isn't enough. To survive in the most sophisticated - and the most scathing - nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar) French culture. And for that you need A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi. If you want to fit in with the French you'll have to know how to deal with sardonic waiters; why French children hate Charlemagne; the etiquette of kissing, joke-telling and drinking songs, what to do with a bidet, the correct recipe for a salade nicoise and, of course, how to convey absolute, shattering indifference with a single syllable (Bof!). Charles Timoney, the author of Pardon My French, provides a practical, pleasurable guide to the charms of the Gallic people - from their daily routines to their peerless gesticulations, from their come-ons to their put-downs. Read on and put the oh la la back into your French vacances. Your inner gaul will thank you for it.

Stuff Parisians Like
Stuff Parisians Like

Author: Olivier Magny

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-07-05

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1101516712

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In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Stuff White People Like, a tongue-in-cheek homage to Parisians. To be mistaken for a Parisian, readers must buy the newspaper Le Monde, fold it, and walk. Then sit at a café and make phone calls. Be sure to order San Pellegrino, not any other kind of fizzy water. They shouldn't be surprised when a waiter brings out two spoons after they order le moelleux au chocolat- it is understood that the dessert is too sinfully delicious not to share. Go to l'île Saint-Louis-all Parisians are irredeemably in love with that island. Feel free to boldly cross the street whenever the impulse strikes-pedestrian crosswalks are too dangerous. If they take a cruise on the Seine, they will want to stand outside, preferably with their collar popped up. If they want to decorate, may we suggest the photographs of Robert Doisneau? To truly be cool in Paris, own an iPhone, wear Converse sneakers, and order sushi. And as they stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens, remember-they can't go wrong wearing black.

The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe:Encounters with a Certain Something
The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe:Encounters with a Certain Something

Author: Richard Scholar

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2005-09-29

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780199274406

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What is the je-ne-sais-quoi? How-if at all-can it be put into words? In addressing these questions, Richard Scholar offers the first full-length study of the je-ne-sais-quoi and its fortunes in early modern Europe. He describes the rise and fall of the expression as a noun and as a topic of debate, examines its cluster of meanings, and uncovers the scattered traces of its 'pre-history'. The je-ne-sais-quoi is often assumed to belong purely to the realm ofthe literary, but in the early modern period it serves to articulate problems of knowledge in natural philosophy, the passions, and culture, and for that reason it is approached here from an interdisciplinary perspective. Placing major figures of the period such as Montaigne, Shakespeare, Descartes, Corneille, and Pascalalongside some of their lesser-known contemporaries, Scholar argues that the je-ne-sais-quoi serves above all to capture first-person encounters with a 'certain something' that is as difficult to explain as its effects are intense. When early modern writers use the expression in this way, he suggests, they give literary form to an experience that twenty-first-century readers may recognize as something like their own.

Parisian Charm School
Parisian Charm School

Author: Jamie Cat Callan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-01-02

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1524704792

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As seen in The New York Times -- discover what French women know about embracing that irresistible joie de vivre We all know that French women don't get fat. But their famous je ne sais quoi comes from more than just body type--something anyone can master: the old-fashioned art cultivating our inner beauty, confidence, and unique personal style, at any age. From savoring the everyday beauty around you to engaging in captivating conversations, playing dress-up, hosting impromptu dinner parties under the stars, and of course mastering the art of French flirting, the lively and inspiring lessons in this “syllabus” will help you rediscover your beautiful, fierce, romantic, engaging best self—to attract the best of everything into your life. Ready to embark on the adventure of your life? Parisian Charm School is in session….

Say Chic
Say Chic

Author: Francoise Blanchard

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-08-14

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1416546413

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SAY CHIC...C'est magnifique! Ever wonder why some French words have become so common in English as to be clichés? Or why your witty repartee wouldn't be quite so witty without them? In Say Chic, Françoise Blanchard and Jeremy Leven collect more than seventy familiar French words and phrases that have become a permanent part of the American vocabulary. In their clever, often amusing style, the authors explain the origin of each word, its meaning, and how it came to be adopted into English. Uniting the sensibilities of an American author and a French author, these surprisingly entertaining stories combine world history, pop culture, etymology, and pithy observations about Americans and the French, with no small amount of panache. Featuring delightful illustrations, Say Chic will find its raison d'être on the bookshelf of anyone who has ever longed to be an American in Paris and hankers for a bit more of that irresistible je ne sais quoi in America.

Pastiche, Fashion, and Galanterie in Chardin’s Genre Subjects
Pastiche, Fashion, and Galanterie in Chardin’s Genre Subjects

Author: Paula Radisich

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2013-12-12

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1644530562

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Pastiche, Fashion and Galanterie in Chardin’s Genre Subjects seeks to understand how Chardin’s genre subjects were composed and constructed to communicate certain things to the elites of Paris in the 1730s and 1740s. The book argues against the conventional view of Chardin as the transparent imitator of bourgeois life and values so ingrained in art history since the nineteenth century. Instead, it makes the case that these pictures were crafted to demonstrate the artist’s wit (esprit) and taste, traits linked to conventions of seventeenth-century galanterie. Early eighteenth-century Moderns like Jean-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) embraced an aesthetic grounded upon a notion of beauty that could not be put into words—the je ne sais quoi. Despite its vagueness, this model of beauty was drawn from the present, departed from standards of formal beauty, and could only be known through the critical exercise of taste. Though selecting subjects from the present appears to be a simple matter, it was complicated by the fact that the modernizers expressed themselves through the vehicles of older, established forms. In Chardin’s case, he usually adapted the forms of seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish genre painting in his genre subjects. This gambit required an audience familiar enough with the conventions of Lowlands art to grasp the play involved in a knowing imitation, or pastiche. Chardin’s first group of enthusiasts accordingly were collectors who bought works of living French artists as well as Dutch and Flemish masters from the previous century, notably aristocratic connoisseurs like the chevalier Antoine de la Roque and Count Carl-Gustaf Tessin. Published by University of Delaware Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.

Forever Chic
Forever Chic

Author: Tish Jett

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2013-10-15

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0847841456

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For any woman who last saw forty on her speedometer comes a sparkling new primer for aging—the French way—with grace and style. Frenchwomen of a certain age (over forty) are captivating and complex. They appear younger than their years and remain stylish throughout their lives. They look at birthdays as a celebration of a life well-lived and perhaps a good reason to go shopping before they dress to perfection for a celebration of another anniversaire. American-born journalist and blogger Tish Jett has lived among the French for years and has studied them and stalked them to learn their secrets. Exploring how their wardrobe, beauty, diet, and hair rituals evolve with time and how some aspects of their signature styles never change, Jett shows how Frenchwomen know their strengths, hide their weaknesses, and never talk about their fears, failures, or flaws. After all, in France, beauty, style, and charm have no expiration dates!

French Women Don't Sleep Alone:
French Women Don't Sleep Alone:

Author: Jamie Cat Callan

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0806534966

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The author of Parisian Charm School and Bonjour, Happiness! shares the secrets French women have long known about love and romance. French women know that the gift for attracting men has nothing to do with beauty, dating, or following the rules. They don't listen to Dr. Phil's advice. They don't worry about the care and feeding of their boyfriend. And they certainly don't think men are from Mars. On the contrary, French women's love lives are romantic, sensual, playful, and intense. They conduct their relationships with the same originality and artfulness that they bring to their sense of style. And American women could learn a thing or two from their example. For the first time ever, Jamie Cat Callan gives readers a personalized, guided tour through the corridors of French love. In these pages, you will discover: Why French women always feel sexy The French art of flirtation Why French women walk everywhere and love to be seen Where French women meet men What French women do when their man misbehaves And a delicious recipe for the perfect, amorous meal! "Adorable!"—Erica Jong, New York Times bestselling author of Fear of Flying and Fear of Fifty

St. Tropez Soleil
St. Tropez Soleil

Author: Simon Liberati

Publisher: Assouline Publishing

Published: 2020-03-01

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 161428945X

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The legend of St. Tropez starts with a dog, a rooster, and a martyr; and it leads to movie stars, world-renowned artists and distinguished writers. Located on the sparkling French Riviera, St. Tropez has enjoyed the spotlight for more than half a century, for better or worse, with celebrities flocking to this idyllic locale for its beaches and a dose of Mediterranean sun. A picturesque oasis, St. Tropez has served as inspiration for a who’s who of notable writers from Françoise Sagan to Colette; as well as renowned artists Paul Signac and Henri Matisse; and even filmmakers. However, St. Tropez would not be the same without then belle du jour Brigitte Bardot, her films and lovers and many other famous couples including Annabel and Bernard Buffet and Bianca and Mick Jagger.