Lessons from Madame Chic

In the tradition of LUNCH IN PARIS, a writer shares the precious secrets she learned living in a Parisian household and how to apply a little French chic to your everyday life… Have you ever wondered what everyday life is like inside a modern, aristocratic Parisian household — or how the women of Paris always looks so impossibly and seemingly effortlessly chic? the French are notoriously secretive when it comes to their private lives but LESSONS FROM MADAME CHIC at last reveals some insider secrets behind the style and passion for life that makes the rest of us so envious. Each chapter reveals a valuable lesson the then innocent abroad author learned while living behind Famille Chic's doors in the exclusive 16th arrondissement in Paris, and includes a handy checklist of tips and musings on how to translate the lesson to your own life, and embrace the style of the fabulous Madame Chic. Learn how to cultivate an air of mystery,adopt le no makeup look with elan, hone your elegance to a 10— item wardrobe and how to recover from gaffes like pronouncing in what you though was perfect French that there were 'less condoms in French yogurt' at a dinner party, and so much more …