I love this! Totally my style: simple, and yet she looks fantastic. I also love that she’s paying homage to menswear. I’d like to be her friend.
-Charlotte http://www.thewilderthings.com
Being North American, I can relate to this style, it’s everywhere in Canada. Blue jeans, a shirt and sweater over top, a casual jacket over that. The red lipstick elevates it somewhat, but yeah, this is definitely a North American classic.
Insulted by the cheeky Wizard of Oz comment above. Kansas is more than just Dorothy and Toto, but whatever. Thanks for featuring a beautiful midwest girl!
What makes the photo great is NOT necessarily her style. Her style has nothing too outstanding, in fact. Remove the lipstick that matches her purse and she’s no more.
So cute, I wonder where she got the red bag as far as I can tell they don’t make that bag in red anymore and it looks new…I want that bag. Love the jacket and the jeans too!
I had to come back and look at this photo again because I love it so much. If I were to put on a shirt, a sweater, a jean jacket and a pea coat, I would feel like the Michelin Man having hot flashes. How do people layer so much and look so great? It’s still a mystery to me.
Well, believe it or not people from the Midwest don’t all run around in fannypacks and mom jeans. Style is style, no matter where you’re from, as this woman so effortlessly demonstrates. I’m always pleased to see a fellow Midwesterner “surprise” the jaded of the fashion world.
Ok I left Kansas 25 years ago, and that was not Kansas City, but small Kansas which is what most of Kansas is made up of, and she does look chic…..
To have any fashion in Kansas in the 80′s in a small town made you into a subject of much talk in town…
Perhaps it has changed a little.. Or perhaps she is from Kansas City, and believe me, that is much different then coming from a small farming town in Kansas? I would love to know which town she is from???
I have lived in Kansas for most of my life, and even some of the smaller cities here are more fashion forward than you might assume. There is a plethora of beautiful, second hand and vintage clothing in the state, and buying such pieces tends to be a lot cheaper here than in more metropolitan areas. I’m from Wichita, but there are cities smaller than ours that easily rival us in sidewalk fashion. And my students at the university here often surprise me with their ideas and finds.
This particular lady looks just beautiful though. Kansas simplicity meets a Parisian flair for sure.
irene
January 27, 2012 at 9:01 am
she looks so nice:)
http://ontomywardrobe.blogspot.com/
FashionUm
January 27, 2012 at 9:02 am
Great post as always! Waiting for more!!!
http://www.FashionUm.com
Show Your Outfit!
Sylosophism
January 27, 2012 at 9:03 am
The lipstick, sooo red. Could it be one of the 2012 street trends??
http://www.stylosphism.com
Fashion Agony
January 27, 2012 at 9:04 am
Such an interesting face!
Tinacious.Me
January 27, 2012 at 9:07 am
She’s gorgeous!
http://www.tinacious.me/
Zlittle
January 27, 2012 at 9:07 am
Simple but chich. I love her red lipstic and red bag.
fashionablecollections
January 27, 2012 at 9:08 am
Love this look, it’s so classic.
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Little Blond Bird
January 27, 2012 at 9:08 am
You would never know she’s not a native Parisienne! She looks fabulous. Love the lip colour!
http://littleblondbird.blogspot.com/
Elisabeth
January 27, 2012 at 9:09 am
I want a coat just like that! Navy blue is so beautiful together with the red accents
Helena Fidalgo
January 27, 2012 at 9:09 am
me too, to be honest!! the red lips look great and im loving the masculine shirt too!
good look. Also, le Marais is always bursting with style and fashionforward trendsetters!
laflordelys.com
Helena
Johnny
January 27, 2012 at 9:11 am
Adorable!
Domonique
January 27, 2012 at 9:12 am
Love the denim jacket underneath the coat!Nice idea!
http://lilylovelock.blogspot.com
kassiastclair
January 27, 2012 at 9:12 am
Wonderful lipstick
http://kassiastclair.com/
Anna Louisa
January 27, 2012 at 9:12 am
Way to go Kansas! :) I also love her mischievous expression…”the pout” gets so boring…
http://anna-gemutlichkeit.blogspot.com/
Bohemian Style
January 27, 2012 at 9:15 am
Yes I agree. So chic and so pretty!!
theBohmerian.com
Charlotte Wilder
January 27, 2012 at 9:16 am
I love this! Totally my style: simple, and yet she looks fantastic. I also love that she’s paying homage to menswear. I’d like to be her friend.
-Charlotte
http://www.thewilderthings.com
Giada
January 27, 2012 at 9:19 am
Nice girl!
Giada
http://giadascarnival.blogspot.com
Elena
January 27, 2012 at 9:22 am
How beautiful!!
http://www.gossipdress.com/blog
bambi
January 27, 2012 at 9:25 am
Women WHY ARE YOU SO DAMM PERFECT
http://bmbsplace.blogspot.com/
Ad Alonso
January 27, 2012 at 9:25 am
She looks so interesting!!! Bet she’s got a great story to tell
Serdane
January 27, 2012 at 9:28 am
Oh yeah ! That is chic !!
http://www.younglington.wordpress.com
Xyryl
January 27, 2012 at 9:31 am
The way her polo top being layered with a sweater then layered with a denim blazer and trench is chic chic. Love the leather brown bag, too. <3 :)
Niloo
January 27, 2012 at 9:38 am
Chic indeed
Kasidy
January 27, 2012 at 9:39 am
Classic casual, I’m digging the pop of red.
http://www.thefreshfactorgc.com
bobyoung
January 27, 2012 at 9:40 am
Great All-American look. Love the interplay of the red purse, nails and lips with the blue and white.
Thabang
January 27, 2012 at 9:56 am
nICE i love the layering :)
Elvis
January 27, 2012 at 9:59 am
Lips + Purse combo ftw.
Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
Supal {chevrons and éclairs}
January 27, 2012 at 10:00 am
I absolutely love the layering!
monkeyshines
January 27, 2012 at 10:03 am
amazing pop of colors!
Bises,
monkeyshines
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/
debbie
January 27, 2012 at 10:07 am
I can relate very much to this look!!!! Love it.
Lauren@Styleseer
January 27, 2012 at 10:11 am
Love, love, love this polished preppy look. American casual at its best. She’s really showing the French girls how it’s done!
The Styleseer
http://styleseer.blogspot.com
Andie Willows
January 27, 2012 at 10:15 am
Luv the shade of lipstick. :-)
Jennifer
January 27, 2012 at 10:23 am
Deceptively simple. Nice!
Kacie @ A Collection of Passions
January 27, 2012 at 10:32 am
I totally would have thought she was French… and I love her look. Her lipstick is perfect.
Kacie
http://www.acollectionofpassions.com/
Suzy
January 27, 2012 at 11:00 am
LOVE the layers! :)
http://highprofilehighexpectations.blogspot.com
alexx
January 27, 2012 at 11:08 am
details are amazing.
Gigi
January 27, 2012 at 11:08 am
Tres belle, Ms Kansas
Ophelia
January 27, 2012 at 11:10 am
Her bag is a lovely touch!
http://cestlavieophelia.blogspot.com/
Mary
January 27, 2012 at 11:12 am
I love the accent of the red!!!
fashionisable
January 27, 2012 at 11:12 am
nice choice :)
http://fashionisable.blogspot.com/
http://fashionisable.blogspot.com/
jenaly
January 27, 2012 at 11:14 am
i love how its a simple outfit. but the little details make it so good.
http://jenalyenns.blogspot.com/
Deeds
January 27, 2012 at 11:16 am
She’s even wearing some of Dorothy’s gingham. Look at her blouse.
ETC...
January 27, 2012 at 11:21 am
Love the red lipstick, red bag and red nail polish!
ETC…
http://www.eatontradingcompany.com
anonymous
January 27, 2012 at 11:55 am
Being North American, I can relate to this style, it’s everywhere in Canada. Blue jeans, a shirt and sweater over top, a casual jacket over that. The red lipstick elevates it somewhat, but yeah, this is definitely a North American classic.
Laura
January 27, 2012 at 11:55 am
Great look! She looks so sweet :)
xxx
Laura
http://the-shoe-issue.blogspot.com
Charlotte
January 27, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Un style parfait!
charlotteetlafrance.tumblr.com
valeria
January 27, 2012 at 12:23 pm
AMAZING!!! xoxo
CHANEL GIVEAWAY on http://WWW.ROCKANDFROCK.COM
Barbara - COLOUR THE CITY
January 27, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Kansas? I’d never guess..
April
January 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Impeccable layering! The redness of her lips, another added touch of sophistication.
http://inaworldwithothers.wordpress.com
Angeles
January 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Agree! superb lady and with those red lips she conquer any city around the world!
Kisses
http://www.angelesalmuna.com
dragon fruit
January 27, 2012 at 12:38 pm
kansas?! wow! i love her layering.
http://www.dragonnfruit.com
Blogger
January 27, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Oh she is sooo simply amazing… Love her coat combined with that bag… :P
Gary
January 27, 2012 at 12:43 pm
superbly assembled !
Good job !
http://garymael.illustrateur.org/
Lauren
January 27, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Insulted by the cheeky Wizard of Oz comment above. Kansas is more than just Dorothy and Toto, but whatever. Thanks for featuring a beautiful midwest girl!
c'est moi
January 27, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Scott – just wondering why you tagged this as “Milan”? I like to search “Paris” tags and hope it will come up next time!
Blog Desde el Trópico
January 27, 2012 at 12:49 pm
Loved the touch of red!
Julia
January 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Très chic.
J’ai acheté le livre ‘The Sartorialist’ il est super !!!
Bise
Jennifer
January 27, 2012 at 1:01 pm
tres chic!
allen
January 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm
i can’t improve on your comment, Sart.
simple and lovely, & someone worth watching.
Bonnie McCarthy
January 27, 2012 at 1:08 pm
I love the red lipstick!! I have gone with neutral shades for so long, this has me re-thinking my makeup bag…also, love her whole look!
Wendy Carlos Williams
January 27, 2012 at 1:11 pm
I would not have know this photo was taken in Paris if you had not stated so… her style and her face are so American.
STYLE ALPHABET
January 27, 2012 at 1:21 pm
What makes the photo great is NOT necessarily her style. Her style has nothing too outstanding, in fact. Remove the lipstick that matches her purse and she’s no more.
http://www.stylealphabet.com/blog/post/how-to-create-your-personal-style
ANA CASTILHO
January 27, 2012 at 1:32 pm
I love the red purse!
Tracy
January 27, 2012 at 1:33 pm
I love the wash of her jeans…very Kansas dust storm and glorious. Love her!
nicole
January 27, 2012 at 1:37 pm
love the denim and the red bag!
xx
http://nm-clindoeil.blogspot.com/
Dlight
January 27, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Cute outfit! Love the red lipstick on a quiet outfit!
Dlight from PAris
La Rue A Du Style
http://www.larueadustyle.com
Haidee
January 27, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Love it so much amazing outfit so incredible :)
http://haideeandco.blogspot.com
http://haideeandco.blogspot.com
anna
January 27, 2012 at 2:07 pm
perfect red lips!
jen
January 27, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Whe;n I saw it, I thought, oh, a French girl dressing like an American! So cool.
Ester
January 27, 2012 at 2:19 pm
i love her jeans
please visit
http://www.mrs-ca.blogspot.com
Marcel Da Chump
January 27, 2012 at 2:21 pm
That denim wash reminds of Sasson Jeans…ooh, la-la…Sasson…
PinonHillsDebbie
January 27, 2012 at 2:26 pm
So cute, I wonder where she got the red bag as far as I can tell they don’t make that bag in red anymore and it looks new…I want that bag. Love the jacket and the jeans too!
debbie
January 27, 2012 at 2:35 pm
I had to come back and look at this photo again because I love it so much. If I were to put on a shirt, a sweater, a jean jacket and a pea coat, I would feel like the Michelin Man having hot flashes. How do people layer so much and look so great? It’s still a mystery to me.
Beauty Follower
January 27, 2012 at 2:37 pm
Like the red touch (bag/lip stick/nail polish)!
Kate
January 27, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Love her make-up and her casual cool way of actually being able to successfully pull-off denim on denim :)
Kate
http://www.thrillofthechaise.com
Etrala London
January 27, 2012 at 2:46 pm
So stylish…. I love it! ;-)
More Street Style, London:
http://etralalondon.blogspot.com/2012/01/london-street-style-brick-lane.html
ROJO
January 27, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Pretty.
Loulune
January 27, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Nice one ! Mmm, very nice one ! :)
http://www.loulune.wordpress.com
Whitney U
January 27, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Her features are TOO DIE FOR! So incredibly striking! I live for her strong brow.
Fernanda
January 27, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Perfect!
http://modadesign-afins.blogspot.com/
STYLE CROISSANT
January 27, 2012 at 4:00 pm
WOW I’m shocked to hear she’s american, I would have sweared she was a chic parisian :) With that smart layering and red touches ! Lovely.
Leila
January 27, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Well, believe it or not people from the Midwest don’t all run around in fannypacks and mom jeans. Style is style, no matter where you’re from, as this woman so effortlessly demonstrates. I’m always pleased to see a fellow Midwesterner “surprise” the jaded of the fashion world.
danielle
January 27, 2012 at 4:57 pm
She is so very Garance.
Carson
January 27, 2012 at 7:35 pm
Love her vintage Coach bag.
Patricia
January 27, 2012 at 7:48 pm
I especially like the ladies I have been seeing lately on this blog. Very elegant, wearable outfits for real life!
alessandro
January 27, 2012 at 7:57 pm
nice fadez on the apcs!
jdit
January 27, 2012 at 8:27 pm
A wedding band? Damnit!
ADJ
January 27, 2012 at 8:50 pm
She is adorable. Great color scheme!
http://www.greeneggsandglam.blogspot.com
Audrey
January 27, 2012 at 10:57 pm
That looks like a classic Coach bag. I’ve been on the hunt for a vintage Coach bag in good condition. I love her style!
Mariam
January 27, 2012 at 11:10 pm
KANSAS? Pas mal =)
debi c
January 28, 2012 at 6:18 am
love it..she’s done a brilliant job..
jude
January 28, 2012 at 7:05 am
i like this kind of style
sang
January 28, 2012 at 7:36 am
i love this look!
Lissa
January 28, 2012 at 7:56 am
love how her lipstick matches her bag!
http://lissa-photography.tumblr.com/
clara turbay
January 28, 2012 at 10:27 am
she looks great and simple!
melissa
January 28, 2012 at 11:34 am
Ok I left Kansas 25 years ago, and that was not Kansas City, but small Kansas which is what most of Kansas is made up of, and she does look chic…..
To have any fashion in Kansas in the 80′s in a small town made you into a subject of much talk in town…
Perhaps it has changed a little.. Or perhaps she is from Kansas City, and believe me, that is much different then coming from a small farming town in Kansas? I would love to know which town she is from???
xo
m
Martha
January 28, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Red bag, blue coat and red lips is always a good combination. http://madrilicious.com
Kevin Paul
January 28, 2012 at 10:38 pm
I’m in love.
jan
January 29, 2012 at 5:15 am
great great great layering!
antique engagement rings
January 29, 2012 at 7:46 am
I love the denim jacket look!
marie
January 30, 2012 at 2:04 am
Total APC look, welcome in Paris.
andrea
January 30, 2012 at 12:28 pm
I have lived in Kansas for most of my life, and even some of the smaller cities here are more fashion forward than you might assume. There is a plethora of beautiful, second hand and vintage clothing in the state, and buying such pieces tends to be a lot cheaper here than in more metropolitan areas. I’m from Wichita, but there are cities smaller than ours that easily rival us in sidewalk fashion. And my students at the university here often surprise me with their ideas and finds.
This particular lady looks just beautiful though. Kansas simplicity meets a Parisian flair for sure.
RÃa
January 30, 2012 at 1:57 pm
That is something that I would wear in my everyday!
http://www.atitelavoyacontar.blogspot.com
Mala
January 30, 2012 at 9:24 pm
She’s so chiiic <3
Joannalogue
January 30, 2012 at 10:28 pm
She’s not in Kansas anymore… (couldn’t resist!)
Judith Caroline
January 31, 2012 at 1:35 am
Lovely. Simply lovely…makes me wish for Spring.
Taipei Style
January 31, 2012 at 4:35 am
I like the look!
http://taipeistyle.blogspot.com
Roseanne
January 31, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Great layering!
Claudia Zander
January 31, 2012 at 6:31 pm
this is “perfezione”
what I appreciate more? the shape of the eyebrows
and the red of her lips and her bag
jaj
February 2, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Love her look! How cool that she’s from Kansas!
jaj
February 2, 2012 at 6:01 pm
That looks like a vintage red Coach bag…so classic!
Lauren
February 10, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Don’t be surprised! Kansas is an amazing and under-appreciated place!
Olive
February 14, 2012 at 7:45 am
A true Mistress of Chic
Melody C
February 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Lovely!
followcardinalrule
April 7, 2012 at 8:13 am
nicely put together look !
Rodger Maedke
February 19, 2013 at 4:50 pm
This is beautiful!