The author of this book is Jennifer Scott. She is an American. After going to Paris as an international exchange student for six months, she had a new understanding of the word "elegance". understanding. She wrote down all her findings in this book, including Parisian fashion and life attitudes. The book "What I Learned from Parisian Socialites" was highly recommended by the "New York Times" and "Daily Mail" after it was released. If you want to become an elegant person, then you must not miss this book.

If you want to become elegant, you must know the eating habits and exercise methods that suit you. In terms of diet, you must remember to adhere to the principle of "eating well" at all times. The food must be refined, of good quality, and beautifully presented. You must learn to enjoy food and have a "sense of ritual" when eating. At the same time, you must also refuse snacks. , you should choose healthy food even if you can’t help but eat it. In terms of exercise, you can incorporate exercise into daily chores and walk to discover new places and things near home. At the same time, you have to believe that being well-proportioned and healthy is beauty, and don’t be too obsessed with the so-called “standard weight.”

Expressing your truest personality style and always showing your best side is also an expression of elegance. How do you define your own style? First of all, you have to listen to your inner voice. You can imitate your favorite public figures and choose appropriate brands, and adjust your style as your experience grows.

For women, wardrobe and makeup are also essential. You can use the exciting organizing rules to select 10 quality items according to the season. Choose to wear natural nude makeup, enhanced eye makeup or enhanced lip makeup according to different occasions, and learn to choose makeup steps according to time.

Finally, you should remember to stay radiant at all times. Remember not to be careless at any time, and don't be reluctant to wear your best clothes. At the same time, remember to check your clothes, makeup, hair, nails and other details to avoid making a fool of yourself.

How to get rid of material constraints and make your home warm and organized? Many female friends like to buy things they like, regardless of whether the price is particularly expensive. If they want to get rid of material constraints, they must not fall into the quagmire of material life. You have to know that the "best" things are always what you can afford, and don't have vanity; when buying more expensive things, give yourself a cooling-off period; don't spend all your free time shopping, you can Help you break free from material constraints. That is to say, we should pursue a well-organized life and make our life orderly. We should go to work during the day on weekdays, read after returning home at night, and do more meaningful things at home on weekends. Specifically, everything should be placed where it should be; complete part of the organizing work every day; buy more furniture with storage functions to store scattered items.

In addition to knowing how to arrange time and storage reasonably, you also need to remember to get along well with your family and give them some sense of ritual in life. For example, when your partner celebrates his birthday, you can spend some time making it a better time for him or her. A meaningful birthday. And you can also guide your family in self-management and growth.

Having said that, you may not realize that the reason why we talk about self-management and storage actually has only one purpose, which is to let you have a positive and passionate life. However, if you want to live a happy life, you also need to stay away from people who have a lot of negative emotions. While pursuing an active life, we must also pursue a rich spiritual life. We must cultivate both internally and externally. Externally, we must learn to draw on the rich resources of the city. Internally, we must have the desire and courage to "recharge" ourselves. At the same time, we must firmly believe that intelligence is the best. Best skin care products.

Of course, you must also become a confident and humorous person. You must believe that you are the best, allow yourself to make mistakes, and learn to do what you can; when you make a mistake, don’t Deliberately belittle yourself; when encountering problems, learn to deal with various emergencies with humor.

The book "Things I Learned from Parisian Socialites" is all about French elegance. In France, there is another particularly well-known woman, she is Brielle Chanel. Her story may bring us some inspiration.

As we all know, Gabrielle Chanel created Chanel, an important luxury brand, and was an important figure in the fashion industry in the 20th century. She was evaluated by Time magazine as "one of the 100 most influential people in the 20th century." Her personal motto is: "May my legend remain in the hearts of the world and remain as fresh as ever."

However, just based on Chanel's background, she is not considered a "socialite". She lived a difficult childhood, lost her mother when she was 6 years old, and her father ignored her. However, she single-handedly led the female fashion trend of an era, and eventually became the most dazzling "socialite" in the center of the fashion stage of her era. Chanel's design style simplifies complexity and is very elegant. Her life also conforms to the "French elegance" advocated by "Things I Learned from Parisian Ladies".

Chanel knows how to create its own style, and also knows how to make women's clothing fit the characteristics of the times.

The elegance of clothing advocated by "French elegance" has two focuses: expression that suits your own personality, and simple but not complicated choices. Both of these points coincide with Chanel’s proposition. Chanel, a high-end brand famous for its double C logo, first reflects the founder Chanel's own personal expression, and it also conforms to the trend of the times.

Chanel had an ill-fated life. She remained unmarried, pursued a career, advocated perfection, and was brave and rebellious. When we mention Chanel today, the image that comes to mind is that of an elegant woman. She was wearing black clothes, a black hat, and a necklace with a few pearls around her neck. She was charming and charming. The elegance she advocates is definitely not the arty elegance that follows what others say, but a personal expression that is in line with one's own personality.

She was originally from a poor family and was rumored to have been a showgirl. When she first entered the French upper class and went to the racecourse with her lover, the military officer Arthur Capel, the ladies all wore embroidered dresses. Hats, but Chanel never followed "fashion trends" and always wore simple and elegant straw hats. On the contrary, it aroused the popularity of such hats among French upper class ladies. Throughout her life, Chanel used simplicity as her clothing label and consistently applied it to the design of her clothing, perfumes, and skin care products.

Chanel’s design style not only fits her own personality, but also fits the characteristics of the times. When the First World War broke out, the clothes designed by Chanel eliminated the problem of complicated clothes among the European upper class. Due to the needs of the war, many nobles went to hospitals to serve during the war. The clothes designed by Chanel were simple yet stylish, and were warmly welcomed. When the women's movement rose and social trends pursued women's independence and freedom, Chanel integrated suit elements into women's clothing for the first time, launching new clothing types such as pea coats and bell-bottom pants. The clothes she designs prefer black and white tones, using simple materials, but the design is simple and elegant. Chanel's "little black dress" became a classic once it was launched, and is still talked about by people today. Chanel said: "My art is to subtract those things that others have added." This is what she said and what she did.

Chanel advocated: "To liberate women's bodies, they must also liberate their hands." At that time, upper-class women usually held small purses in public places, and Chanel designed handbags with thin chains. , which can free up women’s hands holding the bag, and the overall design is gentle. In the design of the handbag chain, Chanel abandoned the traditional pure leather approach and adopted the perfect combination of metal chains and leather, which was in line with the consumption trend of "using waste items" due to material scarcity after the war, and made good use of existing materials. This "hybrid style" of leather and metal shocked France after its launch and became all the rage.

In addition, Chanel pursues not only external beauty, but also a very rich spiritual life.

If the avant-garde and unique design achieves the elegance of the Chanel brand, then the elegant and independent soul gives the Chanel brand its "spirituality". And elegance radiating from the inside out is exactly what "What I Learned from Parisian Socialites" advocates.

Ifeng.com commented on Chanel and said: "The so-called happiness is in your hands, could it be because you are an independent, strong, emotional and self-achieving woman. This is what Chanel used her life to tell women all over the world."

We mentioned Chanel today. If we only focus on the "fashion empire" she founded, we may miss the understanding of "elegance". The most charming thing about Chanel is that she never bows to fate and always strives to pursue her true self. No wonder someone commented on Chanel, saying that she was "elegant at 30, charming at 40, and irresistible for the rest of her life."

Chanel tells us: Stay elegant at all times. She once had a famous saying: "When you go out every day, you must dress yourself perfectly, because you may meet the person you love most in your life when you turn the street." In this fashion industry According to the boss, elegance is definitely not just a day or two, but should last throughout a lifetime. What is required is extreme self-discipline and persistence from beginning to end. Chanel was not only very beautiful when she was young. As she gets older, she is still praised as "elegant" because of her mature charm, and she is still creating "elegance". Even in her later years, she had the courage to go on the catwalk and hold her own fashion show. No wonder she dares to declare "I am fashion".

Rich spiritual pursuits have achieved Chanel’s elegance. Chanel loved reading. When she saw the story of "La Traviata" written by the French writer Xiaozhongma, she felt empathetic and covered her face with tears. She commented that "filial piety" is "a synthesis of all the romance novels she has read in her life." From then on, Camellia became her life 's beloved. She loves art and culture and incorporates cultures from other countries. The simplicity and elegance of Chinese-style screens are favored by Chanel. No. 31 Cambon Street, where she once lived, was decorated with pieces of Chinese-style lacquered wood screens, with auspicious animals such as phoenixes and deer and landscape paintings on them.

Chanel was born in a humble background, had troubles in love, and lived a lonely life. However, after she became famous, she became like a fish in water in the French upper class. Picasso and many other painters, musicians, and poets were her close friends. Even during World War II, when Chanel was almost imprisoned for her association with a Nazi officer, British Prime Minister Churchill came to help her escape the predicament. The reason why Chanel was able to make so many close friends was not only because of her amazing beauty, but also closely related to her charisma. Even when her career or love is in crisis, she never gives up her ideals and pursuits. It was this tenacity and persistence that allowed her to defeat her competitors at the same time and allow the Chanel brand to spread throughout the world.

Combined with Chanel's biography, let's read "Things I Learned from Parisian Socialites".

We can appreciate the true meaning of "simplicity is beauty" from the story of Chanel, and know that there is a kind of beauty called from the inside out, and there is a kind of elegance that spans ages and times. Of course, because Chanel lived a lonely life, her story involves less about an orderly family life and harmonious coexistence with family members. We might as well slowly experience it in real life.

Elegance is a way of life, an expression of personality, and a kind of self-cultivation.

Combining knowledge with action, let us use these learned methods in our lives to achieve elegant selves. We look forward to our progress bit by bit!