Bonjour! Welcome to the syllabus for the Like a Parisienne Facebook group. The group, dedicated to Parisian style, will reference a number of sources listed below. If you’d like to join the conversation, please submit your membership request. For information regarding my background as a French student, read “My French Soul: An Introduction.”
Style
- How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are // Anne Berest, Audrey Diwan, Caroline De Maigret, and Sophie Mas
- Dress Like a Parisian // Alois Guinut
- Why French Women Wear Vintage // Alois Guinut
- Brianna Lamberson // YouTube channel
- I Love Paris // YouTube Channel
- Frédérique Bros // YouTube channel
- Maison // Ines de la Fressange , Marin Montagut, and Claire Cocano
- Parisian Chic // Ines de la Fressange and Sophie Gachet
- Lessons from Madame Chic // Jennifer L. Scott
- At Home with Madame Chic // Jennifer L. Scott
- Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic // Jennifer L. Scott
- Marie-Anne Lecoeur – The French Chic Expert // YouTube channel
- BCBG (French) // Thierry Mantoux
Scenic Paris
- Bright Lights Paris // Angie Niles
- “The word that encapsulates ‘Frenchness’’’ // BBC
- France with Véro // YouTube
- Paris Sketchbook // Jason Brooks
- Juliet in Paris // Blog
- The Only Street in Paris // Elaine Sciolino
- Rooftops of Paris // Fabrice Moireau and Carl Norac
- The New Paris // Lindsey Tramuta and Charissa Fay
- The Little Pleasures of Paris // Leslie Jonath and Lizzy Stewart
- Paris Sketchbook // Mary Kelly and Fabrice Moireau
- The Earful Tower // Podcast
- Tiffanie Davis // YouTube channel
The Table
- The Bistros, Brasseries, and Wine Bars of Paris // Daniel Young
- Diner à la Maison // Laurent Buttazzoni and Sofia Coppola
- A Table in Paris // John Donohue
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. I // Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck
- Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. II // Julia Child and Simone Beck
- French Kids Eat Everything // Karen Le Billon
- Wine Folley // Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack
- French Women Don’t Get Fat // Mireille Guiliano
- The Food Lover’s Guide to Paris // Patricia Wells
Biography and Memoir
- Paris to the Moon // Adam Gopnik
- Marie Antoinette // Antonia Fraser
- Inspired by Paris // Jordan Phillips
- My Life in France // Julia Child
- My Paris Dream // Kate Betts
- The New Parisienne // Lindsey Tramuta and Joann Pai
- Bringing Up Bébé // Pamela Druckerman
History and Culture
- The Seine // Elaine Sciolino
- La Seduction // Elaine Sciolino
- Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong // Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau
- The Bonjour Effect // Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau
- Flâneuse // Lauren Elkin
- Fragile Glory // Richard Bernstein
- The Discovery of France // Graham Robb
- Talk to the Snail // Stephen Clark
Language
- Comme une Française // YouTube channel
- Damon and Jo // YouTube channel
- French Today // YouTube channel
Music
- Like a Parisienne // Spotify playlist