by Virginie | Aug 20, 2015 | CULTURE, LIFE, STYLE, Uncategorized
Want to rock the French Woman style? Think it’s too hard? Think again and…follow us! Who’s us? My three beautiful models and I paid a visit to King 5 New Day yesterday to share 4 great French Street Styles that are very easy and fun to replicate. We...
by Virginie | Jul 14, 2015 | EVENT, LIFE, Uncategorized
HAPPY BASTILLE DAY! Wanna know how you can celebrate Bastille Day like the French? And for my local people here in Seattle, how do you celebrate Bastille Day in Seattle? Watch this cute Seattle Refined KOMO Show featuring French Truly (and Bruno) to help you become a...
by Virginie | Jun 1, 2015 | ART, CINEMA, CULTURE, EVENT, LIFE, MUSIC, Uncategorized
1930’s France, and particularly Paris, rhymes with glamor, excitement, and culture. All you have to do is think of those chic, sexy, ultra elegant and liberating Chanel outfits, the blooming arts, the music, etc. This is one perspective. Now let’s explore...
by Virginie | May 16, 2014 | CULTURE, EVENT, LIFE, QUOTE, Uncategorized
You must have been reading it all over the newspapers and magazines: France is the most miserable nation of the world. Oh non!!! According to surveys, our present is represented by miserabilism and our future by pessimism. I am going to give you a summary of...
by Virginie | May 11, 2014 | ART, CINEMA, CULTURE, LIFE, MUSIC, Uncategorized
Marcel Pagnol (1895 – 1974) was a French Provençal novelist, playwright and filmmaker. I admire him for being bold, daring, revolutionary (and handsome, ha!). I think of him whenever I feel discouraged. The man who never ever gave up! He was an...
by Virginie | Apr 1, 2014 | CULTURE, EVENT, EXPRESSION, LANGUAGE, LIFE, Uncategorized
In America, just like in France, April 1st is the day for jokes! But we have something extra in France! We call it “Poisson d’avril”! = April Fish! As a young French girl, I remember spending my March 31st evenings drawing lots of paper...