7 Things Everyone Can Learn From This 43-Year-Old French Trendsetter

In her book, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are, Caroline shared, “You don’t have to spend a decade’s worth of salary on your wardrobe or flaunt designer brands the whole time. All you need is one signature item: The one you wear when you need to feel strong.”

Caroline told Harper's Bazaar, “Fashion gets boring to talk about after five minutes, but style is so much more, I can go on about style for hours. Style is everything—culture, your personality, and what you do—that’s what makes style. It’s who you are, and how you want to be perceived by others.”

“The Parisian never gives too much away. When it comes to revealing herself, she follows one golden rule: Less is definitely more.” (From How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are)

She told Bella Blissett for You Magazine, “Nowadays, we want to be effortless—but looking effortless takes effort! So we weave a story—create an illusion of effortlessness.”

“A smoking jacket, jeans, and a white T-shirt are items every woman must have.” (From How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are)

In an interview for InStyle Caroline shared, “However you choose to present yourself to the world, the most important thing is to make that look your own. That’s the Parisian in me talking.”

Caroline told Harper's Bazaar, “[Parisian women] We’re not that perfect, and it’s okay. In France, we kind of gave up on that whole perfect thing, and it’s interesting to other people.”