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What Does It Mean to Be French?

L'OFFICIEL, La Parisienne, and the allure of Paris style: one writer unravels the definition of Frenchness through its historic parallels with fashion.

Published 11.16.2023 by Valerie Steele
Last updated on 11.16.2023
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Model in Azzedine Alaïa photographed by Denis Malerbi, 1990.

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